11-14-85 Memorial Auditorium Basement, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Slave to the Traffic Light[1], Hurricane[2], Makisupa Policeman[3] > Piggies[2] -> Makisupa Policeman[3] -> Drums[4] > Alumni Blues[3] > Dear Mrs. Reagan[5]

[1] Acoustic. Possible female vocalist accompaniment.
[2] First known Phish version; acoustic.
[3] Acoustic.
[4] Possible guest appearance by Marc Daubert, at least one member of The Joneses, and possibly others.
[5] First known version; acoustic.

This show was an acoustic benefit that also featured performances by The Joneses and The Visions. Fish played percussion instead of a drumkit. Slave appeared to have a female vocalist accompanying Trey. This show also featured the first known version of Dear Mrs. Reagan and the first known Phish versions of Hurricane and Piggies. Makisupa included additional impromptu verses regarding Mike, Fish and their “new friend, Page.” Piggies was dedicated to Harry Mitiguy, then president of the Howard Bank (referred to by Trey as “Howard Mitiguy”). The drum jam out of Makisupa may have included Marc Daubert, at least one member of The Joneses, and possibly others. Phish’s archivist, Kevin Shapiro, played the Makisupa > Piggies -> Makisupa portion of this show on From the Archives on 10/30/09 at Festival 8. The date of this show may be 11/19/85.

I think the actual date for this show is 11-14-1985.

A pretty simple one to review, but a really hard one to listen to. Treys voice is up front and present, and I am able to hear tambourine and acoustic guitar. That is about it until the end when the piano makes a slight appearance. Not entirely surprised, considering how long ago this was, and this is the only thing to make it from this show.

Overall, not a bad performance from what I can tell either. Two pretty big lyrical flubs by Trey, which is completely understandable considering the song. And he recovered very nicely.

It is nice to hear, once. And that is about it.