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Oysterhead
Oysterhead offers an unusually clear link between the Phish and Primus/Police worlds, documented by the participating guitarist’s project archive.
A collaboration with a traceable origin · Last editorial source review 2026-10-29
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5 documented research notes
- May 2000formation
Oysterhead began as a festival-period superjam at New Orleans’ Saenger Theatre.
- 2000personnel
The trio consisted of Trey Anastasio, Les Claypool and Stewart Copeland.
- 2001recording
The musicians reconvened at the Barn in April 2001 to record The Grand Pecking Order.
- 2001release
The Grand Pecking Order has thirteen indexed tracks on Trey Anastasio’s official album page.
- 2020reunion
Trey’s project archive documents two February 2020 reunion concerts in Broomfield, Colorado.
Questions still open
- Add the two 2020 nights as separate verified concert records.
- Document song-by-song author and guest credits without inferring them from band membership.
Source bibliography · 2 references
- Trey Anastasio · Oysterhead project history ↗artist official
- Trey Anastasio · Oysterhead album credits ↗artist official