INTERNATIONAL SUBMARINE BAND - Safe At Home LP (colour vinyl)

Limited edition colour vinyl.

Original mono master.

Lee Hazelwood signed Gram Parsons and John Nuese to a contract for Hazelwood's LHI Records. Newly signed, the duo searched for musicians to form a new International Submarine Band lineup. Recruiting guitarist Bob Buchanan, drummer Jon Corneal, bassists Joe Osborne and Chris Etheridge, pianist Earl Ball, and steel guitarist Jay Dee Maness, the group began recording Safe at Home under Hokom's direction in July 1967.

The album's final track listing included a mix of country and rock standards along with four strong Parsons-penned songs. One of those songs, 'Luxury Liner,' would later become an album-title-track hit for future Parsons protégé Emmylou Harris.

Sessions for Safe at Home were completed in December 1967, with a possible release date of February 1968. However, Parsons abruptly left the group prior to the album's release in order to join The Byrds, who were busy recording their own country rock album, Sweetheart of the Rodeo.

Parsons' departure upset Hazelwood and caused the release of Safe at Home to be delayed. Eventually released after the group had ceased to exist, the album was initially overshadowed by Parson's work with the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, and his solo records.

In the wake of Parsons' recognition as a country rock pioneer, Safe at Home grew in stature considerably. Discovered by fans lucky enough to find an original copy, the album was rightfully acknowledged as a classic.