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. "Union Federal" was recorded at Paul Languedoc's home during one of the band's longform improvisational "Oh Kee Pa ceremonies". "Sanity" and "Icculus" were recorded live in concert at Nectar's in Burlington, Vermont, on July 25, 1988, (incorrectly labeled as 5/3/88 in the Elektra release liner notes).
The album was certified gold by the RIAA on October 9, 1997, and was certified platinum on July 7, 2004.
In February 2009, this album became available as a download in FLAC and MP3 formats from LivePhish.com.
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).
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