Lovecraft was a successor band to H.P. Lovecraft, formed after that group disbanded.
Lovecraft was originally formed in 1969 by H.P. Lovecraft singer George Edwards and drummer Michael Tegza, as a successor band to H.P. Lovecraft. For the new line-up, they recruited two new members from Chicago band Aorta, guitarist Jim Donlinger and bassist Michael Been, later of The Call. Initially it was hoped that the second H.P. Lovecraft singer David Michaels would join the band, but he withdrew and the group recruited keyboard player and singer Marty Grebb, previously of The Buckinghams. After a few days rehearsal, Edwards then also pulled out.
The remaining band members completed sessions for an album, Valley of the Moon, and went on tour, supporting the Boz Scaggs Band and later Leon Russell. By the time the album was released, the band had split up. Been then joined with Jerry Miller and Bob Mosley, both of Moby Grape, plus John Craviotto, to form Fine Wine, which recorded one eponymous album, prior to folding in 1976. Been's greatest success came when he formed The Call in 1980. Grebb formed The Fabulous Rhinestones later in the 1970s, and also developed a career as a solo artist, session musician and touring musician, which continues to the present.
Tegza rejoined Edwards in another band, Elixir, which played a handful of shows in 1971 but never recorded. In 1975, Tegza put together a new funk band under the name Lovecraft, featuring vocalist and later solo artist Lalomie Washburn. This version of Lovecraft recorded the album We Love You Whoever You Are for Mercury Records, prior to disbanding.