The Victor Disc
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The Victor Disc is an instrumental studio album by the American
band Phish
. The material was recorded during an impromptu jam session in New York City, the night before the band's December 2002 appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. Recorded between the release of Round Room
and Phish's return to the stage on New Year's Eve 2002 after a two-and-a-half year break, the The Victor Disc provides an intimate glimpse of the band "in a stripped down, unpolished studio setting".
Like The Siket Disc
before it, The Victor Disc was named after the session’s recording engineer. The album was announced in Rolling Stone's
2003 Phish cover story, as follows:
The Victor Disc has not yet been officially released. All or part of the album, however, was later leaked on the internet, and has circulated widely among fans.
Track titles are unconfirmed.
In addition to these six mastered tracks, fan-traded filesets also often include four additional tracks that appear to be part of the raw session recordings, from which the album tracks were excerpted. These raw tracks are titled: "Victor Jam Session", "35 Minute Jam" "Heartache" and "Last Victor Jam".
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Phish
Phish is an American rock band noted for its musical improvisation, extended jams, and exploration of music across genres. Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 , the band's four members – Trey Anastasio , Mike Gordon , Jon Fishman , and Page McConnell Phish is an American rock band...
. The material was recorded during an impromptu jam session in New York City, the night before the band's December 2002 appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. Recorded between the release of Round Room
Round Room
Round Room is the ninth official studio album by the American rock band Phish, released on December 10, 2002, by Elektra Records. The album was recorded and released in the lead up to Phish's reunion concert on New Year's Eve 2002 at Madison Square Garden, which marked the end of the band's...
and Phish's return to the stage on New Year's Eve 2002 after a two-and-a-half year break, the The Victor Disc provides an intimate glimpse of the band "in a stripped down, unpolished studio setting".
Like The Siket Disc
The Siket Disc
The Siket Disc is a 1999/2000 release from the American band Phish....
before it, The Victor Disc was named after the session’s recording engineer. The album was announced in Rolling Stone's
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
2003 Phish cover story, as follows:
Phish have already made another new album. They did it even before they got to the GardenMadison Square GardenMadison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
— on December 19th, while they were in New York to appear on Late Show With David Letterman. AnastasioTrey AnastasioTrey Anastasio is an American guitarist, composer, and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish...
and McConnellPage McConnellPage Samuel McConnell is an American multi-instrumentalist most noted for his work as a songwriter and keyboardist with the American rock band Phish....
popped into a downtown recording studio sometime after midnight, decided to play, and phoned FishmanJon FishmanJon Fishman is an American drummer best known for his work with the band Phish. He is credited with co-writing 19 Phish originals, 8 of them as a solo credit....
and GordonMike GordonMike Gordon is a bass guitar player and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish. Gordon is also an accomplished banjo player, and is proficient at piano, guitar, harmonica and percussion...
back at the hotel, asking them to join. Phish then taped an hour and a half of spontaneous playing, decided on a title (The Victor Disc, named after the session's engineer) and came up with a cover idea.
The Victor Disc has not yet been officially released. All or part of the album, however, was later leaked on the internet, and has circulated widely among fans.
Track listing
All tracks by Phish.Track titles are unconfirmed.
- "Lazy and Red" - 5:57
- "Den of Iniquity" - 9:55
- "Bubble Wrap" - 4:34
- "Sky Train Wand" - 17:24
- "Blue Over Yellow" - 15:30
- "Guantanamo Strut" - 17:22
In addition to these six mastered tracks, fan-traded filesets also often include four additional tracks that appear to be part of the raw session recordings, from which the album tracks were excerpted. These raw tracks are titled: "Victor Jam Session", "35 Minute Jam" "Heartache" and "Last Victor Jam".
Personnel
PhishPhish
Phish is an American rock band noted for its musical improvisation, extended jams, and exploration of music across genres. Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 , the band's four members – Trey Anastasio , Mike Gordon , Jon Fishman , and Page McConnell Phish is an American rock band...
- Trey AnastasioTrey AnastasioTrey Anastasio is an American guitarist, composer, and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish...
- guitars - Page McConnellPage McConnellPage Samuel McConnell is an American multi-instrumentalist most noted for his work as a songwriter and keyboardist with the American rock band Phish....
- keyboards - Mike GordonMike GordonMike Gordon is a bass guitar player and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish. Gordon is also an accomplished banjo player, and is proficient at piano, guitar, harmonica and percussion...
- bass guitar - Jon FishmanJon FishmanJon Fishman is an American drummer best known for his work with the band Phish. He is credited with co-writing 19 Phish originals, 8 of them as a solo credit....
- drums