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  • Artist: Phish
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1988
  • Total Time: 122:25
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

With great sound and better playing, Phish's debut Junta is highly recommended whether you're starting to discover Phish or are backing up to the beginning. It may be a bit long-winded and unfocused, yet it establishes their dedication to musical exploration effectively -- not to mention the typical wild and woolly Phish humor spilling out all over the lengthy tracks. [A 2-CD Elektra reissue features six bonus tracks, including three recorded live in 1988 at Nectar's (the club that gave Phish their start with a regular gig). The live tracks are somewhat dubious in sonic terms, but they're excellent for revealing the improvisational side of the band -- the 25:31 "Union Federal" totters to a start and has a couple of wobbly moments, but it's actually fun to listen to.] ~ Steven McDonald & David Jehnzen, All Music Guide

Tracks



CD 1

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Fee (Lyrics) Trey Anastasio Phish (5:23)
You Enjoy Myself (Lyrics) Trey Anastasio Phish (9:47)
Esther (Lyrics) Trey Anastasio Phish (9:21)
Golgi Apparatus (Lyrics) Trey Anastasio Phish (4:35)
Foam (Lyrics) Trey Anastasio Phish (6:50)
Dinner and a Movie (Lyrics) Trey Anastasio Phish (3:42)
The Divided Sky Trey Anastasio Phish (11:50)
David Bowie Trey Anastasio Phish (10:59)


CD 2

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Fluffhead (Lyrics) Trey Anastasio Phish (3:24)
Fluff's Travels Trey Anastasio Phish (11:35)
Contact Mike Gordon Phish (6:42)
Union Federal [Live][*] Phish Phish (25:31)
Sanity [Live][*] Phish Phish (8:22)
Icculus [Live][*] Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall Phish (4:24)

Credits

Phish (Producer), Phish (Main Performer), Trey Anastasio (Guitar), Trey Anastasio (Vocals), Trey Anastasio (Producer), Jonathan Fishman (Trombone), Jonathan Fishman (Drums), Jonathan Fishman (Vocals), Jonathan Fishman (Producer), Gordon Hookailo (Engineer), Bob Ludwig (Mastering), Page McConnell (Piano), Page McConnell (Vocals), Page McConnell (Producer), Michael F. Mills (Design), Jim Pollock (Artwork), Mike Gordon (Guitar (Bass)), Mike Gordon (Vocals), Mike Gordon (Producer)
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Junta
Studio album by Phish
Released May 8, 1989
Recorded Euphoria Sound Studios in Revere, Massachusetts, 1988
Genre Jam, jazz fusion, rock
Length 122:25
Label Self-release
Producer Phish
Professional reviews
Phish chronology
The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday
(1987)		 Junta
(1989)		 Lawn Boy
(1990)
LivePhish.com Downloads series chronology
Live Phish Downloads: 12.30.97
(2008)		 Live Phish Downloads: Junta
(2009)		 Live Phish Downloads: Lawn Boy
(2009)

Junta is Phish's first studio venture, recorded and released in 1988 but not officially hitting stores until May 8, 1989. The album was later released on October 26, 1992 by Elektra Records. It contains symphonic-like epics, large-scale improvisation, and multi-part progressive rock suites. "Union Federal" was recorded at Paul Languedoc's home during one of the band's Oh Kee Pa ceremonies. "Sanity" and "Icculus" were recorded live in concert at Nectar's in Burlington, Vermont on July 25, 1988.

According to members of Phish, the title of the album is pronounced JUNE-tuh (or alternately, JUHN-tuh), with a hard "J" sound. [1]

The album was certified gold by the RIAA on October 9th, 1997 and was certified platinum on July 7th, 2004.

In February 2009, this album became available as a download in FLAC and MP3 formats at LivePhish.com.

Contents

Track listing

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
  3. "Contact" (Gordon) – 6:42
  4. "Union Federal" [Live] (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) – 25:31
  5. "Sanity" [Live] (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell, Pollak) – 8:22
  6. "Icculus" [Live] (Anastasio, Marshall) – 4:24

Personnel

Phish

Trey Anastasio - guitars, vocals, producer
Page McConnell - keyboards, vocals, producer
Mike Gordon - bass, vocals, producer
Jon Fishman - drums, vocals, trombone, producer


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

Notes



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