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This intriguing early-’70s Southern Californian group featured the talents of singer/songwriter Merrell Fankhauser (who was simply also on the helm of cult classics in the ’60s by Fapardokly and HMS Bounty) and Jeff Cotton, previously slide guitarist with Captain Beefheart. Their lone record (from 1971) is normally a gem from …

Probably one of the most interesting cult numbers in rock background, Fankhauser’s best function came as the first choice of several interesting organizations through the ’60s and early ’70s: the Effects (instrumental browse), Merrell & the Exiles (stable British Invasion-style rock and roll), Fapardokly (great Byrds-ish folk-rock), the H.M.S. Bounty …

Perry Leopold was raised in Philadelphia within the ’50s and ’60s, inspired and influenced by all sorts of music. Through the classical aspect, he drew from Stravinsky, Debussy, Beethoven, and Bach, amongst others, however he also took in (like the majority of other teenagers of the time) the crazy sounds …

Before you begin his career like a vocalist and songwriter, the multi-faceted Merrell Fankhauser was the lead guitarist of surf group the Impacts. He offers repeatedly stated in interviews which they recorded the initial edition of “GET RID OF,” and then have the music and arrangement taken from the Surfaris, …