Junta (album)

Junta
Studio album by Phish
Released	1988
Recorded	Euphoria Sound Studios in Revere, Massachusetts, 1988
Genre	Jam, jazz fusion, rock
Length	122:25
Label	Self-release
Producer	Phish
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Phish chronology
The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday (1987) Junta (1988) Lawn Boy (1990)

Junta is Phish's third 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 is considered by many to be the group's masterpiece, containing symphonic-like epics, large-scale improvisation, and multi-part progressive rock suites. The last three songs on the album 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.

Track listing

Disc one

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

Disc two

1. "Fluffhead" – 3:24
2. "Fluff's Travels" – 11:35
3. "Contact" – 6:42
4. "Union Federal" – 25:31
5. "Sanity" – 8:22
6. "Icculus" – 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