Junta

Phish

May 8, 1989

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1	Fee	5:24	$1.29
2	You Enjoy Myself [Explicit]	9:50	$1.29
3	Esther	9:24	$1.29
4	Golgi Apparatus	4:39	$1.29
5	Foam	6:50	$1.29
6	Dinner and a Movie	3:42	$1.29
7	The Divided Sky	11:56	$1.29
8	David Bowie	10:59	$1.29
9	Fluffhead	3:24	$1.29
10	Fluff's Travels	11:38	$1.29
11	Contact	6:41	$1.29
12	Union Federal	25:29	$1.29
13	Sanity	8:26	$1.29
14	Icculus [Explicit]	4:26	$1.29

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David Larkin

Excellent tunes!

Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2022

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Excellent tunes!

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Andrew K

Primordial Phish - a good chunk of the early canon is here - a great intro for the skeptical

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2013

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It's "joon-ta" not "hoonta" as in the guy's name not the military dictatorship. I've been a huge nerdy prog jam fan since before Phish formed - King Crimson (all eras), Zappa, Genesis (all eras, especially through 78), etc. And a pretty committed Deadhead. However, I've had an on/off relationship with Trey, Page, Fish and Mike over the years. I went to college in Vermont at the time Phish was getting first notice and never saw them play (maybe once). I also went to college in Boston, where I did see them play, in '89, and wasn't too impressed. It was a notoriously shambolic set. I liked their music though. The mania surrounding Phish by the mid 90s combined with my renewed interest in metal and personal hiatus from jazz, jam bands, and the Dead at that time meant that I missed the original run peak. I had a couple of the mid period studio albums which I thought were good not amazing. Zappa died. Jerry died. The DMB crowd became irksome. I got into Phish for a while but none of my friends at the time were so I missed the boat totally until the breakup. Now Phish are back, older, wiser, funnier, and playing as well as ever...doing summer tours and NYE runs. I've gotten ahold of most of the catalog and find there's a lot to like...mostly live, of course. The studio stuff all stands up to varying degrees but Junta is, as so many "debut" albums by the super-talented, stands out as possibly the best end to end studio record they put out. Any fan of prog would enjoy this, as much as You Enjoy Myself. Fluff...Divided Sky...lots of good stuff here. Recorded for about three bucks in Revere, doesn't sound as good as the later stuff technically but that's part of its charm. First Kiss record is still their low tech best and in some ways first Phish is too. (And if you don't think you can like Kiss and Phish...tell Joe Russo!)

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big daddy

Best Phish vinyl mastering of the bunch

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2018

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Sonically, with a proper turntable and speaker setup, this version destroys the early 1990's Elektra CD release. This album always sounded a little like a lo-fi demo to me in comparison to their other Elektra releases -- now I realize, there must have been something lost in the Elektra CD mastering. This album actually sounds lush and smooth and crisp and clear, it's just not like that as we've been hearing it for the past 30 years. Of the four Phish vinyls worth buying (only Junta, Lawn Boy, Nectars and Hoist were recorded mixed and mastered all-analog, and are therefore much more worth getting on vinyl....and after Story of the Ghost they forgot how to write decent songs, so I'm ignoring those records), Junta is the most drastically improved over the CD sonics.

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Halo

Awesome early Phish !

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2015

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My knee jerk reaction is to give this five stars. But in an attempt to be some what non bias I'll give it four to start. As a long time Phish phan I'm very familiar with most of these songs on Junta but have never heard the studio versions or album before (it is possible). It's pure joy to hear this early stuff from the guys. Junta captures what we all loved (and still love about the band) before they got huge. Simple yet intricate, smooth, fun and hilarious circus like music mixed with the jazz and rock sound. If your new to Phish I think you'll like Junta. The live bonus tracks I would reserve for the initiated though.

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Diane Vicicondi

Would definitely use this vendor again! Very reliable!

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2020

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We were extremely happy to find the Phish Album through Ray Ray’s Records. They were extremely wonderful to work with and I would recommend this vendor. They provide exactly what they post.

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gburton2

Stink, stank, stunk

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2022

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Some almost good stuff ruined by embarrassing bad lyrics. Much better Phish discs available. This one got boring, then annoying, and then removed from the CD player and put in the Goodwill box. For hardcore fans only.

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RPCV

Satisfying! Still in CD player.

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2021

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What a great album! Must have for Phish people.

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System75

Best Way To Hear This Album

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2019

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Original mix, great mastering, great packaging and just awesome! To hear one of Phish's best albums, this is the way to do it. All analog and no filler tracks. This album is a true masterpiece and deserves to sound like one. Now, it does!

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Luca Mazzocchi

Eccezionale sotto ogni punto di vista

Reviewed in Italy on November 21, 2018

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Versione veramente deluxe per il primo, leggendario, disco dei Phish. Il disco è già un capolavoro di suo, ma qui si sono superati, confezionando un triplo LP in 180g di grandissima qualità, neppure la minima statica, suono stratosferico e confezione bellissima. Costa, ma vale fino all'ultimo euro. Grandissimi Phish, anche in queste cose.

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waltermachdietürzu

Nicht nur für Musikästheten,

Reviewed in Germany on June 8, 2012

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aber besonders die werden ihren Gefallen an der Musik finden. Ich höhre schon seit vielen Jahren die Musik von Phish.
Dieses frühe Werk hab ich erst jetzt kennengelernt und bin sehr begeistert. Wie immer,- positive Musik,
komplex, vielfältig, Klangbilder mit ständig wechselnden Spannungsbögen, nur für Meister der Worte
richtig zu beschreiben. Liebhaber avantgardistischer -, psychedelischer Klänge, den Klangkollagen von Frank Zappas Musik
bis hin zu dem Sound von EST, sowie vielschichtiger Musik aus dem Singer-Songwrither Spektrum werden von diesem frühen Werk
begeistert sein. Bezüglich der zweiten CD schlies ich mich der Meinung meiner Vorredener an.

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Geee!

Junta VINYL is AMAZING!!

Reviewed in Canada on October 5, 2013

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I couldn't score the RSD version of this & suffered thinking I would never get to hear a copy let alone afford one. This is demonstration quality vinyl. The whole package is like the 1st pressing without the limited edition number. This Chris Bellman cut, 5 sided triple LP is absolutely flat, silent & flawless. The bottom end is fat, the percussion crisp and realistic. Super soundstage, too. It comes with a download of the vinyl master. Heavy cardboard with embossed cover.

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Giorgia

Fantastico

Reviewed in Italy on February 27, 2014

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I Phish non hanno bisogno di presentazioni e questa stampa in vinile del loro primo lavoro è strepitosa.
3 dischi da 180 grammi, qualità audio eccellente, confezione alla "Phish" con testi , disegni e quant'altro.
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Jean-Sebatien Leveille

Thank you great service!

Reviewed in Canada on February 22, 2019

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Great album and great group!

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