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Phish: Lawn Boy

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Label: JEMP Records
Released: 1992.06.30
Time:
 47:50
Category: Alternative Rock
Producer(s): Phish
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.phish.com
Appears with: Trey Anastasio
Purchase date: 2012
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] The Squirming Coil (Anastasio/Marshall) - 6:04
[2] Reba (Anastasio) - 12:27
[3] My Sweet One (Jon Fishman) - 2:08
[4] Split Open and Melt (Anastasio) - 4:42
[5] The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony (Anastasio) - 1:41
[6] Bathtub Gin (Anastasio/Goodman) - 4:29
[7] Run Like an Antelope (Anastasio/Steve Pollak) - 9:52
[8] Lawn Boy (Anastasio/Marshall) - 2:32
[9] Bouncing Around the Room (Anastasio/Marshall) - 3:55

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


Trey Anastasio - Guitars, Vocals, Arranger
Page McConnell - Piano, Organ, Vocals
Mike Gordon - Bass Guitar, Vocals
Jon Fishman - Drums, Vacuum Cleaner, Vocals

Giant Country Horns:
Joseph Sommerville, Jr. - Trumpet on [4]
Dave "The Truth" Grippo - Alto Saxophone on [4]
Russell B. Remington - Tenor Saxophone on [4]

Christine Lynch - Vocals on [4]

Dan Archer - Engineer
Bob Ludwig - Mastering
Paul Languedoc - Sound Reinforcement
B.C. Kagan - Design, Layout Design

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Recorded between May-December 1989, at the Archer Studios, Winooski, Vermont.



Originally recorded in 1989, Phish's second record is a brilliant blend of whimsy and wisdom that served notice to the world: these boys are tough to peg. "The Squirming Coil" is arena-rock bluster, "Reba" is winding art rock, "My Sweet One" is quick bluegrass, "Split Open and Melt" is a funky workout, "Oh Kee Pa Ceremony" is jazzed-up country boogie, "Lawn Boy" is lounge jazz, and "Bouncing Around the Room" is irresistible pop. Add to that "Run Like an Antelope," one of their most successful twisting-and-turning instrumental jams, and you have an eclectic yet digestible smorgasbord of styles. What saves Phish from crumbling under their own weight? A palpable sense of playfulness and sarcasm and musicianship that is both loose and demanding.

Marc Greilsamer - Amazon.com



This album is relaxed, friendly, and a lot of fun. It is their true statement of purpose, capturing Trey Anastasio's unique visions in their rawest form. "Reba," with its absurd lyrics, intricate design, and renegade momentum is one of their best moments, neatly summarizing the band's philosophy in 12 minutes. Anastasio may have played with greater force and potency later on, but his creative spark was rarely brighter than here, and he proves himself to be not only a student, but a master of many divergent styles.

Jim Smith - All Music Guide



Lawn Boy is Phish's second official studio album, released on September 21, 1990, on the Absolute A Go Go Records and Rough Trade labels on cassette, single-LP vinyl and CD (with CD bonus track Fee). Vinyl LPs of the original Absolute A Go Go release are still known to circulate. The album was later re-mastered by Bob Ludwig and re-released on CD and cassette by Elektra Records June 30, 1992.

The songs on Lawn Boy include many of the progressive rock and fusion elements featured on the band's first studio album, Junta, as well as incorporating elements of bluegrass, jazz and barbershop quartet.

According to Phish Archivist Kevin Shapiro: Lawn Boy was recorded and mixed at Archer Studios in Winooski, VT in 1989 and 1990 on 16-track 2" tape and was mixed to 1/4" stereo reels. The band won the initial studio time with a first-place Rock Rumble performance on April 21, 1989 at a downtown Burlington, VT club called The Front. The Lawn Boy sessions that followed consisted of mostly live takes with a few effects and overdubs. Engineer Dan Archer acquired a baby grand piano specifically for the recording, Fishman played his drums squeezed into a vocal isolation booth and the band utilized local musicians including members of what would soon be called the Giant Country Horns. Like Junta before it, Phish self-produced Lawn Boy on a hands-on level, surrounding the console for group fades without aid of automation.

The album was certified gold by the RIAA on July 7, 2004.

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

JEMP Records released "Lawn Boy" on Record Store Day 2013 as a Limited Edition Deluxe 2-LP vinyl set. The LE Deluxe 2-LP vinyl set was limited to 7,500 individually numbered copies and was created from the original 1/4" stereo master reels with lacquers cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering. Each LP is pressed onto 180g audiophile grade vinyl. Deluxe packaging includes an 8-page photo booklet and an etched D-side.

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