CMU :
OPEN SPACES (UK'71)
SPACE CABARET (UK'72)
Folk-Blues-Prog-Psych???
Cambridge-based CMU (Contemporary Music Unit, apparently) were a sort of folky bluesy progpsych outfit,like so many at the turn of the '70s,and they managed a couple of albums. Their debut, Open Spaces (1971) is a stunning, complex, melodic progressive album with exceptional female vocals, great fuzz guitar and strong keyboards.By their 2nd album, Space Cabaret (1972),CMU had moved away from their bluesy roots into a more folk/psych direction,although they could also rock out when the mood took them.There's some really nice moments on the album and a fair bit of Mellotron strings on Archway 272 (presumably referring to the area of North London). Original LPs on Transatlantic Records are now rare.
Here's the Deal :
First Part
http://rapidshare.com/files/2086166/CMU_part_1.zip.html
Second Part
http://rapidshare.com/files/2087426/CMU_part_2.zip.html
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posted by A Pound for a Brown at 2:21 PM
8 Comments:
Hi
Any chance of being able to get the missing track from 'Open Spaces'? it's called 'Chanticleer'.
Thanks
I like these 2 albums. I just wish the female vocals all over Open Spaces were just as present on Space Cabaret. Thanks.
Excellent choice...CMU was way ahead of their time wit their spacerock jazz sound!
Song "space caberet" is the best song was a little psychedelia thrown in.
Cambridge-based?? As in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire? Hopefully that's a yes.
Hi, Thought I would never see these albums again. To answer the earlier question, Cambridgeshire, UK, yes-ish, a bit of Hertfordshire and Essex thrown in. The drummer was Roger O'Dell, who went on to Shakatak, and the wonderful singer was Loraine O'Dell.
Much appreciated, thank you for posting these.
Great band, I'm also looking for Chantecleer from Open Spaces, it's not on 2-on-1-CD. Probably it didn't fit for CD.
Nice shhare
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