A look at the Joy Box’s nifty packaging

With Phish’s Joy Box poised to make the rounds, we wanted to offer details on the tracks that appear on the Party Time bonus CD. The 13 songs on the disc, range in chronological origin from March, 1998 (“In A Misty Glade” and “Shrine”) on through this past June (a live version of “Alaska” from 6/9/09). In addition to songs that emerged from the Joy sessions, a number of these recordings took place at the bands members’ own studios. Here are some additional details regarding the original recording dates of the songs on Party Time:

“Party Time” was recorded at the Barn, VT, January 2009
“Alaska” was recorded at the Asheville Civic Center, 6/9/09
“Windy City” was recorded at The Barn, VT, January 2009
“In A Misty Glade” was recorded at the Hill House, Moscow, VT, March 3-7, 1998
“Gone” was recorded at Chung King Studios, NYC, May 2009
“Only A Dream” was recorded at Chung King Studios, NYC, May 2009
“The Birdwatcher” was recorded at Cactus Unlimited, VT, March 2004
“Let Me Lie” was recorded at Chung King Studios, NYC, May 2009
“If I Told You” was recorded at The Bunker, VT, March 2008
“Splinters Of Hail” was recorded at Rubber Jungle Studios, Saratoga, NY June 2007
“Can’t Come Back” was recorded at The Barn, VT, January 2009
“Shrine” was recorded at the Hill House, Moscow, VT, March 3-7, 1998
“Liquid Time” was recorded at Rubber Jungle Studios, Saratoga, NY June 2007

Meanwhile, folks interested in looking back at the pre-history of Phish should check out Dean Budnick’s editor’s notes this month. While putting together the Festival 8 Express he dug into his own archives and found some flyers and photos from the band’s early days, as well as an article written by Trey Anastasio, while at Taft, entitled “Space Antelope: Biological Mutiny.”