Junta (1989)

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Title: Junta
Artist: Phish
Genre: No Genre Specified
Released: 1989

Tracks:
1 - Fee - 5:28
2 - You Enjoy Myself - 9:50
3 - Esther - 9:21
4 - Golgi Apparatus - 4:37
5 - Foam - 6:50

CD 2
1 - Dinner and a Movie - 3:43
2 - Divided Sky - 11:57
3 - David Bowie - 11:01

CD 3
1 - Fluffhead - 3:26
2 - Fluff's Travels - 11:36
3 - Contact - 8:01

Overview:
Junta is the first official studio release from the American rock band Phish. The album was independently recorded and released on tape in 1988, and did not appear in stores officially until May 8, 1989. The album was re-released by Elektra Records on October 26, 1992. The album is named after Ben "Junta" Hunter, the band's first official manager/agent, whose nickname is pronounced "'Joon-tah' (the o's sound like they do in 'look')."

In addition to a few more traditionally structured songs, Junta contains symphonic-like epics, large-scale improvisation and multi-part progressive rock suites.

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

On February 13, 2012, it was announced that Junta would be released on vinyl for the first time on April 21, 2012 as Limited Edition Deluxe 3-LP vinyl set, as part of Record Store Day. The LE Deluxe 3-LP vinyl set is limited to 5,000 individually numbered copies. The vinyl release was created from the original stereo master reels with lacquers cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, and pressed onto 180g audiophile grade vinyl and includes a free MP3 download of the entire album (transferred from the new vinyl master).
Music information in first post provided by The AudioDB
Any fans of Phish's debut album?
 
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