Phish: Star Lake ’98 2-DVD Set Due in December
Exciting news for Phish fans as the band will release a full show from its archives on DVD this December. Phish: Star Lake ’98 features a bustout and jam filled performance from August 11th, 1998 and was the only full show in Phish’s archive from that summer as switched video. The show was filmed by three cameras for the lawn feed and this 2-DVD set was created from archival VHS tapes.
This show is known for having the first and only Phish rendition of Trench Town Rock by Bob Marley, the return of Time Loves A Hero by Little Feat for the first time in over 1,000 shows and nearly ten years as well as a well-jammed Runaway Jim that kicks off the second set.
Set 1: Trench Town Rock[1] > Julius, Wolfman’s Brother -> Time Loves a Hero,Bittersweet Motel, Reba, The Sloth, Ginseng Sullivan, Fee, Maze, Sample in a Jar
Set 2: Runaway Jim[2], Meat > Limb By Limb, When the Circus Comes > Down with Disease
Encore: Wilson > Golgi Apparatus
[1] Phish debut.
[2] Maria (West Side Story) tease.Notes: This show marked the Phish debut of Trench Town Rock and the return of Time Loves a Hero (first since November 5, 1988, or 1,021 shows). Runaway Jim included a tease of Maria from West Side Story.
[via Phish.net]
List price for the 2-DVD set is $23.97. Expect an official announcement soon.
[Hat Tip - Jay Kocyla]
Scott Bernstein
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Incredibly well-played, underrated show. Happy holidays indeed.
Great news! Thanks!
This is great, but man…so wish it was Starlake ’97.
Great Cover.
What does this sentence mean?
“and was the only full show in Phish’s archive from that summer as switched audio”
That should (and now does) read “switched video” meaning video originating from multiple cameras. The venue’s director picked the best shots from the three cameras to display on the screens for the lawn. That feed was recorded on VHS and apparently was the only lawn feed to make it back to Phish’s archives.
Great news… really hope they step up to the plate and release a show on Blu-ray soon…
Any Blu-Ray release will have to come from post 1.0 era, when the band and venues started using HD. Unfortunately for those pre-2.0 shows, only performances caught on film (if any) would be able to be released on Blu-Ray. I’m skeptical about the video quality on this release, as VHS is only about 240 lines of resolution, so they’ll be bumping it up to DVD quality, then folks at home who watch it on an HD television will be bumping it up again. Then again, I only really care about the music. I know what they look like.
Merry Christmas to me!