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- Date Released: January 1, 1986
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Rock/Pop Rockabilly, Traditional Country, Western Swing
- Label: Relix Classics
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We Say...
The Lost Planet Airmen were a loose, lively, fun-loving bunch, a pioneering country-rock act during the early '70s. Centered around pianist Cody (aka George Frayne) and featuring hot pickers like Bill Kirchen, John Tichy and the West Virginia Creeper (Don Bolton), they wowed hippies from California to Texas with an untamed repertoire of honky-tonk, western swing, rock & roll and boogie-woogie standards. Mixed in were novelties like "Hot Rod Lincoln" (their only radio hit) and that droopy-eyed stoner chestnut, "Seeds and Stems Blues." Their rollicking attitude is all over this album, which gathers songs from their three Relix releases — live recordings from 1973 (in Austin) and '75 (a New York radio appearance), and less-vital but still fun late-'80s studio material like the Cold War rocker "Joint Chiefs of Staff." It's not just a random mish-mash — it moves well and feels cohesive, in the process covering some excellent material like "Lincoln," "Seeds and Stems" and "What Made Milwaukee Famous," most of them played by classic Airmen lineups. Every track exhales hazy, humid good times from these masters of the cosmic cowboy way.
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They Say...
This CD anthologizes the 'classic' lineup of Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen: Commander Cody (aka George Frayne (piano/vocals)), and His Lost Planet Airmen (aka Billy C. Farlow (vocals/guitar/trumpet/harmonica), Bill Kirchen (guitar/vocals), Bruce Barlow (bass/guitar/vocals), John Tichy (guitar/vocals), Lance Dickerson (drums), Andy Stein (fiddle/sax/trombone), and Stan Davis (pedal steel guitar)). The 22 tracks are taken from the combo's first four long-players Lost in the Ozone (1971), Hot Licks, Cold Steel & Truckers' Favorites (1972), Country Casanova (1973), and the concert platter Live From Deep in the Heart of Texas (1974). Their sound is a blend of traditional C&W music, Western swing, and the concurrently popular country-rock. Along with the New Riders of the Purple Sage and Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, Commander Cody and company carved out a niche as a hard-livin' outfit that was just as comfortable covering Merle Travis' up-tempo "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)" as they were with their own gritty R&B drive and outlaw attitude on the slinky "Watch My .38." "Everybody's Doin' It" is a sly update on the Modern Mountaineers "Everybody's Truckin'." It replaces the racist subject matter heard on the original ("see the darkies everywhere they go") and applies it to the flourishing counterculture ("Down in Berkeley, on the street"), in and among the other, and perhaps more perverse, observations. All of the anticipated tunes are here, such as "Mama Hated Diesels," "Truck Drivin' Man," "Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar," "Lost in the Ozone," and their subversive (wink, wink) signature "(Down To) Seeds and Stems (Again)." While this import CD may be more difficult to locate, it includes some significant additions to its' 15-song North American counterpart Too Much Fun: Best of Commander Cody (1990) which, incidentally, comprises the same era. Until each of the aforementioned long-players are issued on compact disc, Very Best of Commander Cody & the Lost Planet Airmen (1991) suffices nicely.
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Blue Suede Shoes |
2:44 |
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Down and Out |
3:30 |
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| 03. | |
Seeds & Stems Again Blues |
3:35 |
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| 04. | |
It Should Have Been Me |
4:23 |
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Where the Sun Sets on the Sage |
3:26 |
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| 06. | |
We Used to Ride |
3:57 |
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What Made Milwaukee Famous |
2:15 |
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Gypsy Fiddle |
4:03 |
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| 09. | |
Beat Me Daddy (Eight to the Bar) |
3:49 |
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| 10. |
Two Tripple Cheese, Side Order of Fries |
2:19 |
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Joint Chiefs of Staff |
2:28 |
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Hot Rod Lincoln |
2:58 |
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Riot in Cell Block #9 |
3:44 |
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| 14. | |
Don't Let Go |
3:08 |
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14 Total Tracks, 46:19 Total Length
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Credits
- Commander Cody - Producer // Commander Cody - Producer // Commander Cody - Producer // Commander Cody - Producer // Commander Cody - Main Performer // Commander Cody - Main Performer // Commander Cody - Main Performer // Commander Cody - Main Performer // Bob Cohen - Producer // Stephen Jarvis - Producer // Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen - Performer // Eugene Kelly - Accompaniment // Colin Miles - Compilation // Grey Matter - Artwork
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