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. Recorded live in England in January and February 1976, it was released later that year as a two-disc LP. The group's second live album, and seventh album overall, it reached #170 on the ''Billboard'' 200 sales chart.

Critical reception

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, Jana Pendragon wrote, "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 and 1976" In ''

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'', C. Michael Bailey said, "The music they played was plainly Western swing – a musically alchemic concoction made up of equal parts country, western, blues, big band jazz, whiskey and reefer.... Like many other "American roots" musics, Western swing enjoyed a renewed interest in the 1970s and there were no better providers than Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen." When the album was released, ''

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'' magazine wrote, "Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen were pioneers of progressive country. This package reflects the depth of understanding and the group's interpretation of the sound that has become the "in" thing."

Track listing

:Side A #"One of Those Nights" (George Frayne, Billy C. Farlow, Bill Kirchen) – 2:10 #"Semi Truck" (Farlow, Kirchen) – 2:21 #" Smoke! Smoke! Smoke!" (

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) – 3:43 #"Big Mammau" (Link Davis) – 3:40 #" San Antonio Rose" (

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) – 3:29 #"Mama Hated Diesels" (Kevin "Blackie" Farrell) – 4:46 #"Lookin' at the World Through a Windshield" (

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) – 4:07 :Side C #" It Should've Been Me" ( Eddie Curtis) – 2:09 #"Back to Tennessee" (Frayne, Farlow) – 3:55 #"Seeds and Stems" (Frayne, Farlow) – 3:35 #"Rock That Boogie" (Frayne, Farlow) – 2:43 #"

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) – 2:58 #"Too Much Fun" (Kirchen, Farlow) – 3:24 #"

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Personnel

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen *Commander Cody (George Frayne) – piano, vocals *Billy C. Farlow – vocals * Bill Kirchen – guitar, trombone, vocals *Rick Higginbotham – guitar *Bobby Black – pedal steel guitar *

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– fiddle, tenor saxophone *

– harmonica, trombone, vocals *Bruce Barlow – bass guitar,vocals *Lance Dickerson – drums, vocals Production *Produced by Tom Anderson *Co-production: Bill Kirchen, Rick Higginbotham *Recording and remix engineering: Tom Anderson *Mixing assistance: Rich Ehrman *Mastering: George Horn *Art direction: Ed Thrasher *Design, illustration: John Van Hamersveld

References

{{Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen albums Warner Records live albums 1976 live albums