The Impacts / Merrell & the Exiles Desert Island Treasures CD
Desert Island Treasures collects the earliest recordings of California guitarist Merrell Fankhauser with his surf band the Impacts and beat group Merrell and the Exiles. Both groups are excellent representatives of their styles. The Impacts (circa 1963) were a tight surf unit with ripping sax and wild guitar, while the Exiles' material, recorded between 1964 and 1965, has a harder edge than many of the popular American of the time.
