Strange Adventures On Planet Earth, Commander Cody, CD Mother Mercury The Long Drop--winner of the

The Long Drop--winner of the 2017 McIlvanney Prize for Scottish crime book of the year--and the Garnethill trilogy

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The album was ranked #42 on Rolling Stones' list of the 100 greatest albums of the '80s

Foreword 04/18/2023

Strange Adventures On Planet Earth, Commander Cody, CD Mother Mercury The Long Drop--winner of theLead Vocalist Keyboardist George Frayne took on the stage name and persona of Commander Cody after co founding the band in 1967. Although the group's style was often described in it's early days as country rock, the Bay Area based band had a harder driving style ' and, as it's sci fi serial based name would indicate, more of a sense of humor ' than other country influenced artists coming along at the time down in Los Angeles, like the Eagles or Poco.