LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

Having relocated to Marin County in Northern California in the spring of 1968, H.P.Lovecraft's second, and it must be said, superior album, appeared later that same year. Clearly most of the band members (with the exception of Jerry MacGeorge who returned to the band's native city of Chicago to be replaced by former Hezekiah alumnist , Jeff Boyan, who was not only a fine bass player, but who also contributed a distinctive vocal style to those of founder members George Edwards and Dave Michaels) thrived in their new location, and the Lovecraft became frequent attractions in nearby San Francisco, playing alongside some of the top Bay Area psych bands of the time. Moving south to LA later that year, the band recorded their 2nd eponymous album that contained some fine moments of pure artistr y. The sleepiness of tracks like Spin, Spin, Spin, Mobius Trip and Electrallentando was reminiscent of It's A Beautiful Day's first album, and there was a fine version of High Flying Bird, a song which had become a favourite amongst West Coast groups and At The Mountains Of Madness captured the band's outstanding vocal style, very much the hallmark of their first album, to perfection. H.P.Lovecraft II was reputedly the first major label album (both records were originally released on the Philips label) where all those involved in the recording were actually high on acid! The band effectively dissolved after this superb effort, and although various former band members tried to regroup on several occasions, it is by H.P. Lovecraft II and its predecessor, H.P.Lovecraft, that the band will be remembered.
Track Listing: 1. Spin, Spin, Spin 2. It's About Time 3. Blue Jack Of Diamonds 4. Electrallentando 5. At The Mountain Of Madness 6. Mobius Trip 7. High Flying Bird 8. Nothing's Boy 9. Keeper Of The Keys