PhishRift

Label:

Jemp Records – JEMP1085

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue , Bitter Blue

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Prog Rock

Tracklist

A1 Rift
A2 Fast Enough For You
A3 Lengthwise
A4 Maze
B1 Sparkle
B2 Horn
B3 The Wedge
B4 My Friend, My Friend
C1 Weigh
C2 All Things Reconsidered
C3 Mound
D1 It's Ice
D2 Lengthwise
D3 The Horse
D4 Silent In The Morning

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded AtWhite Crow Audio
  • Recorded AtThe Castle Recording Studios
  • Mixed AtThe Castle Recording Studios
  • Mastered AtBernie Grundman Mastering
  • Lacquer Cut AtBernie Grundman Mastering
  • Manufactured ByJemp Records
  • Produced ForBeckett Productions
  • Licensed FromElektra Entertainment Group Inc.
  • Published ByWho Is She? Music, Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Phish
  • Copyright ©Phish

Credits

  • Art Direction [Vinyl], Design [Vinyl]Julia Mordaunt
  • Bass, VocalsMike Gordon
  • Coordinator [Project Coordination By]Beth Montuori Rowles*
  • Design [Original Album Credit]Mike Mills (2)
  • Drums [Tubs]Tubbs*
  • Engineer [Assisted By At White Crow]Jon Altschiller
  • Engineer [At White Crow]Kevin Halpin
  • Engineer [Recording Engineer Assistant At The Castle]Greg Parker
  • Engineer [Recording Engineer At The Castle]Pete Greene
  • Guitar [Guitars], VocalsTrey Anastasio
  • IllustrationDavid Welker
  • Keyboards, VocalsPage McConnell
  • Lacquer Cut ByCB*
  • Management [2015 Management By]Patrick Jordan (4)
  • Mastered ByChris Bellman
  • Mastered By [Assisted By]James Jamail
  • Mixed ByJustin Neibank*
  • Mixed By [Assisted By]Mark Nevess
  • Other [Phish Inc. Is]Ben Collette, Beth Montuori Rowles, Julia Mordaunt, Kevin Shapiro
  • Pedal Steel Guitar [Pedal Steel]Gordon Stone (tracks: A2)
  • Photography ByDavid Gahr
  • ProducerBarry Beckett
  • Technician [Studio Assistants At White Crow]Tom Walters
  • Technician [Vinyl Post-Production By]Kevin Shapiro
  • Written-ByTrey Anastasio (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B4, C2, D1, D3, D4)

Notes

Recorded at White Crow in Burlington, VT, September/October 1992
Mixing and additional recording at The Castle, Nashville, TN, October/November 1992

Laquers cut from the original 1/2" flat masters by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering

3495 copies were sold on July 18th 2023 via Phish's Dry Goods website. They sold out within a couple hours.
1450 copies were allocated to brick & mortar indie retail.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Barcode (Scanned): 850014859299
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A): JEMP-1085-A-1 CB #IR2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B): JEMP-1085-B CB #9
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C): JEMP-1085-C CB #3R
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D): JEMP-1085-D CB #8

Other Versions (5 of 19)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Rift (CD, Album) Elektra 9 61433-2 US 1993
New Submission
Rift (CD, Album, Club Edition) Elektra 61433-2, 9 61433-2 US 1993
Recently Edited
Rift (Cassette, Album, Dolby HX Pro) Elektra 61433-4 US 1993
New Submission
Rift (Cassette, Album, Club Edition, Dolby HX Pro) Elektra 61433-4 US 1993
Rift (CD, Album) Elektra 9 61433-2, 61433-2 US 1993

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Reviews

  • techluvr's avatar
    techluvr
    I love the sound but there are some issues with this pressing. Weird bumps and dents on side d. First record’s label is raised and not flat. Yet! I’m listening to this thing and it sounds fuckin’ awesome! Hearing stuff I never heard on the original cd when it came out. Very quiet for all the cosmetic defects it has. I was able to get this at my local shop on their vinyl discount day. First three tracks on side a have a lot of silent moments and I couldn’t hear a pop. Drums sound amazing. Bass is deep. The highs are clear and resonant. I just love this mix. You hear everything. Great pressing. Thank you Jemp!
    • BKash81's avatar
      BKash81
      Edited 10 months ago
      While the mastering itself sounds great and my pressing is quiet I have one issue. The laughter part at the end of side A. Mine cuts off at the last millisecond. Then when side B starts, that cutoff millisecond laughter part is heard right at the beginning. Has this happened to anyone else?
      • listentotheriver's avatar
        Not the quietest vinyl, sadly, but, through the ticks and pops here and there, the music sounds glorious.
        • mkultra87's avatar
          mkultra87
          Have seen it mentioned on a few online retailers, including rough trade, that this is limited to 1450 copies (maybe just the 2nd wave that's being sent out to indie stores?)
          • Zdelly2027's avatar
            Zdelly2027
            LETS GO! I just got a preorder confirmed for September 29!
            • Lancers's avatar
              Lancers
              They need to issue more of these. There are tons of Farmhouse out there as well as Lawn Boy, and SOTG, but this one is scarce....
              • tbistany's avatar
                tbistany
                Edited one year ago
                Sounds excellent and gatefold is a very nice presentation. The rough edge of vinyl detracts ever so slightly from the ritual of playing and storing the discs but I'm forgiving due to the mastering and pressing quality. Also paper sleeves just cause more of a need for cleaning. Very happy to have had the opportunity to buy this for retail price. A joyful and adventurous listen, 5 out of 5 from me.
                • Analog-Supreme's avatar
                  Analog-Supreme
                  Generally I feel the Chris Bellman cuts have been a big improvement sonically over the original CD's. Rift sounds the least impressive so far, it's good but I don't hear a big difference compared to the CD.
                  • FirstNoob's avatar
                    FirstNoob
                    Edited one year ago
                    Honestly impressed. Color vinyl pressed at GZ is always a toss up, but this is dead silent the entire way through. Flat and perfect. More silent than my UHQR. Thats for sure

                    The mastering is great. It is easily the best you will ever hear this album.
                    • squirmingcoil's avatar
                      squirmingcoil
                      Hype sticker: "Laquers cut from the original 1/2" flat masters by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering"

                      The item description on Dry Goods: "In late 2014, Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering cut the lacquers from the Digital Audio Tape flat master for the vinyl edition."

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