H.P Lovecraft was an American based psychedelic folk rock band which took their name from the famous American supernatural fiction writer, H.P Lovecraft. Howard wrote many horror and supernatural fictional stories and poetry, one of the most well known was his short story, The Call of Cthulhu.
H.P Lovecraft members and other musicians:
Jerry McGeorge - Bass, Vocals
George Edwards - Guitar, Bass
Dave Michaels - Organ, Harpsichord, Piano, Clarinet, Recorder, Vocals
Michael Tegza - Drums, Tympani, Assorted percussion, Vocals
ORCHESTRA
Len Druss - Clarinet, Piccolo, Horn, Sax Bass & Tenor
Paul Tervelt - French Horn
Jack Henningbaum - French Horn
Ralph Craig - Trombone
Herb Weiss - Trombone
Clyde Bachand - Tuba
Bill Traub - Reeds & Bell
Eddie Higgins - Vibes
If you are "into" The Doors, Donovan and other such ilk, this album is a "must listen to" ... over and over
H.P LOVECRAFT - Self Titled
Philips Records
Cat# PHS 600-252
Matrix codes (Stamped)
PHS600252A-M1 RS (Tiny - Etched)
PHS600252B-M1 RS (Tiny - Etched)
1967
Stereo release
USA release
Cover (heavy card) is in good condition, no tears, no writing and edge wear is generally light ~ medium except the top edge which does have a short (4cm) seam split in the middle of the edge. Some light wear to the front graphics, but this isn't too bad and similar on the rear.
My interest is all about the music but collectors (which I am not) can be very fussy about all the finer packaging details, I have included the matrix codes and also point out that the labels are NOT black but a sort of pinkish colour (a collector tells me this is what they call the Tuscan Red label) and the Mercury references are NOT on the label. The Mercury logo is on the left side of the label on both sides. The Philips logo is a distinct (not wishy washy) traditional Philips logo.
New inner plastic sleeve
Vinyl is in good condition, visually inspected under a white halogen light source, I can see just a couple of very light scratches/marks on side 1 and a couple more on Side 2, one short scratch which looks to be medium. I then played the ENTIRE album, every single track, and there are no significant issues with surface noise or click/pop events although my personal thinking is that Side 2 has slightly more and a slightly higher level of clicks pops but nothing that takes away from the psychedelic experience!
New outer protective plastic sleeve
Tracks: Wayfaring Stranger, Let's Get Together, I've Been Wrong Before, The Drifter, That's The Bag I'm In, The White Ship, Country Boy & Bleeker Street, The Time Machine, That's How Much I Love You Baby (More Or Less), Gloria Patria
