$23.00 apiece for both 8/13/93 and 12/29/97 in CD form. That includes shipping and some bonus material. 3 CDs for each releases.
Ponders actually purchasing both releases
46 bones will get me some really good music, most of which I have not heard in its entirety. I’m just a sucker for actual CD releases I suppose.
Doesn’t $23 bucks for these releases feel a bit steep to anybody?? I somehow doubt that they’re going to do the same amazing job they did with the Island Tour/Live Phish series when they package these.
Oh, and, this show is really great, but I would have rather they release something else from this tour. Or at least release more than one show at a time.
That’s less than $8 per CD. Shipping is included in that $23. I agree that the packaging is going to be about as minimal as possible (I’m assuming), but who knows. But still. I’m strongly considering it.
we’ll once somebody gets it, let us all know how the packaging is. But yeah i haven’t bought a cd since i got Nye 95, but that is a great release, in fact i think i may just go throw that puppy in
am i the only one that purchased that and has only listened once?
the mikes ive listened to maybe 3 times but everything else not so much.
why no listen much, neck not like show?
why neck, why
The “Mike’s” from NYE95 is fantastic, but that show has a lot of other highlights, too. “Jim.” “Drowned->Lizards.” “Maze.” “YEM.”
reba too
See, everyone fluffs that “Reba” but I can’t get into it. There are parts of the composed part that are botched, which I’ll admit don’t really bother me that much. But the jam…everyone says the jam is among the best…it’s great, but when I think of spectacular, awe-inspiring “Reba” jams, this one doesn’t come to mind. It’s not even in my top-10 favorite versions.
we’ll it’s still a good reba, i’d tag it
Here is a new Jim Pollock print made for the Murat release!
Anyway, let’s get down to discussing this show.
I would go so far as to say that '93 was THE pivotal year in Phish’s history. You can look backwards in time from '93 and while you do see them jamming, it’s not nearly to the extent it became even in '93, let alone after. I can’t think of a single version of a song before then that is stretched out to the extent that '93 and '94 jams were. And the Murat show on the summer '93 tour is one of those pivotal times when you could tell the band ‘got something’ and just went for it.
Obviously the big draw here is the second set, and since I haven’t given the first set a good listen in awhile, I’ll just focus on this set. Take a look at the number of songs played. This is, I’m going to guesstimate, the shortest second set in terms of number of songs played for all of summer '93. This gives you a good idea of how they took the songs out there. For many, this was and still is THE Bathtub Gin. It’s always fascinating to me to hear the first time they took a song out there, and for all intents and purposes this was the first jammed out Gin. Very much in their '93 style, it slides into a raucous Ya Mar. Then, a historic Mike’s with no Weekapaug. Aside from those two big jams, the rest of the set and encore crackles with that inspired lunacy that makes older Phish exciting.
8/13 was the best from august imo, what would’ve been your choice?
same here. i love the show and the quality of the release, but have only listened once.
Personally, I like 08-15, 08-16 & 08-28 better than Indy.
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8-28 rulez. greek is a great place. plus a crimes with the dood of life.
I count Crimes of the Mind with the Dude of Life as a minus.
those are great too! the gin and mike’s from 8/13 are sooo sick though, that’s what puts it over the top for me. it’s pretty much impossible to pick a dud from august '93. best.month.in.phishtory! 
releas the whole month as box set is what i say
i’d be as happy as a pig in mud
Well, I’ve only heard 8/14, 8/20, and 8/26 otherwise. I do think that 8/13 is the best show from August '93 (again, that I’ve heard), but my point was that they should have picked something else because 8/13 already circulates even if the first set isn’t the best quality. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I wish they’d release shows from tours that haven’t been hit yet. Summer '95 and Fall '99 are the two tours I really would love to see official releases from.