Cocteau Twins – Head Over Heels
Undoubtedly the best of the three H.P. Lovecraft albums released in the late 60s / early 70s, H.P. Lovecraft II is a cosmic, West Coast mushroom trip that blends elements of folk and psych rock in a tight, slightly haunted package. The group is led by the gorgeous harmonies of folk singer George Edwards and the classically trained Dave Michaels, who also contributes organ, piano, harpsichord, clarinet and recorder. B2 Mobius Trip is the big winner here (the rest of the album is great too) – a painfully short, spaced out tune that features Edwards and Michaels on doubled lead vocals with some magnificent delay that creates the perfect trip zone. “Walking down the street I feel like crashing. Everybody is groovy all their eyes are flashing. Do you think that this could be the time? In the world behind the pantomime where everybody’s really feeling fine. A thought like that could really blow my mind.”
– Phil Cho
Recommended – A1 Spin, Spin, Spin, A4 Electrallentando, B1 At The Mountains Of Madness, B2 Mobius Trip
Tags: Acid Archives / Cosmic / Cult Classic / Psychedelic
Tracklist:
A1 Spin, Spin, Spin
A2 It’s About Time
A3 Blue Jack Of Diamonds
A4 Electrallentando
B1 At The Mountains Of Madness
B2 Mobius Trip
B3 High Flying Bird
B4 Nothing’s Boy
B5 Keeper Of The Keys
Credits:
Arranged By – H.P. Lovecraft*
Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – David Michaels*
Design [Album Design] – Bob Schnepf
Engineer – Christopher Huston*
Musician – David Michaels*, George Edwards (2), Jeffrey Boyan, Michael Tegza*, Tony Cavallari
Photography By – Tom Gundelfinger
Producer – George Badonsky
