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, recorded live at the Aladdin Theatre in

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, on December 6, 1996. In addition to the 3-CD set, a limited edition box version also includes a DVD with archival footage from the show and an extensive 40-page bound-book featuring photos and notes. The show features a large amount of extended improvisation on Phish classics such as "Harry Hood" and "Weekapaug Groove", as well as a cover of

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's "Peaches en Regalia". The encore features a half-hour version of "Harpua" with guest appearances from

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and

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of the band Primus, John McEuen of the

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, actor

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from ''

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'', a group of

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impersonators, and a pair known as the "Yodeling Cowgirls", who performed "

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", accompanied by

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of the

on a pedal-steel guitar. The Yodeling Cowgirls, from

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, are Heather August and Anamieke Carrozza, who had met Phish at their Phoenix concert days earlier. In addition to being a CD release, this concert is available as a download in

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and

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formats at LivePhish.com. Selected songs are available for

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download.

Track listing

Disc one

:''Set one:'' #"Wilson" (

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, Woolf) - 6:22 #"

Peaches en Regalia "Peaches en Regalia" is an instrumental jazz fusion composition by Frank Zappa. It was released on Zappa's album ''Hot Rats'' in 1969 and has been recorded many times since. It was also released as a single in 1970, with "Little Umbrellas" as the ...

" ( Zappa) - 3:10 #"Poor Heart" (

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) - 3:18 #"

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" ( Deodato) - 9:27 #"Llama" (Anastasio) - 5:26 #"

You Enjoy Myself "You Enjoy Myself", commonly abbreviated to "YEM", is a Phish song written by Trey Anastasio, first played live on February 3, 1986. It is the band's most frequently performed song, having been played at about 33% of their first 1,800 shows. Hi ...

" (Anastasio) - 26:00 #"Cars Trucks Buses" ( McConnell) - 4:09 #"

Down with Disease "Down with Disease" is a 1994 song by American band Phish. It is the second track from their 1994 album '' Hoist'' and was released as their fifth promotional single by Elektra Records. The song is a funk rock song written by Phish guitarist an ...

" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 11:04 #"

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" (

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) - 4:55

Disc two

:''Set two:'' #"Julius" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 9:34 #"Sparkle" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 3:37 #"

Mike's Song "Mike's Song" is a song by the rock band Phish. Originally written in 1985, and debuting that year on March 16, bass player Mike Gordon's song has been played a total of 488 times (appearing in 28.26% of all of Phish live shows), the third most pla ...

" (Gordon) - 10:53 #"Simple" (Gordon) - 18:33 #" Harry Hood" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, Long, McConnell) - 15:40 #"Weekapaug Groove" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) - 11:35 #" Sweet Adeline" (

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, Gerard) - 1:54 #"

Good Times Bad Times "Good Times Bad Times" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, featured as the opening track on their 1969 debut album ''Led Zeppelin''. The song was Led Zeppelin's first single released in the US, where it reached the ''Billboard'' ...

" ( Bonham,

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) - 7:18

Disc three

:''Encore:'' #"

Harpua "Harpua" is a Phish song that was a staple of their live concerts, but has now become a rarity and has ''only'' been performed live. Its first appearance on an album was on ''Live Phish Volume 2'', a 2001 release featuring a concert from 1994. Th ...

" (Anastasio, Fishman) - 4:03 #"

Wildwood Weed "Wildwood Weed" is a 1964 country-western parody song written by Don Bowman. It was the first track on Side 1 of Bowman's debut LP, ''Our Man in Trouble..."It Only Hurts When I Laugh"'' (RCA Victor catalog numbers LSP-2831 (stereo) and LPM-2831 ...

" (Bowman,

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) - 2:43 #"Harpua" (Anastasio, Fishman) - 4:21 #"I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" (

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) - 2:17 #"Harpua" (Anastasio, Fishman) - 1:55 #"

Suspicious Minds "Suspicious Minds" is a 1968 song written and first recorded by American songwriter Mark James. After this recording failed commercially, it was cut by Elvis Presley with producer Chips Moman, becoming a No. 1 song in 1969, and one of the most ...

" (

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) - 4:28 #"Harpua" (Anastasio, Fishman) - 8:47 #"Suzy Greenberg" (Anastasio, Pollak) - 6:52 #" Susie Q" (Broadwater, Hawkins,

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) - 2:47

Bonus disc - Road to Vegas

#"Split Open and Melt" (Anastasio) - 11:04 #*recorded November 9, 1996 #"Tweezer" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) - 16:58 #*recorded November 3, 1996 #"Bathtub Gin" (Anastasio, Goodman) - 26:31 #*recorded November 7, 1996 #"Simple" (Gordon) - 16:37 #*recorded November 18, 1996 #"Amazing Grace" (Traditional) - 6:07 #*recorded November 30, 1996

Personnel

Trey Anastasio Ernest Joseph "Trey" Anastasio III (born September 30, 1964) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Phish, which he co-founded in 1983. He is credited by name as composer of 152 Phish o ...

- guitars, lead vocals, acapella vocals on "Sweet Adeline" *

Page McConnell Page Samuel McConnell (born May 17, 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American multi-instrumentalist most noted for his work as the keyboardist and a songwriter for the band Phish. In addition to having been a member of Phish since 1985, ...

- keyboards, backing vocals, acapella vocals on "Sweet Adeline" *

Mike Gordon Michael Eliot Gordon (born June 3, 1965) is an American bass guitarist and vocalist most recognized as a founding member of the band Phish. In addition to bass, Gordon is an accomplished banjo player, and is proficient at piano and guitar. He ...

- bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Poor Heart" and "Mike's Song", acapella vocals on "Sweet Adeline" *

Jon Fishman Jon Fishman (born February 19, 1965) is an American drummer known for his work with the band Phish, which he co-founded in 1983, and which was, in part, named after him. He is credited with co-writing nineteen Phish songs, eight with a solo cr ...

- drums, backing vocals, acapella vocals on "Sweet Adeline"

Guests

- bass guitar on "Harpua", "Wildwood Weed", "Suspicious Minds", "Suzy Greenberg" and "Susie Q", lead vocals on "Wildwood Weed" *

- guitar on "Harpua", "Wildwood Weed", "Suspicious Minds", "Suzy Greenberg" and "Susie Q" *

- slide guitar on "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" * Heather August and Anamieke Carrozza - vocals on "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" *

- percussion on "Suzy Greenberg"

Guests on Road to Vegas

* Karl Perazzo - percussion on "Tweezer" * Peter Apfelbaum - tenor saxophone on "Amazing Grace" * John McEuen - slide guitar on "Amazing Grace"

References

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