Volume 2: Status: Ships Commander Butchered

Volume 2: Status: Ships Commander Butchered
EP by
ReleasedFebruary 10, 1998 (1998-02-10)
RecordedAugust 5–12, 1997
StudioRancho De La Luna, Joshua Tree, California
GenreDesert rock, stoner rock, alternative rock, experimental rock
Length17:14
LabelMan's Ruin
The Desert Sessions chronology
Volume 1: Instrumental Driving Music for Felons
(1997)
Volume 2: Status: Ships Commander Butchered
(1998)
Volume 3: Set Coordinates for the White Dwarf!!!
(1998)

Volume 2: Status: Ships Commander Butchered is the second extended play (EP) by American desert rock collective The Desert Sessions. Recorded in August 1997 at Rancho De La Luna, it was released by Man's Ruin Records on February 10, 1998.[1] The album features eight credited musicians, including Josh Homme, John McBain and Ben Shepherd.[2][3][4][5] It was later re-released with Volume 1: Instrumental Driving Music for Felons in 1998 as Volumes 1 & 2.[6]

  1. ^ "Desert Sessions, Vol. 2: Status, Ship's Commander Butchered". AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  2. ^ Volume 2: Status: Ships Commander Butchered (Media notes). The Desert Sessions. Man's Ruin Records. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Volumes 1 & 2 (Media notes). The Desert Sessions. Man's Ruin Records. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Desert Sessions, The - Vol II. Status: Ships Commander Butchered (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  5. ^ "Desert Sessions, The - Volume I.Volume II (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  6. ^ Schulte, Tom. "Desert Sessions, Vols. 1 & 2". AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2014.