Desert Sessions* ?– Desert Sessions 7 & 8

Label: Rekords Rekords ?– RR1, Southern Lord ?– SUNN12, Rekords Rekords ?– rr1, Southern Lord ?– sunn 12 Format: Vinyl, 10", 33 ? RPM 
Vinyl, 10", 33 ? RPM, White Marble 
All Media, Album 
Country: US Released: 18 Sep 2001 Genre: Rock Style: Rock & Roll, Space Rock, Grunge

TracklistHide Credits

Desert Sessions 7 Gypsy Marches 7 A1 Don't Drink Poison Mandolin, Drums, Percussion – Brendon McNicholVocals – Chris GossVocals, Drums, Bass – Slamantha*Vocals, Piano, Drums, Saxophone [Marxophone] – Joshua Homme* 7 A2 Hanging Tree Backing Vocals [Background Verse] – Fred DrakeBass, Backing Vocals [Backgrounds] – Joshua Homme*Drums – Samantha MaloneyGuitar [All], Chorus, Harmony Vocals – Alain JohannesVocals – Mark Lanegan 7 A3 Winners Performer [Performed By] – Winners (3) 7 B1 Polly Wants A Crack Rock Bass – Brendon*Drums, Backing Vocals [Backups], Gong [Banged A] – Josh*Guitar – Al*Vocals – Nick ElDorado 7 B2 Up In Hell Bass, Drums, Cymbal – Slamantha*Bass, Drums, Guitar – Joshua*Drone [Tuvan Drone] – Big Al*Drums [Drum Kit], Saxophone [Marxophone] – Fred*Handclaps [The Clap] – Thai Boys ChoirMusician [Porkchop- Barks (1St Take)] – Brendon "One Take Little Pants" McNichol*Recorded By [Handclaps] – Tony MasonVocals – Natasha Schneider*Vocals, Bass – Chris Goss Desert Sessions 8 Can You See Under My Thumb?... There You Are 8 A1 Nenada Drums, Handclaps, Lead Guitar [Lead Ax] – Joshua The Mildly Entertaining*Guitar [L] – Alain The Mighty*Guitar [R], Handclaps [Clap] – Goss The Oblivious*Vocals [Foreign], Keyboards [Bass Keys], Electric Piano [Rhoades], Other [Stuff] – Natasha The Great* 8 A2 The Idiots Guide Bass – Goss*Clavinet, Backing Vocals [Backups] – Al*Guitar [Electric Acoustic Nylon], Tambora [Tomboura] – Brendon McNichol 8 A3 Interpretive Reading Choir – Vienna Girls Boy ChoirNarrator – Nigel Thistlewaityourturner IIIPiano, Other [Contaaito] – Francesco SordiniSaxophone [Sax] – Cole Jontrane 8 B1 Covousier Musician [Everything] – Fred Drake 8 B2 Cold Sore Superstars Drums [Del La Ringo] – Fred "Dollar Drink Night" Drake*Guitar [Indian Waterfall Chopstick Tweeker Type Guitar] – Brendon "Mandolin Too Long" McNasty*Piano, Bass, Chorus – Josh "Yeah? What?" Homm*Piano, Drums [De La Jazz] – Samantha "Darling"*Saxophone [Sacks-A-Phone] – Alain "Niala Sennahoj" Johannes*Vocals, Other [Tension] – Nick "Meth McMasters" ElDordado* 8 B3 Making A Cross Balalaika – Brendypants*Bass, Bass [Slide] – Sam*Drums, Harmony Vocals [Hi-Harmonies] – Josh*Harmony Vocals [Harmonies] – Fred*Vocals, Guitar [Guitars], Udu, Harmonium, Fiddle – Al*

Companies etc

• Recorded At – Rancho De La Luna
• Mixed At – 11AD
• Mastered At – DigiPrep
• Lacquer Cut At – AcousTech Mastering
• Published By – Channel This Music
• Published By – Von Sexron Music
• Published By – JS Bond Music
• Distributed By – Southern Lord

Credits

• Engineer [Rancho] – Tony Mason
• Lacquer Cut By – KG*
• Mixed By – Alain Johannes
• Producer – Carlo Von Sexron

Notes

Issued in a gatefold sleeve and containing both volumes; Volume 7's cover is on the front and Volume 8's is on the back. 
Volume 7 is pressed on black vinyl; Volume 8 is pressed on white marble vinyl. 
Each online order from Southern Lord shortly after the record came out came with a free poster. 

This is the first release on Josh Homme's record label, Rekords Rekords. 

Written & recorded in six days @ The Rancho De La Luna/Joshua Tree, CA. 
Mixed @ 11AD Studios, Alainville, CA. 

The Desert Session Players endorse the 
Fernandez Dental Group, Joshua Tree, CA. 
Tape Courtesy of the previous Recordings: 
Curveballs provided by the Starlight Shooters. 
Mastered at Digi-Prep, Hollyhodge, CA. 
songs: Channel this music ASCAP/Von Sexron Music 
Ascap./JS Bond Music Ascap 

Exclusively distributed by Southern Lord

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A-side etchings): RR1/SUNN12 SESSIONS 7· A Knc@ATM
• Matrix / Runout (B-side etchings): RR1/SUNN12 - SESSIONS 7· B KC@ATM
• Matrix / Runout (C-side etchings): RR1/SUNN12 - SESSIONS 8 - A KG@ATM
• Matrix / Runout (D-side etchings): RR1/SUNN12 - SESSIONS 8· B KG@ATM