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Phish The Spectrum 97 6-CD Box Set

Phish The Spectrum 97 6-CD Box Set

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The Spectrum ‘97 all new 6-CD box set captures two formative nights of crucial Phish at a legendary sports venue recorded by Paul Languedoc to multitrack, mixed by Jon Altschiller, and mastered by Fred Kevorkian. The Spectrum ’97 was recorded live 12/2/97 and 12/3/97 at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA. The venue hosted Phish nine times between December 1995 and November 2003. Capturing the band at this classic venue during a funky fall ‘97 apex, ‘The Spectrum ’97’ celebrates a standout two-night stand across 33 songs. A glimpse backstage is provided by the Funky Bitch soundcheck included at the end of the 12/2 show.

December 2nd highlights began with the opener Buried Alive > Down With Disease > Makisupa Policeman and continued with a burning fast Chalk Dust Torture and Ghost > Divided Sky. Ghost > Divided Sky was a one- time pairing with an electro-funk dance party Ghost and the only Divided Sky of fall tour. Set II opened with an incredible Mike’s Song > Simple > Dog Faced Boy > Ya Mar > Weekapaug Groove segment that stretched more than an hour with a double-jammed Mike’s, Dog Faced Boy played to a calypso beat, extended Ya Mar with shoutouts to Trey’s Grandpoony, and Weekapaug thick with funky Clavinet and a high-speed ending. The December 3rd show opened with Punch You In The Eye > My Soul and a hot Drowned and closed with a unique combination of Gumbo > 2001 > You Enjoy Myself. The final Spectrum ‘97 set was a non-stop affair with David Bowie > Possum > Philly ’97 Jam > Prince Caspian > Frankenstein, followed by Harry Hood and a Crossroads encore. Bowie’s intro included references to the venue’s sports mecca status with Take Me Out To The Ballgame and Baby Elephant Walk teases. The Philly ’97 Jam that developed out of Possum was a standalone funk jam with siren effects and fight bell, foreshadowing the Dayton Jam out of Tube later that week.
 
The Spectrum 97 Tracklisting
 
CD 1
1. Buried Alive >   (3:41)
2. Down With Disease > (10:25)
3. Makisupa Policeman (6:05)
4. Chalk Dust Torture (7:59)
5. Ghost > (12:48)
6. Divided Sky (15:33)
7. Dirt > (4:18)
8. Taste (9:33)
9. The Star Spangled Banner (1:36)
 
CD 2
1. Mike’s Song > (20:54)
2. Simple > (11:00)
3. Dog Faced Boy > (4:42)
4. Ya Mar > (13:59)
5. Weekapaug Groove (15:35)
 
CD 3
1. Bouncing Around The Room > (4:00)
2. Character Zero (10:01)
3. Ginseng Sullivan > (3:46)
4. Sample In A Jar (5:56)
5. Funky Bitch Soundcheck (7:30)
 
CD 4
1. Punch You In The Eye > (10:15)
2. My Soul (7:18)
3. Drowned (16:35)
4. Old Home Place (3:43)
5. Gumbo > (8:21)
6. 2001 > (11:18)
7. You Enjoy Myself (21:10)
 
CD 5
1. David Bowie > (27:39)
2. Possum > (11:53)
3. Philly ‘97 Jam > (9:23)
 
CD 6 
1. Prince Caspian > (10:06)
2. Frankenstein > (5:10)
3. Harry Hood (16:24)
4. Crossroads (5:49)
 
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
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26 reviews
  • AB
    Allen B. A.
    I recommend this product
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    11 months ago
    4 Stars

    Great show, and after Hampton, VA the Spectrum was my favorite indoor arena. I was able to get to 3 amazingly shows by phish there. 96, 97, 99 were sick and 1st rotation jam with Trey on drums and rest changing and only way you tell is by the applause on recording. Place was Jewel also saw Further or The Dead it was a minute. I had great times I still remember. Which, considering the amount of energy spent on seeing, breathing and becoming a fixture at the greatest place, USA and enjoying the back and forth s from '98-'17 went 3x out and back and just stayed the last time, 40th birthday.

  • BA
    Ben A.
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 year ago
    5 Stars

    Always like hearing Phish1.0 shows, and these two shows are pretty good. That said I feel like there are certainly better shows that could have been made into a box set like this. Nonetheless definitely not bad shows, but I wouldn't call either show truly great. If you're seeing this I'm presuming you're already a phan so I will give my recommendation to this box set. But there's better shows available in my opinion.

  • MG
    Matt G.
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 year ago
    5 Stars

    Great show. Good packaging. Fits right next to all the other live CDs on the shelves. I just wish that a physical CD would be manufactured for all releases, even if it was in a limited quantity that we would want to preorder in order to acquire one. I do not have a copy of Sigma Oasis or The Clifford Ball releases, which is a shame! I have every single Phish CD that's been issued, even the 36CD The Complete Baker's Dozen. Some of us old timers still want the CDs. I listen to streaming in the car, and CDs at home.

  • R
    Russ
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 year ago
    5 Stars

    Super stellar!!! I only missed the McNichol show November -December '97. A phenomenal time! Real magic! Thanks

  • SP
    Samantha P.
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 year ago
    5 Stars

    97 was the year I started seeing Phish & undoubtedly one of their best years ever! I love this disc set, haven't stopped listening to it since it came!