H P Lo vecra ft - Whit e Ship (1968)
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Is this the only HP Lovecraft footage on Youtube?
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I got to see them at the Avalon Ballroom,and I think Winterland, they were sweet on the harmony...
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Fabulous. You deserve endless props for posting footage of this extraordinary band. Two brilliant albums (followed by a couple with a change of personnel) that represent high points in '60s psychedelic music. Thank you!
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love craft
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Really sad that they only made two (real) albums before dropping off the face of the earth.
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@JayAr709 ur a nigger
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Whatever they were paid wasn't enough.
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I am so glad to finally see this band. One question though: I hear what I think is a French horn and a ships bell, who is playing them?
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bit noisy, but such a great song!
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I used to see this band at "The Celler" in Arlington Heights outside of Chicago in 1968. They were so good in person.



The song actually isn't about smack. It is based on H.P.Lovecraft's story "The White Ship" written in the early 30's.
jaundicedi 3 years ago 9
Wow! What a joy to find this. Had no idea this footage existed. I have loved this song for many decades. HP Lofecraft is truly a vastly underrated band that got a bit buried under the more prominent sounds of Big Brother, The Airplane, The Dead, Quicksilver, etc. They deserved more recognition than they got back in the day. Thanks for posting it.
dylanologist 1 year ago 4