The Adventures of Kaptain Kopter & Commander Cassidy in Potato Land was originally recorded by Randy California and Ed Cassidy during the 1972/73 hiatus period of Spirit. A concept album of sorts, interspersed with dialogue, its original scheduled release in May 1973 was cancelled by Epic Records. It was eventually released in an abridged form in 1981, with the first half as new recordings and the second comprising original recordings remixed with overdubs. 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.

The Adventures of Kaptain Kopter & Commander Cassidy in Potato Land

Personnel

Spirit

Randy California – vocals, guitars, bass, miscellaneous devices

Ed Cassidy – drums, percussion

John Locke – keyboards

George Valuck – 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 Stone – Engineer

Sarah Bullington Berner – Engineer

Gary Brandt – Engineer

Bob Burnham – Engineer

Arnie Acosta – Mastering

Kathe Schreyer – Design

References

Spirit (band) albums

1981 albums

Concept albums

Rhino Records albums

Beggars Banquet Records albums

The Adventures of Kaptain Kopter & Commander Cassidy in Potato Land