After playing for several years in local bars, in 1969 the core members migrated to Berkeley, California and soon got a recording contract with Paramount Records. (About a year later, Commander Cody invited western swing revival group Asleep at the Wheel to relocate to the Bay Area.) The group released their first album in late 1971, "Lost in the Ozone", which yielded its best-known hit, a cover version of the 1955 song "Hot Rod Lincoln", which reached the top ten on the "Billboard" singles chart in early 1972. The band's 1974 live recording, "Live from Deep in the Heart of Texas" features cover art of armadillos by Jim Franklin. The band released several moderately successful albums through the first half of the 1970s. Their 1975 album "Tales From The Ozone" was produced by Hoyt Axton. After appearing in the Roger Corman movie "Hollywood Boulevard", Frayne disbanded the group in 1976.