''AW II'' is the second studio album by

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, released on May 29, 2007 on Record Collection. The album is the second half of the band's sole recording session which took place in January 2004. The lineup features

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on guitars and vocals,

Josh Klinghoffer Josh Adam Klinghoffer (born October 3, 1979) is an American musician best known for being the guitarist for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers from 2009 to 2019, with whom he recorded two studio albums, '' I'm with You'' (2011) and '' The Geta ...

on drums, and Joe Lally's bass guitar. The album is released under the Record Collection label, as is the solo work of Klinghoffer and Frusciante. The album was leaked onto the internet in March 2006. However, there are several differences between the leak and the properly released record. The track listing has been rearranged, some of the tracks have been renamed and the sound of the tracks has undergone minor changes. Upon release there were few physical copies of ''AW II'', and the album was ultimately reissued on October 26, 2009. The reissue is no longer available from the record label as of April 2012. The vinyl edition of the record saw a repressing from Record Collection on December 11, 2012. These reissued records are 180 gram and come with a download of choice between MP3 and WAV formats of the album. In March 2008, regarding the band's cult following and ''AW IIs delayed release, bassist Joe Lally stated:

Track listing

Personnel

The following people contributed to ''AW II'':AW II liner notes

Band

– guitar, synthesizer, vocals * Joe Lally – bass *

– drums, synthesizer, vocals ("The Empty's Response")

Recording personnel

*John Frusciante – producer *Ryan Hewitt – engineer, mixing *Dave Collins – mastering

Artwork

* Lola Montes – photography *Mike Piscitelli – design *John Frusciante – design

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aw Ii John Frusciante albums 2007 albums Record Collection albums