{"title":"Phish","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Phish\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhish formed at the University of Vermont in Burlington in 1983 around Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, and Jon Fishman. Page McConnell joined as keyboardist in 1985, completing the classic four-member lineup that has remained the same across the band's multi-decade history. They are widely cited as one of the most important contemporary American jam bands, with influence from the Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa, and Caribbean and African musical traditions alongside contemporary rock and jazz influences. Their live touring activity - with improvisation, multi-night residencies, and elaborate holiday New Year's Eve and Halloween concerts - has established their cult following. The band went on hiatus from August 2000 to January 2003 and again from August 2004 to March 2009, returning to active touring since 2009. They have launched their own JEMP Records label (with archival live release programs alongside studio material) and have released multiple archival live concert series. Their foundational influence on the contemporary jam band scene is widely cited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhish's sound combines jam band, rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion, funk, alternative rock, country rock, and bluegrass with improvisational instrumental compositions across multi-decade career, virtuosic Anastasio guitar work, and varied compositional approaches drawing on classic Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa, and contemporary rock and jazz traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJunta (1989, self-released; 1992 Elektra reissue)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Picture of Nectar (1992, Elektra)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRift (1993, Elektra)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Live One (1995, Elektra) - landmark live\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBilly Breathes (1996, Elektra)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Story of the Ghost (1998, Elektra)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRound Room (2002, Elektra)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoy (2009, JEMP) - post-second-hiatus return\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFuego (2014, JEMP)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Boat (2016, JEMP)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigma Oasis (2020, JEMP)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvolve (2024, JEMP)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eElektra Records and JEMP Records pressings of the Phish catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings, with collector demand. The band's JEMP Records archival live release programs (LivePhish series, From the Archive series, Boxer's Bag series, and many others) have cult demand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Phish typically start with A Live One (1995) or Billy Breathes (1996). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/classic-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003eClassic Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"phish-a-live-one-color-vinyl-box-set","title":"A Live One 4LP","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhish's first ever live album. 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