Live May 11, 1968 [Live]

H.P. Lovecraft | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 7, 1993)
• Original Release Date: 1968
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Sundazed Music Inc.
• ASIN: B000003H0A
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #263,927 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Far-out, man!, May 21, 2001

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Socrates (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live-May 11 1968 (Audio CD)

The H.P. Lovecraft were one of the truly acid-soaked bands of the late sixties. Not in it to commercially benefit from the popularity of psychedlia at the time, but simply tripping, their way through their music. Luckily H.P. Lovecraft consisted of good diciplined muscians, which prevented their music from turning into complete chaos during live-performances. With this album they proved to be able to recreate their trippy studio-sound on stage. It's great stuff to (if you allow it) be taking on a trip by, though watch out for some dark paths they take here and there. This creepy dark aspect reminds me of the Doors. Fortunately, they have a self-assured, upbeat Santana-like jam-quality, to compensate this. Spicy stuff!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vocal Harmonies Strongest Point, February 15, 2000

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James W Byron (Boise, ID) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live May 11, 1968 (Audio CD)

I remember this band from the late 60's, and even owned a studio album of theirs. I have not been able to locate a copy of the studio work, so I bought this live recording. I expected it to be a poor substitute for the studio work, but I was wrong. This is a very fine recording. I always liked the predominant vocal component of this band. There are two primary singers, both with strong voices. The harmonies of these voices is what I like about the album the best. If you like music from this time, buy this one.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars H.P. Lovecraft - 'Live - May 11,1968' (Sundazed), February 23, 2005

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Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live May 11, 1968 (Audio CD)

About as good as their 'H.P.Lovecraft/II' 2-lp's-on-one CD release(see my review).Very nice live archive performance offering of this short-lived psych band that took place at the Fillmore West.Good sound quality,so I can assume it might've been a soundboard recording.If the crowd sounds a bit thin,it's because H.P. was apparently the opening act and much of the crowd hadn't showed up yet.Tunes I thought the group performed extremely well were the ten-minute opener "Wayfaring Stranger","The Drifter",the trippin' "At The Mountains Of Madness" and "The White Ship".Line-up:George Edwards-guitar&vocals,Dave Michaels-keyboards&vocals,Jeff Boyan-bass and Michael Tegza-drums.Might appeal to fans of The Seeds,13th Floor Elevators,The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band and Arthur Brown.