On October 28, 2008, “Kranky” and “4AD” labels released “Weird Era Cont.”, the fourth Deerhunter studio album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, and was produced by Bradford J. Cox, Joshua Fauver, Lockett Pundt and Moses Archuleta.
On October 23, 2007, “Reprise” label released “Chrome Dreams II”, the 30th Neil Young studio album. It was recorded July 1988, May – July 2007, at “Broken Arrow Ranch”, and was produced by Niko Bolas and Neil Young.
Personnel:
Neil Young – lead vocal, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, harmonica, grand piano, pump organ, Hammond B-3 organ, vibes, percussion
Ben Keith – pedal steel guitar, lap slide guitar, Dobro, electric guitar, Hammond B-3 organ, vocal
Frank “Poncho” Sampedro – guitar
Rick Rosas – vocal, bass guitar
Ralph Molina – vocal, drums, percussion
Chad Cromwell – drums
Joe Canuck – vocal
Ben Keith – alto saxophone
Steve Lawrence – tenor saxophone, keyboards
Larry Cragg – baritone saxophone
John Fumo – trumpet
Tom Bray – trumpet
Claude Cailliet – trombone
The Wyatt Earps – Ben Keith, Ralph Molina, Neil Young
The Jane Wyatts – Nancy Hall, Annie Stocking, Pegi Young
The Dirty Old Men – Larry Cragg, Ben Keith, Ralph Molina, Rick Rosas, Neil Young
On October 15, 2007, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Dig Yourself Deep”, the sixth Undertones (The) album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Paul McLoone, John O’Neil, Damian O’Neil, Michael Bradley and Billy Doherty.
On October 9, 2007, “Columbia” label released “My Kind of Country”, the fifth and final Van Zant studio album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Justin Niebank and Mark Wright.
Personnel:
Donnie Van Zant – lead and backing vocals
Johnny Van Zant – lead and backing vocals
John Willis – acoustic guitar
Pat Buchanan – electric guitar, harmonica
Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
Matt Hauer – electric guitar
Marc Miller – pedal steel guitar
Russ Pahl – banjo, dobro, pedal steel guitar
Bobby Capps – keyboards
Garry Hensley – bass guitar
Erik Lundgren – bass guitar
Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
Noah Hungerford – drums
Greg Morrow – drums, percussion
Eric Darken – percussion
Stuart Duncan – fiddle
Larry Franklin – fiddle
Robert Bailey – backing vocals
Perry Coleman – backing vocals
Kim Fleming – backing vocals
Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
Crystal Taliefero – backing vocals
Russell Terrell – backing vocals
Track listing:
Train – Tony Mullins, Donnie Van Zant, Johnny Van Zant, Craig Wiseman
These Colors Don’t Run – Tony Mullins, Donnie Vam Zant, Johnny Van Zant
Goes Down Easy – Tom Hambridge, David Lee Murphy, Gary Nicholson
That Scares Me – Ashley Gorley, Rivers Rutherford, George Teren
My Kind of Country – Blair Daly, Tom Hambridge, Donnie Van Zant, Johnny Van Zant
The Hardest Thing – Daryl Burgess, Thom McHugh
It’s Only Money – David Lee Murphy, Anthony Smith
We Can’t Do It Alone – Brett James, Donnie Van Zant, Johnny Van Zant
Friend – Tom Hambridge, Jeffrey Steele
It’s All About You – Bob DiPiero, Donnie Van Zant, Johnny Van Zant
Headed South – Donnie Van Zant, Johnny Van Zant, Brad Warren, Brett Warren
On September 25, 2007, “Columbia” label released “Magic”, the fifteenth Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded March – May 2007, at “Southern Tracks” in Atlanta, Georgia, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.
Personnel:
Bruce Springsteen – lead and backing vocals, guitars, pump organ, harmonica, synthesizer, glockenspiel, percussion
Nils Lofgren – guitars, backing vocals
Steven Van Zandt – guitars, mandolin, backing vocals
Roy Bittan – piano, organ
Danny Federici – organ, keyboards
Garry Tallent – bass guitar
Max Weinberg – drums
Clarence Clemons – saxophone, backing vocals
Jeremy Chatzky – upright bass
Patrick Warren – Chamberlin, tack piano
Soozie Tyrell – violin, backing vocals
Daniel Laufer – cello
Kenn Wagner, Jay Christy, Justin Bruns, William Pu, Cristopher Pulgram, John Meisner, Olga Shpitko, Sheela Lyengar – violin
On September 24, 2007, “Island” label released “White Chalk”, the seventh PJ Harvey studio album. It was recorded November 2006 – March 2007, and was produced by Flood, John parish and PJ Harvey.
On September 18, 2007, “J” label released “Into the Wild”, the debut Eddie Vedder album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Studio X” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Adam Kasper and Eddie Vedder. The album is based on his contributions to the soundtrack for the film of the same name.
On September 15, 2008, “Warner Bros” label released “Under the Radar”, the third Daniel Powter album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, and was produced by Linda Perry.
Personnel:
Daniel Powter – vocals, piano, electric piano, keyboards
Linda Perry – guitar, mellotron, , backing vocals, engineer
Seth Von Paulus – acoustic guitar
David Levita – guitar
Pete Thorn – guitar
Val McCallum – guitar
Jeff Young – electric piano, Hammond organ
Paul III – bass
Samuel Dixon – bass
Nathan Wetherington – drums
Victor Indrizzo – drums
Matt Chamberlain – drums
Drew Hester – percussion
Harvey Mason – timpani
Alwyn Wright, Alyssa Park, Amy Wickman, Audrey Solomon, Cameron Patrick, Daphne Chen, Marisa Kuney, Melissa Reiner, Terry Glenny – violin
On September 14, 2009, “Samadhi Sound” label released “Manafon”, the seventh David Sylvian studio album. It was recorded 2004–2007, in Vienna, Tokyo and London, and was produced by David Sylvian.
Personnel:
David Sylvian – vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, electronics, engineer, mixing, art direction
Burkhard Stangl – guitar
Keith Rowe – guitar
Christian Fennesz – guitar, laptop
Otomo Yoshihide – acoustic guitar, turntables
Tetuzi Akiyama – acoustic and electric guitar
John Tilbury – piano
Werner Dafeldecker – acoustic bass
Evan Parker – saxophone
Franz Hautzinger – trumpet
Marcio Mattos – cello
Michael Moser – cello
Toshimaru Nakamura – no input mixer
Joel Ryan – tape signal processing
Sachiko M. – sine waves
Christoph Amann, Toshihiko Kasai, Sebastian Lexer, Neil Tucker – additional engineering
Yuka Fujii – art direction
Chris Bigg – design
Atsushi Fukui – David Sylvian portrait and related drawings
On September 12, 2006, “A&M” label released “Fingerprints”, the 13th Peter Frampton studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Muchmore Studio” in Cincinnati, Ohio, “British Groove Studio” and “Eden Studios” in London, “Robert Lang Studios” in Seattle, WA, “OGM Studios and Jorgensounds” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Gordon Kennedy and Peter Frampton. In 2007, “Fingerprints” won a “Grammy Award” for “Best Pop Instrumental Album”.
Personnel:
Peter Frampton – acoustic, electric and rhythm guitar, E-Bow
Mike McCready – guitar
Gordon Kennedy – acoustic and electric guitar
Hank Marvin – electric guitar
Warren Haynes – electric guitar
John Jorgenson – lead and rhythm guitar
Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
Arthur Stead – keyboards
Blair Masters – keyboards, cello sample
Gustavo Ramirez – grand piano
Chris Stainton – grand piano, Hammond B-3 organ
Mark Harris – Hammond B-3 organ
John Regan – bass, double bass
Stanley Sheldon – fretless bass
Gary Westlake – bass
Mark Griffiths – bass
Bill Wyman – bass
Charlie Chadwick – acoustic bass
Chad Cromwell – drums
Shawn Fichter – drums
Matt Cameron – drums
Brian Bennett – drums
Charlie Watts – drums
Daniel de los Reyes – percussion
Courtney Pine – tenor saxophone
Stephan Dudash – 5-string viola
Aaron Swihart – Internet cooking programs
Gary L Cales II – DAW chief technical engineer
John Burton – Pro-Tools
Track listing:
All tracks by Peter Frampton and Gordon Kennedy, except where noted.
Boot It Up – Peter Frampton, John Regan
Ida y Vuelta (Out and Back) – Peter Frampton, Shawn Fichter, Stanley Sheldon
Black Hole Sun – Chris Cornell
Float
My Cup of Tea – Hank Marvin, Brian Bennett, Gordon Kennedy, Peter Frampton
Shewango Way
Blooze – Peter Frampton
Cornerstones – Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Chris Stainton, Peter Frampton
Grab a Chicken (Put It Back)
Double Nickels
Smoky – Peter Frampton
Blowin’ Smoke – Matt Cameron, Mike McCready, Gary Westlake, Peter Frampton
Oh When… – Peter Frampton
Souvenirs de Nos Pères (Memories of Our Fathers) – John Jorgenson