Spirit – The Adventures Of Kaptain Kopter & Commander Cassidy in Potato Land
(Beggars Banquet Records 1981 BEGA23)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Sleeve in Nr MINT- condition
– couple of small marks near bottom edge
Comic book in Nr MINT condition
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Spirit was an American rock band founded in 1967 and based in Los Angeles, California. Their most commercially successful single in the United States was “I Got a Line on You”. They were also known for their albums, including their self-titled debut album, The Family That Plays Together, Clear, and Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus.
The Adventures of Kaptain Kopter & Commander Cassidy in Potato Land was originally recorded by Randy California and Ed Cassidy during the 1973/74 hiatus period of Spirit. A concept album of sorts, interspersed with dialogue, it was only released in skeletal form in 1981. A reworked and fuller version, still somewhat erroneously credited to Spirit, was released in 2006 and remains available as The Original Potato Land.
Track listing
All songs written by Randy California except noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “We’ve Got a Lot to Learn” | 2:16 |
| 2. | “Potatoland Theme” | 5:09 |
| 3. | “Open Up Your Heart” | 4:58 |
| 4. | “Morning Light” | 3:42 |
| 5. | “Potatoland Prelude” | 2:10 |
| 6. | “Potatoland Introduction” | 2:27 |
| 7. | “Turn to the Right” | 5:51 |
| 8. | “Donut House” | 2:59 |
| 9. | “Fish Fry Road” | 3:51 |
| 10. | “Information” | 2:54 |
| 11. | “My Friend” | 2:14 |
Personnel
Spirit
- Randy California – Bass, Guitar, Vocals
- Ed Cassidy – Percussion, Drums
- John Locke – Keyboards
- George Valuck – Keyboards
- Benji – Keyboards
Additional musicians
- Michael K. Lee – Keyboards, Vocals
- Mike Bunnell – Strings, Arranger, Conductor, Horn, Keyboards
- Joe Green – Strings, Saxophone
- Kari Nile – Keyboards
- Jeff Jarvis – Horn
- Chuck Snyder – Horn
- Mike Thornburgh – Horn
Production
- Robert Lee – Engineer
- Mike “Clay” Stone – Engineer
- Sarah Bullington Berner – Engineer
- Gary Brandt – Engineer
- Bob Burnham – Engineer
- Arnie Acosta – Mastering
- Kathe Schreyer – Design
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