Fankhauser, Merrell
Goin' Round My Mind - Anthology 1964-1979 (6cd)
Career anthology of Los Angeles-based musician Merrell Fankhauser. This 6CD box includes his work as a solo performer and fronting such collectable garage rock/psychedelic acts as The Exiles, Fapardokly, HMS Bounty and Mu. 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, and in 1967 Merrell put together Fapardokly, whose limited edition LP is now one of the rarest US psychedelic albums. This 6CD includes the various 1964-1979 albums and singles in their entirety as well as numerous outtakes from the same time frame, 'Goin' Round In My Mind' - newly remastered, and featuring a new essay - is a fitting tribute to the prodigious career of a legendary cult talent.