Live May 11, 1968

Live May 11, 1968 Artist: H.P. Lovecraft
Label: Sundazed Music Inc.
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 090771100825
EAN: 0090771100825
ASIN: B000003H0A


Release Date: 1993-07-07

Live May 11, 1968


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Tracks:

  1. Wayfaring Stranger
  2. The Drifter
  3. It's About Time
  4. The Whiteship
  5. At The Mountains Of Madness
  6. The Bag I'm In
  7. I've Been Wrong Before
  8. Country Boy & Bleeker Street

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Album Description

In case you hadn't noticed, there weren't a lot of people taking notes during the heyday of psychedelic concertdom. As a result, the lore and legend of that era consists of hazy, mumbled recollections of plankton-brained survivors. Well, rewrite the history books, because Sundazed archaeologist Jeff Jarema - in collaboration with Lovecraft honcho George Edwards - have excavated this remarkably well-preserved snapshot of Freakout Central from the birthplace of noodle-dancing, the Fillmore West circa 1968.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Live Vocals? WOW.......2006-03-26

This rare find is a masterpiece. Evidently these guys played the Filmore regularly, recorded a great set, but broke up soon after. The energy is astounding. Vocals are hypnotic, yet powerful. Music is perfectly orchestrated, (not really jammed as you might expect at the Fillmore) edge of your seat executed and clearly recorded. Very live, with no effects (other than the Fillmore's signature reverbratory acoustics. A purist's dream.

What more is there to say./Bob P

4 out of 5 stars Once the mix gets straightened out.......2005-12-24

This is a Fillmore show I believe. The band is announced by Bill Graham, and I don't think he had many shows if any at the Winterland. And once the mix gets straightened out (the problem has been well described by a previous reviewer), it is a wonderful presentation of one of my favorite short-lived bands of the era. Even though the lineup was the HP II, this show occured prior to the recording of that album, and so most of the songs are from HPI. Which is no problem as I think it was the better of the two albums.

It's too bad that they were another band from that time that burned out quickly. Probably as much from their plunging head first into the San Francisco drug scene as from any internal problems. Not unlike another SF band, Moby Grape.
But this is a great disc, wonderful for headphones. And Michael Terzga's drumming is much more evident, and powerful here, than on the albums. And not only due to the mix. Compare them, for instance, with some of the 1967 Airplane live stuff and it will be apparent just how tight a band they were.

Five star memories and overall performance, but an annoying - though not excessively so - mix through the first third.

4 out of 5 stars H.P. Lovecraft - 'Live - May 11,1968' (Sundazed).......2005-02-24

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.

5 out of 5 stars Vocal Harmonies Strongest Point.......2000-02-15

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.

5 out of 5 stars

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