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This was the debut album by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. LOST IN THE OZONE was released in 1971, after the band moved to San Francisco from Michigan. The group's mix of Western swing, country, rockabilly, and novelty songs was not typical of the Haight-Ashbury music scene. In retrospect, this album, with its earthy mix of assorted genres culled from the early days of rock & roll, seems to have been ahead of its time. They only other Bay Area band similar to them at the time was the New Riders of the Purple Sage, but that group had more of a country-inflected sound.
On LOST IN THE OZONE, this outfit rollicks in the best possible ways. They sometimes sound like they're on the verge of tipping over ("Wine Do Yer Stuff"), while other times come across as achingly earnest ("Daddy's Gonna Treat You Right"). "Hot Rod Lincoln" became a hit for Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen and helped put them on the map. This album and its three successors (recorded with the original lineup) are all examples of top-notch American roots music.
Recording information: Ann Arbor, MI; Long Branch Saloon, Berkeley, CA; New Monk, Berkeley, CA; Pacific High Recording Studio, San Francisco, CA.
Personnel: Commander Cody (vocals, piano); Bill Kirchen (vocals, guitar, trombone); John Tichy (vocals, guitar); Billy C. Farlow (vocals, harp, harmonica); George Frayne (vocals, keyboards); Lance Dickerson (vocals, drums); Bruce Barlow (vocals); West Virginia Creeper (steel guitar); Andy Stein (violin, fiddle, saxophone).
Audio Mixer: Phil Sawyer.
Rolling Stone (12/9/71, p.58) - "..[this] album's been overdue...hits the nail right on the head..." Mojo (Publisher) (12/00, p.133) - "...The band kicks solidly on favorites...with fiddle to the fore in the best Willis tradition..."
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - Lost In The Ozone Songs
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - Lost In The Ozone Album Track Listing
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Back To Tennessee Commander Cody, Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen, His Lost Planet Airmen
2:45
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Wine Do Yer Stuff Commander Cody, Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen, His Lost Planet Airmen
3:03
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Seeds and Stems (Again) Commander Cody, Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen
3:45
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Daddy's Gonna Treat You Right Commander Cody, Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen, His Lost Planet Airmen
3:00
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Family Bible Commander Cody, Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen, His Lost Planet Airmen
3:39
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My Home In My Hand Commander Cody, Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen, His Lost Planet Airmen
2:52
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Lost In the Ozone Commander Cody, Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen, His Lost Planet Airmen
2:07
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Midnight Shift Commander Cody, Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen, His Lost Planet Airmen
2:27
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Hot Rod Lincoln Commander Cody, Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen, His Lost Planet Airmen
2:43
$1.29
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What's the Matter Now? Commander Cody, Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen, His Lost Planet Airmen
4:02
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20 Flight Rock Commander Cody, Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen, His Lost Planet Airmen
2:57
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Beat Me Daddy, Eight To the Bar Commander Cody, Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen, His Lost Planet Airmen
5:12
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Lost In The Ozone Music Review
Customer Lost In The Ozone Reviews
Average Rating: (4.4 out of 5 stars)
country/rockabilly haven't heard this one in a long brought back memories that what the old stuff is all about!!!!! Submitted by floyd (cedar bluff alabama U.S.A.) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Great Disk! This is a great CD for anyone who has ever seen Commander Cody live. I have a double live album that I have had for 25 years and I love the group! Submitted by a reviewer (Commerce, Tx) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Great music and musicians Every song on this CD is exceptional.
Submitted by a reviewer (Eureka, CA, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Country Rock-a-Billy Western Swing Blues You have to be mighty so-phis-ta-ma-kated to appreciate how ahead of their
time Commander Cody was in meshing rock,
country, twang, classic, blues, and every other kind of music into one huge
Saturday night let's rip-it-up-and-party, leave-nothing-behind attitude.
But even the most un-educa-macated amongst us feels it, in every song on this disc, from the saddest song you'll ever hear (Seeds and Stems) to the most rockin'(20 Flight Rock) to the absolute epitamy of boogie-woogie(Beat Me Daddy
Eight To The Bar).
There was (is) virtually no better live
band ever (no small claim) and this initial album more than hints at the
genius, and just plain fun, of Commander Cody...
Submitted by bruce (Michigan) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Could have been better I like Commander Cody, and this album had all the good songs on it but I didn't like the way it was arranged. I like most of his other albums better Submitted by a reviewer (Knox TN) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
country/rockabilly
Great Disk!
Could have been better
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