
Phish PICTURE OF NECTAR
Phish: Trey Anastasio (guitar, vocals); Page McConnell (piano, organ, harmonica, vocals); Mike Gordon (bass, vocals); Jon Fishman (drums, piano, guitar, vocals).Additional personnel: Gordon Stone (pedal steel).Recorded at White Crow Studios, Burlington, Vermont between June & August, 1991.Named after Nectar Rorris, proprietor of the bar that hosted their earliest gigs in Burlington, Vermont, Phish's third album, A Picture of Nectar, marked their major-label debut. Nearly a decade into their career by the time of its 1992 release, the quartet had spent the better part of the '80s honing their distinct craft, releasing a pair of well-regarded indie albums (1988's Junta and 1990's Lawn Boy), and building the rabid, grassroots fan base that would grow into a major cultural network over the coming decades. Using Elektra's budget, they set up camp in Burlington's White Crow Studios in the summer of 1991 to make what is possibly their strongest and most focused record. With a sound built