Tag Archives: 2007

Hella: There’s No 666 In Outer Space

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On January 30, 2007, “Icepac” label released “There’s No 666 in Outer Space”, the fourth Hella band.

Personnel:

  • Josh Hill – guitar
  • Spencer Seim – guitar
  • Carson McWhirter – bass, keyboards
  • Zach Hill – drums
  • Skerik – saxophone
  • Nick Julian – cello
  • Aaron Ross – vocals
  • Greg Moore – vocals
  • Thorn Moore – vocals

Track listing:

  1. World Series
  2. Let Your Heavies Out
  3. The Ungrateful Dead
  4. Friends Don’t Let Friends Win
  5. The Things That People Do When They Think No Ones Looking
  6. Hand That Rocks the Cradle
  7. 2012 and Countless
  8. Anarchists Just Wanna Have Fun
  9. Dull Fangs
  10. Sound Track to Insecurity
  11. There’s No 666 in Outer Space

Vampire Weekend: Same

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On January 29, 2008, “XL” label released “Vampire Weekend”, the debut Vampire Weekend studio album. it was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Rostam Batmanglij.

Personnel:

  • Ezra Koenig – lead vocals, guitar, piano, hand drum
  • Rostam Batmanglij – organ, chamberlin, piano, harpsichord, guitar, drums, shaker    
  • Christopher Baio – bass
  • Christopher Tomson – drums, guitar
  • Wesley Miles – vocals
  • Jessica Pavone – violin, viola
  • Jonathan Chu – violin, viola
  • Hamilton Berry – cello
  • Jeff Curtin – hand drums, shaker
  • Joey Roth – hand drums
  • Rostam Batmanglij – string arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Jeff Curtin – engineer, mixing
  • Shane Stoneback – engineer, mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering assistant
  • Phil Lee – design
  • Asher Sarlin – design
  • Annie Reeds – cover photography
  • Rostam Batmanglij – design, additional photographs

Track listing::

All lyrics by Ezra Koenig, all music by Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Christopher Baio and Christopher Tomson, except where noted.

  1. Mansard Roof
  2. Oxford Comma
  3. A-Punk
  4. Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
  5. M79 – Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij
  6. Campus – Rostam Batmanglij, Ezra Koenig
  7. Bryn – Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij

Jack DeJohnette

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On October 26, 2025, Jack DeJohnette died aged 83. He was musician (drums, piano) and composer, regarded as one of the most influential jazz drummers of all time. He recorded and performed with some of the best known jazz musicians, including Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Freddie Hubbard, Charles Lloyd, John Abercrombie, Alice Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, and John Scofield. In 2007, he was inducted into the “Modern Drummer Hall of Fame”, and won two “Grammy Awards”. As leader DeJohnette released 38 albums.

Joshua Redman: Long Gone

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On September 9, 2022, “Nonesuch” label released “Long Gone”, the second Joshua Redman Quartet studio album. It was recorded in 2007 at “The Herbst Theater” in San Francisco, and in September 2019, at “Sear Sound Studio C” in New York City, and was produced by James Farber and Joshua Redman.

Personnel:

  • Joshua Redman – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Brad Mehldau – piano
  • Christian McBride – bass
  • Brian Blade – drums
  • James Farber – engineer, mixing
  • Brian Montgomery – engineer
  • Owen Mulholland – engineer assistant
  • Steven Sacco – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Joshua Redman.

  1. Long Gone
  2. Disco Ears
  3. Statuesque
  4. Kite Song
  5. Ship to Shore
  6. Rejoice

Stereolab: Chemical Chord

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On August 18, 2008, “4AD” and “Duophonic” labels released “Chemical Chords”, the ninth Stereolab studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Instant Zero” in France, “Press Play” in London.

Personnel:

  • Lætitia Sadier – vocals, mixing
  • Tim Gane – guitar, bass, drums, mixing
  • Joe Watson – keyboards, vibraphone, electronics, drums, mixing
  • Simon Johns – bass, mixing
  • Andy Ramsay – drums, drum machine, electronics, mixing
  • Joe Walters – French horn, mixing
  • Steve Hamilton – brass
  • Dave Liddell – brass
  • Sally Herbert – strings
  • Marcus Holdaway – strings
  • Laura Melhuish – strings
  • Sean O’Hagan – string and brass arrangements
  • Brian Wright – strings
  • Joe Watson – mixing, recording
  • Bo Kondren – mastering
  • Hans Schaaf – mastering assistant
  • House – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Lætitia Sadier and Tim Gane, except where noted.

  1. Neon Beanbag
  2. Three Women
  3. One Finger Symphony
  4. Chemical Chords
  5. The Ecstatic Static
  6. Velley Hi!
  7. Silver Sands
  8. Pop Molecule (molecular Pop 1) – Tim Gane
  9. Self Portrait with “Electric Brain”
  10. Nous vous demandons pardon
  11. Cellulose Sunshine
  12. Fractal Dream of a Thing
  13. Daisy Click Clack
  14. Vortical Phonotheque

MIles Davis: Live At The 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival

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On July 31, 2007, “Monterey Jazz Festival Records” label released “Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival”, a live Miles Davis album. It was recorded in September 1963, at “Monterey Jazz Festival”, and was produced by Tim “T-Bone” Jackson and Glen Barros.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet
  • George Coleman – tenor saxophone
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Tony Williams – drums
  • Wally Heider – engineer
  • Joe Tarantino – mastering
  • Larissa Collins – art director, design
  • Greg Allen – art director, design
  • Ray Avery – photography
  • Mary Hogan – project assistant
  • Randy Rood – project assistant
  • Ben Conrad – project assistant
  • Stuart Kremsky – project assistant
  • Jesse Nichols – project assistant
  • Chris Clough – production assistant
  • Shawn Anderson – project assistant
  • Rikka Arnold – editor
  • Jason Olaine – A&R, digital editor
  • Simone Giuliani – A&R assistant, digital editor

Track listing:

All tracks by Miles Davis, except where noted.

  1. Waiting for Miles
  2. Autumn Leaves – Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma
  3. So What
  4. Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  5. Walkin’ – Richard Carpenter
  6. The Theme

Three: The End Is Begun

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On July 24, 2007, “Metal Blade Records” label released “The End Is Begun”, the fourth Three studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Jersville Studios” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Joey Eppard, Billy Riker, Daniel Grimsland, Joe Stote and Chris Gartmann.

Personnel:

  • Joey Eppard — vocals, guitar
  • Billy Riker — guitar
  • Joe Stote — keyboards, percussion
  • Daniel Grimsland — bass guitar
  • Chris “Gartdrumm” Gartmann — drums
  • Jerry Marotta — additional percussion, taos drums
  • Daniel Grimsland — string arrangements
  • Toby Wright — mixing
  • Louie Toran — mastering
  • Roman Klum — production engineer
  • Dennis Sibeijn — artwork, design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Joey Eppard, except where noted, all music by Joey Eppard, Billy Riker, Daniel Grimsland, Joe Stote and Chris Gartmann.

  1. The Word Is Born of Flame
  2. The End Is Begun
  3. Battle Cry
  4. All That Remains
  5. My Divided Falling
  6. Serpents in Disguise – lyrics by Joey Eppard, Billy Riker
  7. Been to the Future
  8. Bleeding Me Home
  9. Live Entertainment
  10. Diamond in the Crush
  11. Shadow Play
  12. These Iron Bones
  13. The Last Day

Silverstein: Arrivals & Departures

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On July 2, 2007, “Victory” label released “Arrivals & Departures”, the third Silverstein studio album. It was recorded in March 2007, and was produced by Mark Trombino.

Personnel:

  • Shane Told – lead vocals
  • Neil Boshart – lead guitar
  • Josh Bradford – rhythm guitar
  • Billy Hamilton – bass, backing vocals
  • Paul Koehler – drums, percussion
  • Mark Trombino – keyboard, percussion, engineer, mixing
  • Dave Colvin – engineer assistant
  • Sara Killion – engineer assistant
  • Martin Wittfooth – artwork
  • Tyler Clinton – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Shane Told, except where noted.

  1. Sound of the Sun
  2. Bodies and Words
  3. If You Could See into My Soul – Neil Boshart, Shane Told
  4. Words Apart
  5. My Disaster – Neil Boshart, Shane Told
  6. Still Dreaming – Neil Boshart, Shane Told
  7. The Sand Will Turn to Glass
  8. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow – Josh Bradford, Shane Told
  9. Vanity and Greed – Josh Bradford, Shane Told
  10. Love with Caution – Josh Bradford, Shane Told
  11. True Romance – Josh Bradford, Shane Told

Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter & James Cotton: Breakin’ It Up, Breakin’ It Down

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On June 5, 2007, “Epic” label released “Breakin’ It Up, Breakin’ It Down”, album by Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter and James Cotton. It was recorded in March 1977, and was produced by Bob Margolin.

Personnel:

  • Muddy Waters – vocals, guitar
  • Johnny Winter – vocals, guitar
  • James Cotton – vocals, harmonica
  • Bob Margolin – vocals, guitar
  • Pinetop Perkins – vocals, piano
  • Charles Calmese – bass guitar
  • Willie “Big Eyes” Smith – drums
  • Dave Still – recording
  • Mark Williams – mixing
  • Joseph M. Palmaccio – mastering
  • Howard Fritzon – art direction
  • Smay Vision – design
  • Steve Berkowitz, Al Quaglieri – co-producers

Track listing:

  1. Black Cat Bone / Dust My Broom – Johnny Winter / Elmore James, Robert Johnson
  2. Can’t Be Satisfied – Muddy Waters
  3. Caledonia – Fleecy Moore
  4. Dealin’ with the Devil – James Cotton
  5. Rocket 88 – Jackie Brenston
  6. I Done Got Over It – Guitar Slim
  7. How Long Can a Fool Go Wrong – James Cotton
  8. Mama Talk to Your Daughter – J. B. Lenoir, Alex Atkins
  9. Love Her with a Feeling – Lowell Fulson
  10. Trouble No More – Muddy Waters
  11. Got My Mojo Workin’ – Muddy Waters, Preston Foster