We've Got a Live One Here!

by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen

Overview

This is really the final hurrah for the band, in spite of the fact that there were more recordings to follow. This is a two-record set from their 1976 tour of Europe with most of the original members still onboard. After this tour, George Frayne (aka Commander Cody) broke up the band, which now included Norton Buffalo. While this live recording is just as powerful as the preceding Live Deep in the Heart of Texas, it is obvious that some of their fire is burning mighty low. Still, this bunch always did their best work on-stage and they never failed to satisfy. Full of old standards, some new favorites, and plenty of wattage to make it all work just right, the standout tunes here are the Commander Cody classics like "Seeds and Stems," "Too Much Fun," and "Lost in the Ozone." Other numbers that bring back the good old days include the Airmen's version of "Milkcow Blues" and "San Antonio Rose." Trucker songs, big with the Continental crowd, are "Semi Truck," "Lookin' at the World Through a Windshield," and "18 Wheels." Other numbers of note are "One of Those Nights," written by Farlow, Frayne, and Kirchen, as well as the Commander's send-ups of "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke!," "Riot in Cell Block #9," and "Hot Rod Lincoln." Always extraordinary, the era of Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen was a special moment in time that created a place for hipsters, cosmic cowboys, rednecks, and the working class to all come together and enjoy some real American music. Never will there be another band like this one or recordings like the ones they made between 1971-1976. They ended this project with "Lost in the Ozone," bringing the band and its audience full circle. ~ Jana Pendragon

Product Details

Release Date:	08/13/1996
Label:	Warner Archives / Warner Bros.
UPC:	0093624640523
Rank:	45537

Tracks

1. One of Those Nights
2. Semi-Truck
3. Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
4. Big Mamou
5. San Antonio Rose
6. Eighteen Wheels
7. Mama Hated Diesels
8. Looking at the World Through a Windshield
9. My Window Faces the South
10. Milk Cow Blues
11. It Should Have Been Me
12. Back to Tennessee
13. Seeds and Stems Again Blues
14. Rock That Boogie
15. Riot in Cell Block #9
16. Don't Let Go
17. Too Much Fun
18. Hot Rod Lincoln
19. Lost in the Ozone

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals
Bobby Black   Vocals,Pedal Steel,Guitar (Steel)
Bill Kirchen   Guitar,Vocals,Trombone,Vocal Harmony
Bruce Barlow   Bass,Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Lance Dickerson   Drums,Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Norton Buffalo   Horn,Vocals,Trombone,Harmonica,Vocal Harmony
"Buffalo" Bruce Barlow   Guitar (Bass),Vocal Harmony
Billy C. Farlow   Vocals,Harmonica,Vocal Harmony
George Frayne   Vocals,Keyboards
Rick Higginbotham   Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Andy Stein   Fiddle,Violin,Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)

Technical Credits

Bill Kirchen   Composer,Producer
Bob Wills   Composer
Kevin Blackie Farrell   Composer
Kokomo Arnold   Composer
Clifton Chenier   Composer
Frank Owen   Recording,Assistant Engineer
W.S. Stevenson   Composer
Merle Travis   Composer
Robert Ash   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Link Davis   Composer
Jerry Chesnut   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Jesse Stone   Composer,Lyricist
Norton Buffalo   Composer
Memphis Curtis   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Billy C. Farlow   Composer
Keith Blake   Digital Mastering
Abner Silver   Composer
Charlie Ryan   Composer
Tom Anderson   Engineer,Producer,Remixing,Recording
George Horn   Mastering
Tommy Anderson   Engineer,Producer
Mike Hoyer   Composer
John Van Hamersveld   Design,Artwork
George Frayne   Composer
Rich Ehrman   Mixing Engineer
Ed Thrasher   Art Direction
Rick Higginbotham   Producer
Jerry Chestnut   Composer
Tex Williams   Composer
Eddie Curtis   Composer
Charles Ryan   Composer
Jerry Livingston   Composer