Order 12/29/97 together with 12/30/97 and get 12/29 at a Discount

Live Phish Video is now at maximum iPod resolution (640x480 @ 1.5 Mbps). This higher resolution may not play on older video iPods without conversion.

This release includes all the video that was recorded. The missing video tracks My Soul, Sleeping Monkey and Sneakin' Sally Thru The Alley (Reprise) were lost during tape changes of the BetaSP video masters.

After a standout show on 12/29/97, the band gave a loose, funky performance on the second night of their three-night stand at Madison Square Garden. The band came out of the gates smoking on night three of a four-show holiday tour on December 30th with "Sneakin' Sally Thru The Alley" > "Taste". The nearly 3.5 hour marathon was capped by a playful, non-stop second set that highlighted a sublime "AC/DC Bag", rare "McGrupp And The Watchful Hosemasters" and a heavily-narrated "Harpua" which introduced elements of the New Year's Eve Udder Ball gag and Tom Marshall's mysterious appearance from Trey's past for Phish's first and only cover of The Proclaimer's "I Wanna Be (500 Miles)". An extended "Harry Hood" > "My Soul" and a deep, four-song encore of "Carini" > "Black-Eyed Katy" > a reprised "Sneakin' Sally" and "Frankenstein" completed a curfew-breaking second set so long that the band got to wish the audience an early happy new year. Paul Languedoc's 2-track soundboard mix mastered by Fred Kevorkian was sync'd to all the available video shot from the front-of-house position to create this latest LivePhish Video offering. 12/30/97 Madison Square Garden is an excellent example of just how fun a Phish Holiday show could be. Alone or as a necessary companion to the previous show, this is must-hear (and must-see) Phish from the archives. Enjoy!

Video Recorded by Eric Larson with a single camera at the front-of-house mix position. Audio Recorded by Paul Languedoc. Mastered by Fred Kevorkian at Kevorkian Mastering, NYC, March 2007. Video Post-Production by Jeff Lawson/Egan Media Productions. Additional Post-Production by Kevin Shapiro, assisted by Dwight Stannard.

   excellent stuff  (2/9/2010 7:27:44 PM)

one of my absolute favorites. the three 1997 december releases (12/7 Dayton, then 12/29, 30 @MSG) are just fantastic shows but each with its own individual qualities. just perfect

   BTK  (1/27/2010 8:12:53 PM)

Great show all around. Why is there not a 12/31 recording?

   Zaxon Elié  (1/7/2010 2:20:15 AM)

I can't complain at all here. Great, great show. Excellent release. Thank you so much for not releasing another beaster '93-'96 show guys.

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