Lost in the ozone (Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen) (LP 177 - 178)

Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen Lost in The Ozone (Vinyl - MCA, 1971) ***
Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen Hot Licks, Cold Steel and Truckers Favorites (Vinyl - Paramount Records, 1972) ***


Genre: Country 

Places I remember: Real Groovy Records (Auckland) 

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Hot Rod Lincoln (can't go past it!). Two versions here - studio and a smokin' live one that I've used afore but what the heckfire!






Gear costume:  Beat me Daddy, Eight To The Bar (Lost...), Mama Hated Diesels (Hot Licks...)

Active compensatory factors: The first two albums from the fantastically named Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen are the real deal!  

Songs about truckers, songs about hot rods, songs about artificial stimulants - all the bases are covered!

Hot Rod Lincoln was among the earliest clutch of singles I bought and thrashed mercilessly. The fun aspect is a big component on the Airmen: their compilation Too Much Fun is titled that for good reason!

Second album, Hot Licks... is a concept album of sorts, built around the Truckers' Favourites tag. Fun ingredient still very much intact! 

Where do they all belong? Live albums to follow.