LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

Merrell Fankhauser was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and moved to California when he was 13 years old. This move was to have a life changing-effect on the teenager. Merrell went on to become one of the innovators of surf music, enjoying success with his band The Impacts and also a hit album entitled Wipe Out. Merrell went on later in the sixties to branch out into psychedelic folk rock.

His travels from Hollywood to his 15-year jungle experience on the island of Maui have been documented in numerous music books and magazines in the United States and Europe. Merrell has gained legendary international status throughout the field of rock music: his credits include over 250 songs published and released.

The Best Of Merrell Frankhauser is just that: the best tracks selected from Merrell’s entire career and across a two-CD set and more than thirty tracks, you can track the progress of Merrell Frankhauser’s career. All the tracks have been selected personally by Merrell and the album covers the period from 1964 right through to the present, and covers all the bands Merrell was involved with including his early band Merrell and The Exiles. Tracks include Too Many Heartbreaks, She’s Gone, I’m Flyin’ Home, Goin’ South and also a number of previously unreleased tracks.

Merrell Frankhauser has a long and varied career, and also a proven sales track record and this double Best Of compilation will act as not only a primer for new fans but also a good cross-section of tracks from his career for long-term fans.

Track Listing:

Merrell And The Exiles 1963-1964

• 1-1 Too Many Heartbreaks
• 1-2 She's Gone

Fapardokly 1966

• 1-3 Lila
• 1-4 Supermarket

Merrell And HMS Bounty 1968

• 1-5 Drivin' Sideways (On A One Way Street)
• 1-6 Girl I Am Waitin' For You
• 1-7 I Am Flyin' Home

MU 1972-1974

• 1-8 The Clouds Went That Way
• 1-9 One More Day
• 1-10 The Land Of MU
• 1-11 Blue Jay Blue

Merrell Fankhauser 1976-1978

• 1-12 On Our Way To Hana
• 1-13 Garden In The Rain
• 1-14 Make A Joyful Noise
• 1-15 Dharmic Connection
• 1-16 Some Of Them Escaped It All

Merrell Fankhauser 1978-2011

• 2-1 Callin From A Star
• 2-2 Alien Talk
• 2-3 Matthew's Dream
• 2-4 Waterfall
• 2-5 Who Can You Call?
• 2-6 Workin' In The City
• 2-7 Flying To Machu Picchu
• 2-8 Goin' South
• 2-9 Queen MU
• 2-10 Haiku Jam
• 2-11 Tale Of Misty Mountain
• 2-12 Move To Higher Ground
• 2-13 Two Vegetarians
• 2-14 Surfin' Pismo
• 2-15 When Merrell Met Jane
• 2-16 Tiki Lounge

Tracks 10, 14, 15, 16 on disc 2 are previously unreleased.