Tune In: Live Phish Celebrates Five Years
The popular rock band Phish doesn’t get enough credit for revolutionizing the music industry. The boys from Vermont came up with a number of innovative ideas that both made them money and made their fanbase extremely happy. One of those brainstorms was the launch of the Live Phish download program on December 31st, 2002.
Phish teamed up with Nugs.net to offer MP3 and SHN downloads for sale within 48 hours of the end of each show. For a mere $13, Phish fans were able to ignore unreliable audience recordings and download the band’s official mix each night.
To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Live Phish download program, Phish archivist Kevin Shapiro will stream a special edition of From The Archives on Live Phish radio at 1 PM. We can’t wait to see what Kevin has in store, as he never disappoints. We’re hoping we finally get the Albany YEM we’ve been seeking for 12 years.
- Previously on HT: Opening Up Phish Archivist Kevin Shapiro
- And read on for a must-see video of a unique and awesome take on Stash…
The girl in this video is Ann Marie Calhoun, and she’s currently out on tour with Steve Vai. But she’s also making these badass clips on YouTube — this one is fantastic.
Scott Bernstein
Scott Bernstein co-founded Hidden Track in October 2006 and was managing editor until taking over as EiC in January 2008. Scotty also writes for Relix Magazine and curates YEMblog.com.
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Wow… I am blown away. 6:17 of pure ear candy.
hope someone tapes this…damn work internets
I believe Pearl Jam was first out of the gates with offering boots directly after the shows, in 2000.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Jam_Official_Bootlegs
But kudos to the popular noodlers from vermont for getting behind the movement.
She’s hot too
Joe- Pearl Jam didn’t offer downloads of their shows. If memory serves you could only buy physical CDs from their website and in stores, and more often than not it would be months before you could buy the show you attended.
I agree with Scott, Phish was indeed the first band to enable fans to download lossless soundboard recordings of their live performances within 48 hours of each show.
THANKS AGAIN PHISH! I hope there are some goodies from ’99 on the special, that year doesn’t get anywhere near enough love. Only ONE soundboard release in any format from the entire year… do we really need to wait until their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction or when all of their kids are in college for the Big Cyprus Box Set?!?
Sanity – 8/5/88
Dog Log (to the tune of Funky Bitch) – 12/6/96 soundcheck
My Friend My Friend – 11/30/94
Runaway Jim – 12/31/95
Halley’s Comet – 11/22/97
thanks for update
how long will broadcast be?
Sanity – 8/5/88
Dog Log (to the tune of Funky Bitch) – 12/6/96 soundcheck
My Friend My Friend – 11/30/94
Runaway Jim – 12/31/95
Halley’s Comet – 11/22/97
Stash – 4/2/98
Bathtub Gin-> The Real Me-> Bathtub Gin – 12/29/95
whos got my heady 12/29/95 sbd?
Sanity (8/5/88)
Dog Log (12/6/96 soundcheck; over Funky Bitch music)
My Friend, My Friend (11/30/94)
Runaway Jim (12/31/95)
Halley’s Comet (11/22/97)
Stash (4/2/98)
Bathtub Gin>The Real Me>Bathtub Gin (12/29/95)
Tube>Dayton jam (12/7/97)
AC/DC Bag (9/14/99)
Mike’s>Crossroads>Mike’s>Hydrogen>Weekapaug (5/8/93)
Contact (1/3/03)
Curtain(With) *studio take
Tweezer (11/28/94)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/8273bp
There was the “Meatstick” from IT, which was first
Here is the whole show as one file, courtest of Mod_Overkill from PT: (the Bozeman Tweezer is not on here. It was the last song played.
The whole thing is one long track, btw.
1. Kevin’s banter
2. Sanity (8/5/88 The Roma, Telluride, CO)
3. Dog Log (12/6/96 Aladdin Theatre, Las Vegas, NV soundcheck; over Funky Bitch music)
4. My Friend, My Friend (11/30/94 Campus Rec. Center at Evergreen College, Olympia, WA)
5. Runaway Jim (12/31/95 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY)
6. Kevin’s banter
7. Halley’s Comet (11/22/97 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA)
1. Stash (4/2/98 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale (Long Island), NY)
2. Kevin’s banter
3. Bathtub Gin >
The Real Me >
Bathtub Gin (12/29/95 The Centrum, Worcester, MA)
4. Tube >
5. “Dayton Jam” (12/7/97 Ervin J. Nutter Center, Dayton, OH)
6. Kevin’s banter
disc 3:
1. AC/DC Bag (9/14/99 BSU Pavilion, Boise, ID)
2. Mike’s Song >
3. Crossroads >
4. Mike’s Song >
5. I Am Hydrogen >
6. Weekapaug Groove (5/8/93 UNH Fieldhouse, Durham, NH)
7. Kevin’s banter
8. Contact (1/3/03 Hampton Coliseum – Hampton, Virginia)
1. Curtain (With) studio take
2. Kevin’s banter
3. Tweezer (11/28/94 Field House at Montana State U., Bozeman, MT)
Check out her other videos, she’s amazing:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NWXgQfpewVA
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wbpfHBs8qpA