Fapardokly

Merrell Fankhauser, Fapardokly | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sundazed Music Inc.
• ASIN: B000003GYO
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #384,250 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Lila

2. The Music Scene

3. Sorry For Yourself

4. Glass Chandlier

5. Tomorrow's Girl

6. Suzie Cryin'

7. Mr. Clock

8. Gone To Pot

9. No Retreat

10. Too Many Heartbreaks

11. When I Get Home

12. Super Market

13. The War

14. Yes I Love You

15. Run Baby Run

Editorial Reviews

If ever a reissue could make Merrell Fankhauser a household name, this is it! This scarce classic is nothing less than a moody, mysterious, eclectic junket to all charted depots of the inner psyche, along with several stops completely off the map. Wonderful and intriguing in the best Sundazed style. Includes 3 bonus tracks 'The War', 'Yes I Love You' and 'Run Baby Run'. 1995.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A lost gem, August 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Fapardokly (Audio CD)

Fapardokly started out as Merrell and the Exiles, led by Merrell Fankhauser. They put out three singles and had some personnel changes along the way. In 1967 they changed their name to Fapardokly (I'm still not sure exactly how to pronounce it). The name is put togther from the band members' names -- FAnkhauser, PARrish, DOdd, and Dick Lee (the KLY).

Their debut album -- the only album they ever made-- is a mixed bag of Exiles singles and newer Fapardokly material, but the good stuff is *very* good. The music ranges from the lovely 12-string "Lila" to the biting "The Music Scene." The album is a bit schizophrenic because of the span of time between some of the songs, so there are more traditional pop songs like the Exiles' "Sorry for Yourself" and "Tomorrow's Girl" as well as weird psychedelic songs like "Mr. Clock." The three bonus tracks -- "The War," "Yes I Love You," and "Run Baby Run" at the end are good tracks, with "Yes I Love You" being my personal favorite.

The back cover of the album says "Love has made possible for some the pursuing of dreams. The Indian Love Bird has blessed the Fapardokly. Those who listen will also be blessed." Ah, 1967! Those were the days!!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Viva Merrell Fankhauser!, March 30, 2000

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Jason Penick (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fapardokly (Audio CD)

I just wanted to add that the last writer was WAY off baseabout the album Merrell Fankhauser and the HMS Bounty-- it is one ofthe best albums of its era and fans of melodic pop-psych are well advised to check it out. I like this album too, but it is really more of a stepping stone towards the excellent BOUNTY record.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Consistent, January 11, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Fapardokly (Audio CD)

This album is very stylistically uneven because it was recorded between the years of 1964 to 1967, I believe. The record was released in 1967 and Fankhauser followed with such albums as Things by H.M.S. Bounty and Mu (his true original masterpiece). Giving this album 3 stars is quite generous. There are a few genuine classics on this album though. Lila is excellent and would not be out of place on 5th Dimension by the Byrds. In addition, Super Market sounds like a distant cousin to Do You Wanna Be A Rock N Roll Star (also by the Byrds). The Music Scene is another gem that almost reminds one of Bob Dylan. Tomorrow's Girl and No Retreat are brooding Zombies-like numbers that are very solid. The rest of the album is very weak. Clock On The Wall and Glass Chandlier are cheesy, immature attempts at creating folk-psychedelia. Gone To Pot sounds a little too much like Eight Miles High but without vocals (well it has moans though). As for the rest, well we have weak ricky nelson type ballads and rockers that are disgraceful. I prefer the band and album Mu from Fankhausers later recorded output. I bought this album because it was recommended by Richard Unterberger in his Unknown Legends of rock music book. He considered this the great lost folk rock album. I'm here to dispell such notions. This album is nothing special. Unterberger also wrote in a most recent book that Dillard and Clark's first album was average and that the Byrd's Sweetheart Of The Rodeo is overrated (Both these records are country-rock milestones/masterpieces). Well I guess we should ignore his foolish statements and judgements because this record proves him wrong.