H. P. LOVECRAFT
H. P. Lovecraft is the debut album by the American psychedelic rock band H. P. Lovecraft and was released in October 1967 by Philips Records. It blended psychedelic and folk rock influences and was marked by the haunting, eerie ambiance of the band’s music, which itself was often inspired by the literary works of horror writer H. P. Lovecraft, after whom the band had named themselves. The traditional song “Wayfaring Stranger” was released as a single just ahead of the album in September 1967, and “The White Ship” was issued shortly after the album appeared, although neither single reached the charts. (More from Wikipedia)
H. P. Lovecraft is a well regarded psychedelic rock band that was named after one of my very favorite authors, H. P. Lovecraft. Their first album, H. P. Lovecraft came out in 1967 and is rated 4½ stars from Allmusic and (as noted in the article on the album by Richie Unterberger) “included an underground FM radio favorite, ‘White Ship’” (named after a Lovecraft short story, “White Ship”).
(June 2014)
