Phish (The White Tape)

Phish (The White Tape)
Studio album by Phish
Released	1986, 1998
Recorded	various locations, 1984-1986
Genre	Rock
Label	Self-release, BMI
Producer	Trey Anastasio
Phish chronology
Phish (The White Tape) (1986) The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday (1987)

In mid-1986, Phish released an experimental self-titled cassette sometimes referred to as The White Tape. The album contained mostly avant-garde experimental pieces, long instrumental passages, electronic noise, and studio trickery, along with four standard full-band tracks. The album was widely circulated in bootleg circles for over a decade before finally being released in 1998. It was recorded over a period of three years, and includes many outside musicians performing on certain songs. Only "Alumni Blues," "You Enjoy Myself," "AC/DC Bag," "Dog Log," and "Letter to Jimmy Page" feature the four bandmembers together. These tracks were recorded in the summer and fall of 1986, shortly after the departure of guitarist/vocalist Jeff Holdsworth. "You Enjoy Myself" is performed a cappella, with the band members singing the opening guitar lines. All instruments and vocals on "Fuck Your Face," "NO2," "He Ent to the Bog," and "Minkin" are performed solely by Mike Gordon. All instruments and vocals on "Run Like an Antelope" and "And So to Bed" are recorded solely by Trey Anastasio. "The Divided Sky," "Ingest," and "Fluff's Travels," are performed by Anastasio, Phish lyricist Tom Marshall, and their friend Marc Daubert on percussion. "Aftermath" features Anastasio and Roger Holloway on guitar. "Slave to the Traffic Light" features Anastasio, Tom Marshall on keyboards and Pete Cottone on drums.

Track listing

1. "Alumni Blues"
2. "And So To Bed"
3. "You Enjoy Myself"
4. "AC/DC Bag"
5. "Fuck Your Face"
6. "The Divided Sky"
7. "Slave to the Traffic Light"
8. "Aftermath"
9. "Ingest"
10. "NO2"
11. "Fluff's Travels"
12. "Dog Log"
13. "He Ent to the Bog"
14. "Run Like an Antelope"
15. "Minkin"
16. "Letter to Jimmy Page"

All songs recorded 1984-1986

Personnel

Phish

Trey Anastasio - guitars, vocals

Page McConnell - keyboards, vocals

Mike Gordon - bass, vocals

Jon Fishman - drums, vocals

Source: Liner notes

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