H. P. LOVECRAFT
H. P. Lovecraft was an American psychedelic rock band, formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1967 and named after the horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Combining elements of psychedelia and folk rock, the band’s sound was marked by the striking vocal harmonies of ex-folk singer George Edwards and the classically trained Dave Michaels. The band was signed to Philips Records in 1967; their first album, H. P. Lovecraft, followed in late 1967 and included what is arguably the band’s best-known song, “The White Ship”. The band then became a frequent attraction at various San Francisco Bay Area venues, including The Fillmore and the Winterland Ballroom. In 1968, a second album, H. P. Lovecraft II, appeared, but the group disbanded in early 1969. (More from Wikipedia)
The final song on “Side 1” of Each One Heard in His Own Language is a rocking rendition of the well-known “Get Together”, though this was before the Youngbloods made a hit of the song in 1969. The song dates from the early 1960’s and had been recorded by We Five (it was the follow-up to the 1965 hit song “You Were on My Mind” by this band, who as I recall style themselves as the first band in San Francisco to go electric). Other versions were made by Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys, Jefferson Airplane, Hamilton Camp, Carpenters, the Dave Clark Five, H. P. Lovecraft, and many others.
(September 2014)
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Haymarket Square gained a solid reputation in the local music scene right away; one of their gigs was at the Playboy Mansion. Allmusic says that they began “sharing stages with important international groups like the Yardbirds and Cream, as well as local favorites H. P. Lovecraft, Saturday’s Children, and the Shadows of Knight”. Before long, the bandmembers began writing songs similar to those of their idols Jefferson Airplane, particularly Gloria Lambert (who was the sole author of 4 of the 6 songs).
(June 2015)
