H. P. Lovecraft - Mobius Trip

H.P. Lovecraft was an American psychedelic rock group of the 1960s and 1970s who took their name from the famous horror writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft.

The rock band fashioned a hybrid of acid-folk-rock and oddly striking vocal harmonies from two contrasting sources. Founder George Edwards had been a folk troubadour in Chicago, California and Florida, whose repertoire included covers of The Beatles' "Norwegian Wood" and Bob Dylan's "Quit Your Low Down Ways", as well as early songs by Fred Neil and Terry Callier, with both of whom he played in clubs. Vocalist/keyboard player Dave Michaels, who had previously played in jazz groups with David Sanborn, boasted a classical training and a four-octave range.

After covering Chip Taylor's "Any Way That You Want Me" with members of Chicago band The Rovin' Kind , Edwards and Michaels became the creative force behind the group. After getting clearance for use of the writer's name from his executors, they recruited Tony Cavallari (lead guitar), Mike Tegza (drums) and Jerry McGeorge (bass), and a debut album for Philips, H. P. Lovecraft, soon followed.

Featuring a nine-piece orchestra, it juxtaposed covers such as Dino Valente's hippie anthem "Get Together" and the early Randy Newman ballad "I've Been Wrong Before", with band-written songs including the jazzy "That's How Much I Love You (More Or Less)" and vaudeville psychedelia in "The Time Machine".