High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Junta is the first official studio release from the American rock band Phish. The album was independently recorded and released on tape in 1988, and did not appear in stores officially until May 8, 1989. The album was re-released by Elektra Records on October 26, 1992. According to members of Phish, the title of the album is pronounced JUHN-tuh (not JUNE-tuh, with a hard "J" sound).