Lawn Boy
| Lawn Boy | |||||||||||||
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| Studio album by Phish | |||||||||||||
| Released |
September 21, 1990 (cassette) June 30, 1992 (CD) April 20, 2013 (deluxe vinyl) | ||||||||||||
| Recorded | May–December 1989, Archer Studios, Winooski, Vermont | ||||||||||||
| Genre | Rock, jam, jazz fusion | ||||||||||||
| Length | 47:45 | ||||||||||||
| Label | Absolute A Go Go, Rough Trade, Elektra, JEMP | ||||||||||||
| Producer | Phish | ||||||||||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
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.[2]
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.[3]
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.
Track listing
Side 1
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Squirming Coil" | Anastasio, Marshall, Herman | 6:02 |
| 2. | "Reba" | Anastasio | 12:26 |
| 3. | "My Sweet One" | Fishman | 2:09 |
| 4. | "Split Open and Melt" | Anastasio | 4:42 |
Side 2
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony" | Anastasio | 1:41 |
| 2. | "Bathtub Gin" | Anastasio, Goodman | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Run Like an Antelope" | Anastasio, Pollak | 9:50 |
| 4. | "Lawn Boy" | Anastasio, Marshall | 2:31 |
| 5. | "Bouncing Around the Room" | Anastasio, Marshall | 3:55 |
Total length: |
47:45 | ||
- The original CD issue on Absolute a Go Go also included the track "Fee" from Junta.
Personnel
Phish:
- Trey Anastasio - guitars, vocals, arranger
- Page McConnell - piano, organ, vocals
- Mike Gordon - bass guitar, vocals
- Jon Fishman - drums, vacuum cleaner, vocals
With guests on "Split Open and Melt":
- Giant Country Horns:
- Joseph Sommerville, Jr. - trumpet
- Dave "The Truth" Grippo - alto saxophone
- Russell B. Remington - tenor saxophone
- Christine Lynch - vocals
Notes
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Phish: Lawn Boy Phish.com. Online. Accessed: September 14, 2011.
- ↑ Phish: Lawn Boy Phish.com