Fankhauser,Merrell Goin Round In My Mind: Anthology 1964-1979 CD

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. A 6CD that includes the various 1964-1979 albums and singles in their entirety as well as numerous out-takes from the same time-frame, 'Goin' Round In My Mind' - newly- remastered, and featuring a new 5000 word essay - is a fitting tribute to the prodigious career of a legendary cult talent.

1. Please Be Mine 2. Don't Call on Me 3. Send Me Your Love 4. Shake My Hand 5. Long, Long Time 6. Don't Let Go 7. Remember Me 8. Pain in My Heart 9. Let the Time Go By 10. Let Me Go 11. Can't We Get Along 12. She's Gone 13. Run Baby Run 14. Make It Back to Memphis 15. Love Only You 16. You've Been Untrue 17. Boys 18. Rave on 19. That's All I Want from You 20. Lila 21. The Music Scene 22. Sorry for Yourself 23. Glass Chandelier 24. Tomorrow's Girl 25. Suzie Cryin' (Aka I Saw Suzie Crying) 26. Mr. Clock 27. Gone to Pot 28. No Retreat 29. Too Many Heartbreaks 30. When I Get Home 31. Supermarket 32. The War 33. Yes I Love You 34. Be a Good Neighbor Week 35. Things (Goin' Round in My Mind) 36. Girl (I'm Waiting for You) 37. What Does She See in You 38. Lost in the City 39. Your Painted Lives 40. Drivin' Sideways (On a One Way Street) 41. In a Minute Not Too Soon 42. A Visit with Ashiya 43. The Big Gray Sky 44. Rich Man's Fable 45. Ice Cube Island 46. Madame Silky 47. I'm Flying Home (B-Side) 48. Tampa Run (B-Side) 49. Ev'rybody's Talkin' (A-Side) 50. Ain't No Blues 51. Ballad of Brother Lew 52. Blue Form 53. Interlude 54. Nobody Wants to Shine 55. Eternal Thirst 56. Too Naked for Demetrius 57. Mumbella Baye Tu la 58. The Clouds Went That Way 59. Bonus Tracks 60. You've Been Here Before (B-Side) 61. One More Day (A-Side) 62. On Our Way to Hana (A-Side) 63. The Land of Mu 64. Make a Joyful Noise 65. Haleakala 66. Blue Jay Blue 67. Showering Rain 68. I Saw Your Photograph 69. It's Love That Sings the Song 70. You and I 71. Calling from a Star 72. Waiting for the Sun 73. Children of the Rainbow 74. Who Will Write This Song 75. Daybreak Sunshine 76. Drink from the Fountain 77. The Love We Bare 78. In Mu 79. You're Not the Only One 80. End of An Era 81. Earth News Interview 82. The Awakening 83. Lovely Lady 84. I Saw Your Photograph 85. We Were All Free 86. On Our Way to Hana 87. Make a Joyful Noise 88. Garden in the Rain 89. Waterfall 90. La la Does the Boo Ru 91. Sail It Over the Ocean 92. Love Is All There Is 93. The Source 94. Some of Them Escaped 95. The Wind Cries Maui 96. Peace in the World 97. Matthew's Dream 98. Dharmic Connection 99. Calling from a Star