MU V Rare 1974 US Private Psych LP CAS 100 Merrell Fankhauser Captain Beefheart
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Very Rare Private US Psych LP released on CAS Records in 1974. US pressing with Yellow Labels and comes with insert.
This intriguing early-'70s Southern Californian group featured the talents of singer/songwriter Merrell Fankhauser (who was also at the helm of cult classics in the '60s by Fapardokly and HMS Bounty) and Jeff Cotton, previously slide guitarist with Captain Beefheart. Their sole album (from 1971) is a gem of the late hippie era, combining the fractured blues-based tangents of Beefheart with the loose flow and stoned lyricism of bands like the late-'60s Grateful Dead. After a couple more singles, Mu moved to Maui and cut a fair amount of unreleased material before breaking up around 1974. Their eponymous album, as well as a lot of their unreleased material, was reissued in the '80s.
One of the best overlooked albums of the early '70s. Daring rhythms and song structures that build off the blues without following the standard three-chord/12-bar progressions, occasional modal jazzy sax by Cotton, and great slide guitar combine to form one of the most unclassifiable recordings of the time, with a high-spirited lightness that avoids the heavy excesses that sometimes burdened late-period psychedelia.
Tracks Are :-
Side One
1 Ain't No Blues 4:03
2 Ballad Of Brother Lew 4:30
3 Blue Form 4:03
4 Interlude 1:56
5 Nobody Wants To Shine 4:08
Side Two
1 Eternal Thirst 9:34
2 Too Naked For Demetrius 2:32
3 Mumbella Baye Tu La 3:19
4 The Clouds Went That Way 3:16
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Released on CAS Records in 1974
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Catalogue Number CAS 100
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Record is in Mint condition
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Sleeve is in Mint condition (still in shrink wrap but is open)
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