DOWNLOADS OF THE WEEKEND:

This weekend we see the band a few weeks into a year in which they would rarely stop touring. Other than September, the band was on the road for some of every month, earning their stripes the old-fashioned way. These early portraits of Phish hitting their stride along the eastern seaboard go out as reader requests to Chuck D (and Flava.) Have a good weekend, folks!

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3.19.92 The Palace, New Haven, CT < Torrent

3.19.92 The Palace, New Haven, CT < Megaupload

I: The Landlady, Rift, Split Open and Melt, Sparkle, Golgi Apparatus, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Dinner and a Movie, Colonel Forbin’s Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird > All Things Reconsidered, David Bowie

II: Glide, Chalk Dust Torture, NICU, My Sweet One, Stash, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, My Friend, My Friend, The Squirming Coil, Cracklin’ Rosie > Cold as Ice, You Enjoy Myself

E: Sleeping Monkey > Rocky Top, Sweet Adeline

Source: Nak 300s

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3.26.92 Ziggy’s, Winston-Salem, NC < Torrent

3.26.92 Ziggy’s, Winston-Salem, NC < Megaupload

I: The Landlady, Runaway Jim, All Things Reconsidered, Foam, Sparkle, Stash, Fluffhead, Uncle Pen, NICU, David Bowie

II: Buried Alive > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Poor Heart, Brother, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday, My Friend, My Friend, The Lizards, Cavern, Cold as Ice > Cracklin’ Rosie > Cold as Ice, Possum

E: Sleeping Monkey, Chalk Dust Torture, Harpua

Notes: Aquarium Rescue Unit was the opening act

Source:  Nak 100’s

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Jam of the Weekend:

“Bathtub Gin” 7.20.98 I

This high-key “Bathtub” opener foreshadowed the Riverport “Gin,” one of the jams of the summer, just a week later. Though due to the St. Louis gem, this Ventura “Gin” sometimes gets the short end of the stick. Recognize.

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VIDEO OF THE WEEKEND:

DOWNLOADS OF THE WEEKEND:

Two of the most classic nuggets of any Phish collection, these shows need no introduction.  Along their phenomenal west coast run during April ’92 Phish churned out great show after great show, and these are two of the highlights.  Both taking place on California college campuses, these two have many old-school highlights.  Among these four great sets, be sure to check out the Anaconda “Mockingbird” and, of course the famous “Harry Hood” from Stanford.  Enjoy the crispy recordings as we enjoy the last weekend before tour starts up again!

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4.16.92 Anaconda Theatre, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA SBD < TORRENT

4.16.92 Anaconda Theatre, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA SBD < MEGAUP

I: Buried Alive, Possum, It’s Ice, Bouncing Around the Room, Split Open and Melt, Rift, Fee, Maze, Colonel Forbin’s Ascent > Icculus > Famous Mockingbird, Run Like an Antelope

II: Sanity, Llama, Lizards, Mike’s Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Horn, Poor Heart, Cold as Ice > Terrapin > Cold as Ice, Carolina, Memories, Sweet Adeline, Suzy Greenberg

E: Sleeping Monkey

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4.18.92 Wilbur Field, Standford University, Palo Alto, CA SBD < TORR.

4.18.92 Wilbur Field, Standford University, Palo Alto, CA SBD < MEGA.

I: Wilson, The Divided Sky, Guelah Papyrus, Poor Heart, Split Open and Melt, Esther, Possum, It’s Ice, Sparkle, All Things Reconsidered, Run Like an Antelope

II: Glide, Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Rift, Manteca > Bathtub Gin, Lizards, Mound, Llama, TMWSIY > Avenu Malkenu > TMWSIY, Dinner and a Movie, Harry Hood*, Cold as Ice > Love You > Cold as Ice, Rocky Top

E: Contact, Big Black Furry Creature From Mars

Free show. *With “Linus and Lucy” tease

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Jam of the Weekend:

“Tweezer” Red Rocks 8.6.96 II

We are thirteen years removed from the last Red Rocks Tweezer, and less than a week until the next.  Excited yet?

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VIDEO OF THE WEEKEND:

“David Bowie” 11.2.90 Boulder, Co – (Sick!)