1989-04-15: University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA (Billings Lounge)

~ Release by Phish (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Phish
Billings Lounge, UVM
Burlington, VT
April 15th, 1989

-New Source is a Maxell XLII-S Cassette
-A>D via Nakamichi Dragon>Korg MR1000>Korg Audio Gate>WAV @ 24/96
-96khz > 44khz sample rate conversion via iZotope SRC 64 bit SRC
-24bit > 16bit bit depth conversion via iZotope MBIT+ Dither
-Tracking performed in Adobe Audition 3.0
-FLAC conversion via Trader's Little Helper
-Thanks to XXXXX for the source tape from set 1
-Thanks to @TMWSIY for the source tape from set 2, a Maxell XLII-S Analog Cassette of unknown lineage, same transfer as above.

Soundcheck:
1. Time Loves A Hero 5:20

Set 1:

2. Mikeís Song > 6:15
3. I Am Hydrogen > 2:13
4. Weekapaug Groove 7:19
5. Esther > 8:54
6. You Enjoy Myself > 14:14
7. Wilson 3:57
8. Peaches en Regalia 3:12
9. Banter 1:18
10. On Your Way Down > 5:00
11. Alumni Blues > 3:40
12. Letter to Jimmy Page > 1:06
13. Alumni Blues 0:39
10. I Didnít Know 3:31
11. McGrupp And The Watchful Hosemasters > 8:31
12. Foam 8:17
13. David Bowie // 4:19

Total Time 1:27:45

Set 2:

1. Funky Bitch 6:42
2. Golgi Apparatus > 4:47
3. Slave To The Traffic Light 7:12
4. The Mango Song 6:34
5. The Divided Sky 12:59
6. Split Open And Melt 10:11
7. Suzy Greenberg > 6:14
8. Fluffhead > 15:51
9. Good Times Bad Times 6:42

Encore:
10. AC/DC Bag 6:09
11. Possum 1:44

Source Notes:
Soundcheck + Set 1 are the new source.
Something odd going on @ 12:40 of YEM
Cut ~2:07 in Wilson, likely a tape flip on the original source that created this.
Pretty tough cut ~0:28 of David Bowie, likely the second tape flip from the first source.
Second cut nasty cut in Bowie at tape end
Others have said this first set sounds off-speed. I did not speed adjust this source at all.
Set 2 was originally part of shnid 112453
AC/DC Bag > Possum is of a different, also unknown lineage

SHOW NOTES
This show was a Benefit for VPIRG (Vermont Public Interest Research Group).
It was not listed in the March or April 1989 Phish newsletters but is believed to have occurred at this time and place.
During McGrupp, Fish used a brand new electronic drum machine.
Attendance for this show reportedly suffered due to no alcohol being served.
This version of Split Open And Melt included a drum solo.

Annotation last modified on 2025-01-16 22:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1Cassette: Sound Check
2Cassette: Set 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Mike's Song
recorded at:
Phish at University of Vermont (1989-04-15)
live recording of:
Mike’s Song (on 1989-04-15)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Gordon (member of Phish)
publisher:
Who Is She Music Inc.
6:15
2I Am Hydrogen
recorded at:
Phish at University of Vermont (1989-04-15)
live recording of:
I Am Hydrogen (on 1989-04-15)
composer:
Trey Anastasio (US jam band Phish lead singer), Marc "Daubs" Daubert (schoolboy friend of Phish frontman Trey Anastasio) and Tom Marshall (lyricist for Phish)
publisher:
Who Is She Music Inc.
2:13
3Weekapaug Groove
recorded at:
Phish at University of Vermont (1989-04-15)
live recording of:
Weekapaug Groove (on 1989-04-15)
writer:
Trey Anastasio (US jam band Phish lead singer), Jon Fishman (Member of Phish), Mike Gordon (member of Phish) and Page McConnell
publisher:
Who Is She Music Inc.
7:19
4Esther
recorded at:
Phish at University of Vermont (1989-04-15)
live recording of:
Esther (on 1989-04-15)
lyricist and composer:
Trey Anastasio (US jam band Phish lead singer)
publisher:
Who Is She Music Inc.
8:54
5You Enjoy Myself
recorded at:
Phish at University of Vermont (1989-04-15)
live recording of:
You Enjoy Myself (on 1989-04-15)
lyricist and composer:
Trey Anastasio (US jam band Phish lead singer)
publisher:
Who Is She Music Inc.
14:15
6Wilson
recorded at:
Phish at University of Vermont (1989-04-15)
live recording of:
Wilson (on 1989-04-15)
writer:
Trey Anastasio (US jam band Phish lead singer), Tom Marshall (lyricist for Phish) and Aaron Woolf (childhood friend of Phish frontman Trey Anastasio)
publisher:
Who Is She Music Inc.
3:57
7Peaches en Regalia
recorded at:
Phish at University of Vermont (1989-04-15)
recorded at:
University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont, United States (on 1989-04-15)
live cover recording of:
Peaches en Regalia (on 1989-04-15)
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
publisher:
Munchkin Music Co.
3:12
8[banter]
1:19
9On Your Way Down
recorded at:
Phish at University of Vermont (1989-04-15)
live cover recording of:
On Your Way Down (on 1989-04-15)
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Marsaint Music Inc. (publishing), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
5:00
10Alumni Blues
recorded at:
Phish at University of Vermont (1989-04-15)
live recording of:
Alumni Blues (on 1989-04-15)
lyricist and composer:
Trey Anastasio (US jam band Phish lead singer)
publisher:
Who Is She Music Inc.
3:41
11Letter to Jimmy Page
recorded at:
Phish at University of Vermont (1989-04-15)
live recording of:
Letter to Jimmy Page (on 1989-04-15)
composer:
Trey Anastasio (US jam band Phish lead singer)
publisher:
Who Is She Music Inc.
1:06
12Alumni Blues
recorded at:
Phish at University of Vermont (1989-04-15)
live recording of:
Alumni Blues (on 1989-04-15)
lyricist and composer:
Trey Anastasio (US jam band Phish lead singer)
publisher:
Who Is She Music Inc.
0:40
13I Didn't Know
recorded at:
Phish at University of Vermont (1989-04-15)
live cover recording of:
I Didn’t Know (on 1989-04-15)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wright (Also known as Nancy Taube)
publisher:
Who Is She Music Inc.
3:31
14McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters
recorded at:
Phish at University of Vermont (1989-04-15)
live recording of:
McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters (on 1989-04-15)
writer:
Trey Anastasio (US jam band Phish lead singer) and Tom Marshall (lyricist for Phish)
publisher:
Who Is She Music Inc.
8:32
15Foam
recorded at:
Phish at University of Vermont (1989-04-15)
live recording of:
Foam (on 1989-04-15)
lyricist and composer:
Trey Anastasio (US jam band Phish lead singer)
publisher:
Who Is She Music Inc.
8:18
16David Bowie
recorded at:
Phish at University of Vermont (1989-04-15)
live recording of:
David Bowie (on 1989-04-15)
lyricist and composer:
Trey Anastasio (US jam band Phish lead singer)
publisher:
Who Is She Music Inc.
4:19
3Cassette: Set 2