Junta (album)

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Junta
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Studio album by
Phish
ReleasedMay 8, 1989
Recorded1988
StudioEuphoria Sound Studios in Revere, Massachusetts
GenreRock, progressive rock
Length122:25
LabelSelf-release, Elektra, JEMP
ProducerPhish
Phish chronology
The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday
(1987) 		Junta
(1989) 		Lawn Boy
(1990)
LivePhish.com Downloads series chronology

(2008) 		Live Phish Downloads: Junta
(2009) 		Live Phish Downloads: Lawn Boy
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]

Junta (/ˈdʒʊntə/ JUUN-tə) is the debut studio album by the American rock band Phish. The album was self-released by the band in May 1989 without the support from a record label, and received a wider release when Elektra Records reissued it on compact disc in 1992. Junta was preceded by two demo recordings – The White Tape (1986) and The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday (1987) – which circulated among the band's fanbase but did not receive an official release.

Recording[]

The album was independently recorded at Euphoria Sound Studio, now known as Sound & Vision Media, in Revere, MA by engineer Gordon Hookailo. Some of the recording was documented on video tape by studio owner Howard Cook. The album is named after Ben "Junta" Hunter, the band's first official manager, whose nickname is pronounced with a hard J and a short U.[2]

In addition to a few more traditionally structured songs, Junta contains symphonic-like epics and multi-part progressive rock suites.[3]

Release[]

The recording was released on tape in 1988, and did not appear in stores officially until May 8, 1989. Phish held a release party concert for the Junta tape on May 9, 1989 at The Front club in their native Burlington, Vermont.[4] The album was re-released by Elektra Records on October 26, 1992. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on October 9, 1997, and was certified platinum on July 7, 2004. In February 2009, the album became available as a download.

"Union Federal", "Sanity", and "Icculus" did not appear on the original cassette release, but rather only on the Elektra version, which had extra space on the CD format.[5] "Union Federal" was taken from a jam session, while "Sanity" and "Icculus" were recorded live on July 25, 1988. There was a mix up in adding them to the Elektra version post-date, so the May 3, 1988 date inside the album notes is incorrect.[5] The 2009 digital download also contained these three extra tracks, while the 2012 re-releases did not contain the extra tracks, as these were not part of the original album's stereo master reels.

2012 Vinyl Reissue[]

On February 13, 2012, it was announced that Junta would be released on vinyl for the first time on April 21, 2012 as a limited edition 3-LP vinyl set, as part of Record Store Day. The set was limited to 5,000 individually numbered copies. The vinyl release was created from the original stereo master reels and includes a free MP3 download of the entire album, transferred from the new vinyl master. Two digital transfers were also made from the original stereo master reels, one recorded at 24 bit / 96 kHz, and a second digital transfer recorded at 24 bit / 192 kHz. On this new release "Contact" is restored to its full length as on the original cassette release .

Track listing[]

All songs written and composed by Trey Anastasio, except where noted. The cassette and vinyl versions include a longer version of "Contact".

1989 cassette version[]

Side one

  1. "Fee"
  2. "You Enjoy Myself"
  3. "Esther"
  4. "Golgi Apparatus" (Anastasio, Tom Marshall, Bob Szuter, Aaron Woolf)
  5. "Foam"
  6. "Dinner and a Movie" (Anastasio, Steve Pollak)

Side two

  1. "The Divided Sky"
  2. "David Bowie"
  3. "Fluffhead" (Anastasio, Pollak)
  4. "Fluff's Travels"
  • Part 1: "Fluff's Travels"
  • Part 2: "The Chase"
  • Part 3: "Who do? We do!"
  • Part 4: "Clod"
  • Part 5: "Bundle of Joy"
  • Part 6: "Arrival"
  2. "Contact" (Mike Gordon)

1992 CD version[]

Disc one

  1. "Fee" (Anastasio) – 5:23
  2. "You Enjoy Myself" (Anastasio) – 9:47
  3. "Esther" (Anastasio) – 9:21
  4. "Golgi Apparatus" (Anastasio, Marshall, Szuter, Woolf) – 4:35
  5. "Foam" (Anastasio) – 6:50
  6. "Dinner and a Movie" (Anastasio, Pollak) – 3:42
  7. "The Divided Sky" (Anastasio) – 11:50
  8. "David Bowie" (Anastasio) – 10:59

Disc two

  1. "Fluffhead" (Anastasio, Pollak) – 3:24
  2. "Fluff's Travels" (Anastasio) – 11:35
  • Part 1: "Fluff's Travels"
  • Part 2: "The Chase"
  • Part 3: "Who do? We do!"
  • Part 4: "Clod"
  • Part 5: "Bundle of Joy"
  • Part 6: "Arrival"
  2. "Contact" (Gordon) – 6:42
  3. "Union Federal" (Live) (Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Gordon, Page McConnell) – 25:31
  4. "Sanity" (Live) (Anastasio, Pollak) – 8:22
  5. "Icculus" (Live) (Anastasio, Marshall) – 4:24

2012 deluxe vinyl version[]

Side one

  1. "Fee"
  2. "You Enjoy Myself"

Side two

  1. "Esther"
  2. "Golgi Apparatus" (Anastasio, Marshall, Szuter, Woolf)
  3. "Foam"

Side three

  1. "Dinner and a Movie" (Anastasio, Pollak)
  2. "Divided Sky"

Side four

  1. "David Bowie"

Side five

  1. "Fluffhead" (Anastasio, Pollak)
  2. "Fluff's Travels" (Anastasio)
  • Part 1: "Fluff's Travels"
  • Part 2: "The Chase"
  • Part 3: "Who do? We do!"
  • Part 4: "Clod"
  • Part 5: "Bundle of Joy"
  • Part 6: "Arrival"
  2. "Contact" (Gordon)

Personnel[]

Phish

Trey Anastasio - guitars, vocals, producer
Page McConnell - keyboards, vocals, producer
Mike Gordon - bass guitar, vocals, producer, lead vocals on "Contact"
Jon Fishman - drums, vocals, trombone, producer

Others

Gordon Hookailo - engineer
Bob Ludwig - mastering
Michael F. Mills - design
Jim Pollock - artwork

Notes[]

  1. ^ Steven McDonald (2010-08-13). "Junta – Phish | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
  2. ^ Phish.net: Interview: Ben "Junta" Hunter Online. Accessed: March 05, 2012.
  3. ^ Phish.net: Junta Online. Accessed: August 10, 2011.</
  4. ^ "May 09, 1989 Setlist - Phish.net". phish.net. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Phish.net". Retrieved 13 March 2013.

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