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5 shows
5 tapes
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2026
51.7k
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48h2.1k378
7d6k1.1k
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13 shows
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2025
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48h1.2k212
7d2.9k518
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42 shows
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2024
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48h36465
7d1.4k250
30d6.4k1.2k
39 shows
39 tapes
2023
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48h26540
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45 shows
45 tapes
2022
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48h34958
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30d7.9k1.3k
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48 tapes
2021
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48h36961
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35 shows
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2020
322
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48h497
7d679
30d32244
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2019
3.2k
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48h30746
7d67499
30d3.2k460
39 shows
39 tapes
2018
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48h21031
7d57088
30d4.2k646
39 shows
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2017
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48h25648
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28 shows
28 tapes
2016
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48h26231
7d57378
30d2.3k305
45 shows
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2015
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48h15224
7d38558
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31 tapes
2014
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48h15020
7d33549
30d1.7k240
41 shows
41 tapes
2013
1.5k
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48h9417
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41 shows
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2012
3.8k
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48h81999
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30d3.8k511
37 shows
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2011
9k
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48h52772
7d2.1k289
30d9k1.3k
41 shows
41 tapes
2010
2.5k
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48h19625
7d51573
30d2.5k339
50 shows
50 tapes
2009
5.6k
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48h848119
7d2.1k290
30d5.6k788
51 shows
51 tapes
2004
1.8k
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48h8721
7d29060
30d1.8k353
20 shows
20 tapes
2003
5.3k
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48h25846
7d838161
30d5.3k1k
45 shows
45 tapes
2002
265
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48h162
7d314
30d26539
3 shows
3 tapes
2000
15.6k
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48h1.7k314
7d2.3k426
30d15.6k2.6k
56 shows
56 tapes
1999
17.4k
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48h937177
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30d17.4k3.2k
64 shows
64 tapes
1998
21.2k
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48h1.4k235
7d3.8k628
30d21.2k3.5k
70 shows
70 tapes
1997
21.9k
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48h1.6k287
7d4.2k722
30d21.9k4k
81 shows
81 tapes
1996
9.4k
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48h48767
7d2.4k335
30d9.4k1.3k
71 shows
71 tapes
1995
12.9k
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48h2k295
7d3.1k440
30d12.9k1.9k
82 shows
82 tapes
1994
28k
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48h1.7k213
7d3k368
30d28k3.5k
124 shows
124 tapes
1993
12.5k
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48h81998
7d1.9k228
30d12.5k1.5k
109 shows
109 tapes
1992
8.3k
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48h30136
7d911109
30d8.3k946
109 shows
109 tapes
1991
6k
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48h23525
7d89794
30d6k634
117 shows
119 tapes
1990
5.2k
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48h42146
7d1.3k131
30d5.2k590
100 shows
101 tapes
1989
2k
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48h21128
7d20526
30d2k259
66 shows
66 tapes
1988
2.8k
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48h13117
7d37746
30d2.8k354
44 shows
44 tapes
1987
584
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48h607
7d323
30d58473
18 shows
18 tapes
1986
378
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48h192
7d617
30d37840
7 shows
7 tapes
1985
264
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48h71
7d488
30d26439
7 shows
7 tapes
1984
150
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48h328m
7d122
30d15021
2 shows
2 tapes
1983
80
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48h00m
7d132
30d8012
1 show
1 tape
1988
2/20/88
Set 1
47:29
Funky Bitch
2:37
Golgi Apparatus
5:10
Peaches en Regalia
4:03
Take the 'A' Train
3:47
Possum
5:22
Phase Dance
7:47
Good Times Bad Times
5:53
Skin It Back
12:50
Set 2
1:29:54
Wilson
7:09
I Didn't Know
2:51
Fluffhead
14:38
Fire
5:51
Fee
1:23
You Enjoy Myself
14:35
Divided Sky
4:14
AC/DC Bag
6:10
Whipping Post
15:42
Slave to the Traffic Light
6:31
David Bowie
10:50
FIN
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SHNID:
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Taper Notes:
View NotesPhish February 20, 1988 ATO Fraternity House Pledge Party St. Lawrence University Canton, NY DISC 1 SET 1 1. Funky Bitch (joined in progress) 2. Golgi Apparatus 3. Peaches En Regalia 4. Take the 'A' Train > 5. Possum 6. Phase Dance 7. Good Times Bad Times 8. Skin It Back SET 2 9. Wison 10. I Didn't Know DISC 2 SET 2, cont. 1. Fluffhead 2. Fire 3. Fee (partial) 4. You Enjoy Myself > 5. Divided Sky > 6. AC/DC Bag > 7. Whipping Post 8. Slave To The Traffic Light (partial) 9. David Bowie (joined in progress) Source: SBD > 2nd Gen Master Cassette > Tascam 122 MK III (playback) > ProTools HD3 (capture: 44.1KhZ/16-bit) > SSL AWS 900+ Analogue Work Station > Noise Reduction > EQ > Playback Level Correction > WAV > FLAC. Remaster performed between October 16-December 20, 2011 by Adam Yoffe at Chicago Public Radio, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL. ---- Here is a detailed history of this recording: I attended this show, which was recorded somewhat haphazardly by a friend/fraternity brother. It was our first time seeing or hearing Phish in any form. A few months after the show, I copied his master cassettes on my Technics dubbing deck using Maxell XL-II 90's. The original recording consumed three 45 minutes tape sides, and was known to be a partial recording, given the degree to which the taper was consumed by the rather large and wild party occurring at our house that night. He captured the better part of two full sets with a few cut-numbers along the way. A third set went unrecorded. The original master tapes have never surfaced, making my second-gen copy the only known version. I digitized and shared my copy of the show in the late 90's via GDLIVE.COM (which was later assigned SHNID 4508 on etree.org by Ben Mohr). Until now, those source files represented the only known copy of this show in circulation. This new version represents two key updates to the original release: 1. My original master cassettes have been professionally remastered, resulting in a considerable upgrade from my original digital conversion effort. 2. The date of this show has been corrected from 9/27/87 to 2/20/88. Charlie Dirksen from Phish.net contacted me a few months ago inquiring about the originally listed date, suggesting that various musical elements of this show, along with the presence of a few videos in the band's archive, almost certainly dated this show to Feb 20, 1988. This information, along with input from several friends who were also in attendance, we concluded with a high degree of certainty that 2/20/88 is the correct date, replacing the originally listed date of 9/27/87. The presence of Phase Dance (Pat Metheny) was a key distinguishing factor in correcting the date, as this song was only performed by Phish four times, all in Feb. 1988. Charlie also noted that this particular arrangement of Fluffhead is consistent with the revised date, and would NOT have been consistent with Sept. '87 renditions. Charlie Dirksen tells me the band's archive contains as-yet-unseen video of Good Times Bad Times, Slave to the Traffic Light, and BBFCM from this show, presumably shot with Mike Gordon's personal video camera. BBFCM does not appear on my master tapes, and is vaguely recollected to have come from a short third set on this date. It is my sincere hope that the band may someday share the videos they have on file from this show. Given the corrected date of 2/20/88, prior notes about this tape containing the first ever version of I Didn't Know have been removed. David Bowie originally appeared at the beginning of tape one, side one, writing over the beginning of Funky Bitch. Upon further review, it appears Bowie was actually the final song of the second set (given the presence of a second "we'll be right back" announcement from Trey. The first set-break is announced after Skin It Back). We believe the taper recorded over the beginning of set one in order to capture some of the Bowie jam after running out of tape during Slave. Given this, Bowie has been relocated to the end of set two to reflect the proper performance order. As regards the 2011 remastering effort, after years of procrastination and plotting to improve upon my initial attempt, I enlisted my friend Adam Yoffe, an old admirer of the band from way back, who also happens to be a radio production professional with access to an extremely high quality studio at Chicago Public Radio's Navy Pier facility. Adam and I convened at Navy Pier in Fall 2011 to re-capture my original cassettes into the digital domain. Adam then applied the technology at his disposal to make the best of a less-than-stellar master recording. Cassette recording levels started out very low, which produced considerable tape-hiss. You will also hear Mr Languedoc tweaking and improving the mix as the show goes on. Which is to say, please don't judge this recording by the first set. Things really start to solidify by Good Times Bad Times, and they get considerably better from there. While making every reasonable effort to balance the playback levels across the entire recording, we erred on the side of caution regarding tape-noise removal during the early numbers, finding that strong reductions of said noise also reduced the musical content beyond acceptable levels. Thankfully, the tape hiss slowly fades to almost imperceptible levels by the second set. We hope you'll agree we were able to both preserve and improve upon the fidelity of the original recording, albeit within the constraints of a 20+ year old, second generation cassette. This was one of Phish's first shows outside of Vermont. Our fraternity (ATO), having completely exhausted the limited stock of quality area bands at prior events, hired Phish with no prior knowledge of their music, not even so much as a demo, based on a recommendation from a friend-of-a-friend in Burlington, VT. I had the good fortune of assisting the band with load-in and setup, which resulted in a private performance of Golgi Aparatus during soundcheck. Needless to say I was mightily impressed, and spent much of my evening spreading the word to friends about the upcoming show. I'd like to thank Adam Yoffe for his time and effort on this remastering project, as well as Charlie Dirksen (Phish.net), and my old friends Mike Reese, Chris Richardson, Jack Cooke and Joe Mastromarchi for their assistance in validating the date of this historic early Phish show. Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] if you'd like any other info about this recording.