Released 24/11/08. Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the release of Open Spaces by CMU, the band’s debut album from 1971, this unique masterpiece is a much sought after collectors item originally released on the Transatlantic label.
CMU (Contemporary Music Unit) were a unique fusion of Progressive rock, Jazz and Folk influences. In keeping with the mood of the times, Open Spaces touches a style that evokes the work of contemporaries Affinity or even Arthur Brown. In Larraine Odell, CMU had one of the few female vocalists of the Progressive era, a fine vocalist supported by a fine band. Long sought after by collectors, an earlier CD reissue in 1993 omitted the album s lengthy tour de force, Chanticleer.

Henry / Voodoo Man / Slow & Lonesome Blues / Chanticleer /Japan / Clown / Mystical Sounds / Open Spaces