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Podcast: Pantheon - Podcasts for Music Lovers
Episode: VINYL RELICS/MU (1971): Cosmic Rock & the Lost Continent Groove
Description: EPYSODE 61: "MU" by MU.
Guest: Merrell Fankhauser.
Additional commentary by Uncle Herff.
This week we journey into the cosmic unknown with "MU" , the cult 1971 debut album from Merrell Fankhauser’s post-H.M.S. Bounty band, formed with ex-Captain Beefheart guitarist Jeff Cotton (aka Antennae Jimmy Semens).
With exclusive commentary from Merrell himself, we uncover the origins of the band’s name (a nod to the mythical lost continent of MU), the spiritual inspiration behind the tracks, and the band’s eventual migration to Maui in search of metaphysical truth and be...