Live Phish Vol. 9: 8/26/89, Townshend Family Park, Townshend, Vermont [Live]

Phish | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 16, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 1989
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Live
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B00006369A
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,647 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Fluffhead

2. Colonel Forbin's Ascent

3. Fly Famous Mockingbird

4. Harry Hood

5. Split Open and Melt

6. The Divided Sky

Disc: 2

1. You Enjoy Myself

2. Possum

3. Andy Griffith Theme

4. Bold as Love

5. Ya Mar

6. Slave to the Traffic Light

See all 10 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. David Bowie

2. The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday

3. Avenu Malcanu

4. Suzy Greenberg

5. Dinner and a Movie

6. Run Like an Antelope

See all 9 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Old School Phish!, February 2, 2003

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D (Scarsdale, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live Phish Vol. 9: 8/26/89, Townshend Family Park, Townshend, Vermont (Audio CD)

Here is some real old school Phish for you. First off, be warned - this is not the same quality recording as the other releases in the Live Phish series, it was taped by a bootlegger, and later given to the band to release. This show is from 1989, and has such classic Phish songs as Colonel Forbin's Ascent, The Famous Mocking Bird, and TMWSIY. These songs tell a sort of story; they were written as such because they WERE Trey Anastasio's senior project at Goddard College. In any case, the result is that throughout the concert (mainly on the first disc), Trey narrates the adventures (with background music) of Colonel Forbin in the land of Gamehendge (Trey's created mystical world), and then the music continues. This is NOT much like a modern Phish concert, or even a pre-hiatus show. That being said, Disc 1's Fluffhead and Fly Famous Mockingbird are fabulous (none of the songs are narrated al the way through, even though they all tell the story), and Disc 2 is stellar all around with: Possum, Ya Mar, Slave to the Traffic Light, ACDC Bag, Donna Lee, and Funky B!tch. The 3rd Disc is - big surprise - great as well, with David Bowie, TMWSIY, Suzy Greenburg, Antelope, and a cover of La Grange, which ROCKS. You won't be disappointed, and hopefully, after reading this, you won't be surprised either!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Nice Set, April 24, 2002

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sean wilcox (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live Phish Vol. 9: 8/26/89, Townshend Family Park, Townshend, Vermont (Audio CD)

I am new to the Phish universe, so my comments will be mostly as a newly initiated fan. This recording comes from a two-track cassette master, so the quality is not as strong as some of the other recordings in the series. It is, however, very listenable.

The insert has a picture of the poster from the concert--the poster looks handmade--very cool.

The set is really strong--I mainly got it because it had You Enjoy Myself as well as David Bowie and TMHSIY/Avenue Malcanu--some of my favourite Phish songs. Each of these songs have excellent jams. Fluffhead starts the set out well.

Though serious audiophiles may be discouraged by the slightly less than stellar sound quality, this recording is great. Check it out!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sick Phish, October 23, 2004

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E. Cable (Charlotte, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live Phish Vol. 9: 8/26/89, Townshend Family Park, Townshend, Vermont (Audio CD)

This is the only taste of early live phish offered by the Live Phish series, and I can say it is one of my favorites. This album is essential to tracking Phish's progression throughout their carreer. As for the setlist, all three discs are incredible. From an amazing You Enjoy Myself, to a Run Like an Antelope to be reckoned with, Phish flows on all cylinders to play their best.