MERRELL FANKHAUSER – The Anthology 1964 – 1979: Goin’ Round In My Head. Grapefruit CRSEGBOX 120. UK release. FACTORY SEALED 6-CD CLAMSHELL BOX SET. Compiled and annotated by David Wells in a 36-page insert booklet
TRACKS:
DISC ONE, Merrell and The Exiles - The Early Years:
01) Please Be Mine (2:49)
02) Don’t Call On Me (2:55)
03) Send Me Your Love (2:29)
04) Shake My Hand (2:29)
05) Long, Long Time (1:47)
06) Don’t Let Go (2:44)
07) Remember Me (1:56)
08) Pain In My Heart (1:44)
09) Let The Time Go By (2:43)
10) Let Me Go (2:23)
11) Can’t we Get Along (2:29)
12) She’s Gone (2:14)
13) Run Baby Run (2:24)
14) Make It Back To Memphis (2:24)
15) Love Only You (2:50)
16) You’ve Been Untrue (1:57)
17) Boys (2:30)
18) Rave On (2:00)
19) That’s All I Want From You (2:39)
1 Single, Glenn 308, released April 1964
2-3 Single, Glenn 310, released June 1964
11, 19 Single, Golden Crown GMA-102,
released September 1965
4-10, 12-18 Not originally released,
recorded 1964-1965
Fapardokly
DISC TWO, Fapardokly - Fapardokly:
01) Lila (3:26)
02) The Music Scene (2:38)
03) Sorry For Yourself * (2:05)
04) Glass Chandelier (2:13)
05) Tomorrow’s Girl* (2:31)
06) Suzie Cryin’ (aka I Saw Suzie Crying)* (2:25)
07) Mr. Clock (2:30)
08) Gone To Pot (2:02)
09) No Retreat (2:00)
10) Too Many Heartbreaks*
11) When I Get Home* (2:49)
12) Supermarket (2:20)
BONUS TRACKS:
13) The War (2:35)
14) Yes I Love You (2:43)
15) Be A Good Neighbor Week (2:27)
* tracks credited to Merrell & The Exiles or Xiles
1-12 The album Fapardokly, UIP LP 2250, released circa February 1968
10 Single, Glenn 308, released April 1964
3,6 Single, Glenn 313, released April 1965
5,11 Single, Glenn 426, released April 1967
13-15 Not originally released, recorded 1966-1967
DISC THREE, Merrell Fankhauser and HMS Bounty:
01) Things (Goin’ Round In My Mind) (2:33)
02) Girl (I’m Waiting For You) (2:31)
03) What Does She See In You (2:33)
04) Lost In The City (2:08)
05) Your Painted Lives (2:15)
06) Drivin’ Sideways (On A One Way Street) (2:11)
07) In A Minute Not Too Soon (1:54)
08) A Visit With Ashiya (3:24)
09) The Big Gray Sky (2:14)
10) Rich Man’s Fable (2:22)
11) Ice Cube Island (3:25)
12) Madame Silky (2:46)
BONUS TRACKS:
13) I’m Flying Home (single B-side) (2:50)
14) Tampa Run* (single B-side) (2:46)
15) Everybody’s Talkin’* (single A-side) (2:44)
* backing by Carol Kaye (bass), Jim Gordon (drums), Al Casey (guitar), and Larry Knechtel (piano)
1-12 The album Things, Shamley SS 701, released December 1968
13 Single, Shamley S 44008, released
March 1969
14-15 Single, Shamley S 44019, released
November 1969
DISC FOUR, MU – Mu:
01) Ain’t No Blues (4:02)
02) Ballad Of Brother Lew (4:34)
03) Blue Form (4:07)
04) Interlude (1:59)
05) Nobody Wants To Shine (4:14)
06) Eternal Thirst (9:36)
07) Too Naked For Demetrius (2:36)
08) Mumbella Baye Tu La (3:24)
09) The Clouds Went That Way (2:23)
BONUS TRACKS:
10) You’ve Been Here Before (2:57)
11) One More Day (2:43)
12) On Our Way To Hana (2:15)
1-9 The album MU, RTV Records RTV 300, released December 1971
10-11 Single, Mantra MS-101/102, released November 1972
12 Single, Mantra MS-103/104, released May 1973
DISC FIVE, MU - The Last Album:
01) The Land Of Mu (2:05)
02) Make A Joyful Noise (2:43)
03) Haleakala (2:31)
04) Blue Jay Blue (3:21)
05) Showering Rain (3:36)
06) I Saw Your Photograph (3:43)
07) It’s Love That Sings The Song (3:29)
08) You And I (2:49)
09) Calling From A Star (2:09)
10) Waiting For The Sun (2:43)
11) Children Of The Rainbow (1:11)
12) Who Will Write This Song (3:25)
13) Daybreak Sunshine (3:52)
14) Drink From The Fountain (4:44)
15) The Love We Bare (2:34)
16) In Mu (3:05)
17) You’re Not The Only One (2:59)
18) End Of An Era (3:11)
19) Earth News Interview (3:43)
20) The Awakening (3:00)
1-20 Not originally released, recorded early 1974
DISC SIX, Merrell Fankhauser – The Maui Album:
01) Lovely Lady (3:33)
02) I Saw Your Photograph (3:34)
03) We Were All Free (1:53)
04) On Our Way To Hana (3:21)
05) Make A Joyful Noise (3:50)
06) Garden In The Rain (3:12)
07) Waterfall (2:54)
08) La La Does The Boo Ru (2:06)
09) Sail It Over The Ocean (3:12)
10) Love Is All There Is (2:13)
11) The Source (3:54)
BONUS TRACKS:
12) Some Of Them Escaped (4:29)
13) The Wind Cried Maui (2:09)
14) Peace In The World (3:34)
15) Matthew’s Dream (4:22)
16) Dharmic Connection (2:56)
17) Calling From A Star (as by Murl) (3:11)
1-11 The album The Maui Album, Maui Music Recording Co. M 101, released February 1976
12-16 Not originally released, recorded 1975-1977
17 Single, Free Spirit FS-1001, released 1979
DESCRIPTION:
• Career anthology of Los Angeles-based musician Merrell Fankhauser described by one pundit as “the cult artist's cult artist”.
• Includes his work as a solo performer and fronting such collectable garage rock/ psychedelic acts as The Exiles, Fapardokly, HMS Bounty and Mu.
An integral player on the Southern California music scene, the young Merrell Fankhauser's budding career took off in 1964 after his family relocated to the Antelope Valley area of the Western Mojave Desert. With the likes of Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart also active in the area, Frankhauser hooked up with 14-year-old guitarist Jeff Cotton to form Merrell And The Exiles, a teen pop outfit who had a couple of local hits.
In 1967 Merrell put together Fapardokly, whose limited edition LP is now one of the rarest US psychedelic albums. Fapardokly mutated into HMS Bounty, signed by UNI Records president Russ Regan. An HMS Bounty album was headed by Things (Goin' Round In My Mind), an insidious slice of bubblegum that fell just short of becoming a hit single. HMS Bounty then gave way to Mu, a partial reformation of The Exiles that reunited Merrell with Jeff Cotton, who meanwhile had been a key member of Captain Beefheart's band during the Trout Mask Replica days.
After an acclaimed 1971 album, Mu moved to the Hawaiian island of Maui before breaking up. Merrell stayed on the island, living in a self-built jungle cabin and recording The Maui Album before returning to the mainland.
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