VINYL RELICS | 1978’s Fine Anyway: Rogér Fakhr’s Lost Folk Rock Masterpiece

EPYSODE 90: Fine Anyway by Rogér Fakhr.

Guests: Rogér Fakhr, Habibi Funk label co-owner Jannis Stürtz.

Additional commentary by The Psychedelic Wizard, Uncle Herff.

This week we uncover the remarkable story behind Fine Anyway, the long-lost album by Lebanese singer-songwriter Rogér Fakhr that quietly disappeared for decades before finally finding the audience it always deserved. Originally recorded in the late 1970s during a turbulent period in Lebanon’s history, the album blends warm folk rock, jazz-infused arrangements, subtle psychedelia, and deeply personal songwriting into a sound that feels both timeless and strangely familiar. Often compared to the introspective craftsmanship of the California singer-songwriter movement, Fine Anyway stands as one of the great rediscoveries of recent years. Best of all, this epysode features exclusive commentary from Rogér Fakhr himself, sharing firsthand memories of the album’s creation and the unexpected journey that transformed it from a forgotten treasure into a cult classic.

I hope you dig Fine Anyway as much as I do.

- Farmer John

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