Phish is an American rock band noted for their live concerts and improvisational jamming. Audience recordings of Phish's live shows have been traded among fans since the band's earliest days. In addition to numerous studio albums and projects, Phish has maintained a steady output of live releases and albums, including the Live Phish series, the Live Bait series, the Live Phish Downloads series, along with numerous box sets and stand-alone archival releases. The band has also officially released every show they've performed since 2002, which are available at LivePhish
Phish discography | |
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Studio albums | 16 |
Live albums | 13 |
Compilation albums | 1 |
Singles | 29 |
Video albums | 11 |
Live Phish series | 27 |
Archival releases | 31 |
Live Bait series | 21 |
Albums
editStudio albums
editPhish recorded and/or released several albums before being signed to Elektra Records in 1991; they remained with Elektra through 2004, before founding their own label, JEMP Records. Phish's albums all feature the quartet of Trey Anastasio (guitar), Mike Gordon (bass guitar), Jon Fishman (drums), and Page McConnell (keyboards), often joined by a number of guest musicians.
Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications[1] | |||||||||
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1989 | Junta | — | US: Platinum | ||||||||||
1990 | Lawn Boy |
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— | US: Gold | |||||||||
1992 | A Picture of Nectar |
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110 | US: Gold | |||||||||
1993 | Rift |
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51 | US: Gold | |||||||||
1994 | Hoist |
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34 | US: Gold | |||||||||
1996 | Billy Breathes |
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7 | US: Gold | |||||||||
1998 | The Story of the Ghost |
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8 | — | |||||||||
1999 | The Siket Disc |
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— | — | |||||||||
2000 | Farmhouse |
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12 | US: Gold | |||||||||
2002 | Round Room |
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46 | — | |||||||||
2004 | Undermind |
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13 | — | |||||||||
2009 | Joy |
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13 | — | |||||||||
2014 | Fuego |
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7 | — | |||||||||
2016 | Big Boat |
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19 | — | |||||||||
2020 | Sigma Oasis |
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116 | — | |||||||||
2024 | Evolve |
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69 | — | |||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Other albums
editYear | Title | Album details |
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1986 | Phish (The White Tape) | |
2006 | Headphones Jam |
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2009 | Party Time |
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2022 | Get More Down (as Sci-Fi Soldier) |
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Unreleased albums
editYear | Title | Album details | Notes |
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1987 | The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday |
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Student project concept album, never officially released |
1990 | The Wendell Sessions |
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Live, in-studio, early renditions of fan favorites, rarities and jazz covers, not officially released |
2002 | The Victor Disc |
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In-studio jam session, not officially released |
Live albums
editYear | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications[1] | |||||||||
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1995 | A Live One |
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18 | US: Platinum | |||||||||
1997 | Slip Stitch and Pass |
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17 | — | |||||||||
1999 | Hampton Comes Alive |
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120 | US: Gold | |||||||||
2005 | New Year's Eve 1995 |
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— | — | |||||||||
2006 | Live in Brooklyn |
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162 | — | |||||||||
Colorado '88 |
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— | — | ||||||||||
2007 | Vegas 96 |
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— | — | |||||||||
2008 | At the Roxy |
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148 | — | |||||||||
2011 | Hampton/Winston-Salem '97 |
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— | — | |||||||||
2012 | Chicago '94 |
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121 | — | |||||||||
2013 | Ventura |
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123 | — | |||||||||
Niagara Falls |
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— | — | ||||||||||
2015 | Amsterdam |
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— | — | |||||||||
2017 | St. Louis '93 |
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— | — | |||||||||
2018 | Kasvot Växt: í rokk |
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— | — | |||||||||
The Complete Baker's Dozen |
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— | — | ||||||||||
The Baker's Dozen: Live at Madison Square Garden |
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— | — | ||||||||||
2021 | LP on LP 01 |
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134 | — | |||||||||
LP on LP 02 |
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138 | — | ||||||||||
2022 | The Clifford Ball |
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LP on LP 03 |
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The Gorge '98 |
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— | — | ||||||||||
2023 | LP on LP 04 |
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— | — | |||||||||
2024 | The Spectrum '97 |
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— | — | |||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Live Phish series
editBeginning in late 2001, the "Live Phish" series are multi-CD sets chronicling complete shows picked by the band spanning their entire career. [A] The original twenty-volume "Live Phish" series was released by Elektra Records and launched while Phish was on hiatus from recording and touring (October 2000 to December 2002). Numbered 01 through 20, each multi-disc set was made available individually and featured innovative packaging: a cardboard slipcase containing the compact discs housed in a foldable plastic page that could be stored in a ShowCase binder that was sold separately or with select copies of Volume 06. The first six volumes were simultaneously released on September 18, 2001. The rest of the series was then released in sporadic batches through May 2003. Among the initial twenty volumes, there are four two-disc sets, twelve three-disc sets and four quadruple-disc sets totaling over forty-seven and a half hours of live recordings ranging from 1989 to 2000. The original plastic fold-out CD pages eventually began leaking a sticky liquid goo that often ruined the CDs within the covers. Elektra Records thus began re-issuing several Live Phish Volumes 1 through 20 in clamshell CD cases in the mid-2000s.
Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||
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2001 | Live Phish Volume 1 |
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97 | ||||||||||
Live Phish Volume 2 |
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93 | |||||||||||
Live Phish Volume 3 |
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118 | |||||||||||
Live Phish Volume 4 |
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127 | |||||||||||
Live Phish Volume 5 |
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115 | |||||||||||
Live Phish Volume 6 |
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105 | |||||||||||
2002 | Live Phish Volume 7 |
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128 | ||||||||||
Live Phish Volume 8 |
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154 | |||||||||||
Live Phish Volume 9 |
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141 | |||||||||||
Live Phish Volume 10 |
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147 | |||||||||||
Live Phish Volume 11 |
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145 | |||||||||||
Live Phish Volume 12 |
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138 | |||||||||||
Live Phish Volume 13 |
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112 | |||||||||||
Live Phish Volume 14 |
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146 | |||||||||||
Live Phish Volume 15 |
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144 | |||||||||||
Live Phish Volume 16 |
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139 | |||||||||||
2003 | Live Phish Volume 17 |
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Live Phish Volume 18 |
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Live Phish Volume 19 |
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Live Phish Volume 20 |
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2004 | Live Phish 02.28.03 |
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Live Phish 07.15.03 |
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Live Phish 07.29.03 |
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2005 | Live Phish 04.02.98 |
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Live Phish 04.03.98 |
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Live Phish 04.04.98 |
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Live Phish 04.05.98 |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Live Phish Downloads: Archival releases
editA ^ : The Live Phish Downloads Series is regularly updated with shows both old and new, available as downloads in various formats, with select shows* made available on CD
Year | Title | Album details |
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2003 | Live Phish Downloads 10.31.90 |
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Live Phish Downloads 12.01.92 |
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Live Phish Downloads 05.08.93 |
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Live Phish Downloads 10.07.00 |
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2004 | Live Phish Downloads 12.07.97 |
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2005 | Live Phish Downloads 11.30.94 |
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Live Phish Downloads 12.01.94 |
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Live Phish New Orleans Relief |
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2006 | Live Phish Downloads 12.29.97 |
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2007 | Live Phish Downloads 08.13.93 |
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Live Phish Downloads 10.21.95 |
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Live Phish Downloads 11.14.95 |
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Live Phish Downloads 12.01.95 |
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Live Phish Downloads 03.18.97 |
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2008 | Live Phish Downloads 12.30.97 |
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Live Phish Downloads 07.06.98 |
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Live Phish Downloads 07.22.97 |
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2010 | Live Phish Downloads 11.19.92 |
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Live Phish Downloads 11.02.96 |
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2011 | Live Phish Japan Relief |
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Live Phish Downloads 12.31.91 |
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2012 | Live Phish Downloads 12.06.97 |
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Live Phish Downloads 08.11.98 |
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2013 | Live Phish Downloads 05.03.93 |
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Live Phish Downloads 06.20.95 |
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2014 | Live Phish Downloads 08.07.93 |
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2015 | Live Phish Downloads 12.16.99 |
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Live Phish Downloads 12.12.92 |
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Live Phish Downloads 11.22.94 |
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2016 | Live Phish Downloads 11.07.96 |
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Live Phish Downloads 09.14.99 |
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2017 | Live Phish Downloads 06.26.95 |
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Live Phish Downloads 05.17.92 |
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Live Phish Downloads 06.17.94 |
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2018 | Live Phish Downloads 08.12.98 |
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Live Phish Downloads 08.26.93 |
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Live Phish Downloads 09.18.99 |
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2019 | Live Phish Downloads 07.19.91 |
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Live Phish Downloads 11.11.98 |
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Live Phish Downloads 11.30.95 |
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Live Phish Downloads 07.23.99 |
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2020 | Live Phish Downloads 11.12.94 |
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Live Phish Downloads 03.08.93 |
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Live Phish Downloads 08.01.98 |
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Live Phish Downloads 07.21.97 |
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Live Phish Downloads 07.08.94 |
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Live Phish Downloads 06.14.95 |
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Live Phish Downloads 12.02.99 |
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Live Phish Downloads 11.28.94 |
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2021 | Live Phish Downloads 08.17.93 |
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Live Phish Downloads 07.23.97 |
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Live Phish Downloads 06.19.95 |
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Live Phish Downloads 07.24.93 |
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Live Phish Downloads 11.27.96 |
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2022 | Live Phish Downloads 09.29.99 |
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Live Phish Downloads 12.02.95 |
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2023 | Live Phish Downloads 10.29.94 |
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Live Phish Downloads 06.16.00 |
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Live Phish Downloads 11.14.97 |
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2024 | Live Phish Downloads 11.30.96 |
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Compilation albums
editYear | Title | Album details |
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1996 | Stash |
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Live Bait series
editYear | Title | Album details |
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2010 | Live Bait Vol. 01 – Summer 2010 Leg 1 |
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Live Bait Vol. 02 – Summer 2010 Leg 2 |
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Live Bait Vol. 03 – Worcester Sampler |
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2011 | Live Bait Vol. 04 – Past Summers |
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Live Bait Vol. 05 – Festival Sampler |
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Live Bait Vol. 06 – Colorado Sampler |
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2012 | Live Bait Vol. 07 – 2012 Leg 1 Past Summers Compilation |
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Live Bait Vol. 08 – 2012 Leg 2 Past Summers Compilation |
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2013 | Live Bait Vol. 09 |
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2014 | Live Bait Vol. 10 |
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2015 | Live Bait Vol. 11 |
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2016 | Live Bait Vol. 12 |
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2017 | Live Bait Vol. 13 |
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2018 | Live Bait Vol. 14 |
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Live Bait Vol. 15 |
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2019 | Live Bait Vol. 16 |
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2021 | Live Bait Vol. 17 |
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Live Bait Vol. 18 |
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2022 | Live Bait Vol. 19 |
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2023 | Live Bait Vol. 20 |
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2024 | Live Bait Vol. 21 |
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Singles
editFrom 1992 to 2004 Phish was signed with Elektra Records and released seventeen CD promo singles for radio DJs and one commercial cassette single, "Down with Disease". In 2005 Phish started their own record label, JEMP Records (in association with Rhino for a year) and have released one promo single and four digital singles since.
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | Label | |||||||||
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US Adult Pop [6] |
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1992 | "Chalk Dust Torture" | — | — | — | — | A Picture of Nectar | Elektra | ||||||
"Cavern" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
1993 | "Fast Enough for You" | — | — | — | — | Rift | |||||||
"The Wedge" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
1994 | "Down with Disease" | — | 33 | — | — | Hoist | |||||||
"Sample in a Jar" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Julius" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
1995 | "Bouncing Around the Room" (Live) | — | —[A] | — | —[B] | A Live One | |||||||
"Gumbo" (Live) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
1996 | "Free" | 24 | 11 | — | 7 | Billy Breathes | |||||||
1997 | "Character Zero" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
1998 | "Birds of a Feather" | — | — | — | 14 | The Story of the Ghost | |||||||
"Wading in the Velvet Sea" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
2000 | "Heavy Things" | — | — | 29 | 2 | Farmhouse | |||||||
"Back on the Train" | — | — | — | 32 | |||||||||
2002 | "46 Days" | — | — | — | — | Round Room | |||||||
2004 | "The Connection" | — | — | — | 2 | Undermind | |||||||
2005 | "Strange Design" (Live) | — | — | — | — | New Year's Eve 1995 | |||||||
2009 | "Time Turns Elastic" | — | — | — | — | Joy | JEMP | ||||||
"Backwards Down the Number Line" | — | — | — | 9 | |||||||||
2014 | "Waiting All Night" | — | — | — | — | Fuego | |||||||
"The Line" | — | — | — | 16 | |||||||||
"555" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
2016 | "Breath and Burning" | — | — | — | 23 | Big Boat | |||||||
"Blaze On" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
2024 | "Evolve" | — | — | — | 39 | Evolve | |||||||
"Oblivion" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Hey Stranger" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Life Saving Gun" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
- ^ "Bouncing Around the Room" reached number 34 on the rock chart published by Radio & Records dated August 18, 1995.[8]
- ^ "Bouncing Around the Room" reached number 27 on the adult alternative chart published by Radio & Records dated September 22, 1995.[9]
Video releases
editYear | Title | Details | RIAA certification[1] |
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1994 | Tracking |
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2001 | Bittersweet Motel |
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2002 | Live in Vegas |
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Gold: February 13, 2003 |
2004 | It |
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Gold: January 26, 2005 Platinum: January 26, 2005 |
Specimens of Beauty |
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2006 | Live in Brooklyn |
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2008 | Walnut Creek |
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2009 | The Clifford Ball |
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2010 | Phish 3D |
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Coral Sky |
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Alpine Valley 2010 |
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2011 | Live in Utica |
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2012 | Star Lake 98 |
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Phish tributes discography
editSince 2000, various artists have recorded a number of tribute albums dedicated to the rock band Phish. Like Phish's music, the albums cover a wide range of genres including reggae, bluegrass, classical music, and more. The first Phish tribute album - Sharin' in the Groove - was a double album created by a non-profit group of fans called The Mockingbird Foundation, who also published The Phish Companion. The album features a number of high-profile musicians performing Phish songs, including Jimmy Buffett, The Wailers, Dave Matthews, Arlo Guthrie, Hot Tuna, Tom Tom Club, and members of Pavement and Los Lobos. The members of Phish officially endorsed this album, which also featured an album release concert at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco led by Merl Saunders. In 2002, members of the Birmingham, Alabama bluegrass group Rollin' In The Hay collaborated with a number of other bluegrass musicians to release Gone Phishin: A Bluegrass Tribute to Phish, featuring all instrumental versions of Phish classics. The album was a success, and a sequel followed later in the year with a song list that included more obscure Phish songs. In 2004, Phish became one of over a hundred bands to have their songs interpreted by a string quartet (joining the ranks of Tool, Radiohead, and U2). Another bluegrass tribute (this time with vocals) by a group of Nashville-based musicians was released later in the year.
- Gone Phishin: A Bluegrass Tribute to Phish (2000)
- Sharin' in the Groove: Celebrating the Music of Phish (2001)
- Still Phishin: A Bluegrass Tribute to Phish 2 (2002)
- JamGrass (Progressive Bluegrass Jams on a Band Called Phish) (2004)
- The String Quartet Tribute to Phish (2004)
- High Neighbors: Dub Tribute to Phish (2006)
- Dub Like an Antelope - Legends of Reggae Celebrate Phish (2009)
Cover songs of other artists
editThey consistently vary their set lists while touring extensively. To keep the music fresh and the audiences intrigued, Phish records and performs a number of cover songs from various musical genres.[10][11][12]
Books
edit- The Phish Book (official biography written by Phish and Richard Gehr – 1998)
- Phish: The Biography (non-official biography written by Parke Puterbaugh – 2009)
Live albums by recording date
editThis is a list of live Phish albums released on CD or LP, in recording date order.
- Colorado '88 – July 28 – August 5, 1988
- Live Phish 09 – August 26, 1989
- Live Phish 19 – July 12, 1991
- At the Roxy – February 19 – 21, 1993
- St. Louis '93 – April 14 – August 16, 1993
- Live Phish 07 – August 14, 1993
- Live Phish 18 – May 7, 1994
- Chicago '94 – June 18 – November 25, 1994
- Live Phish 10 – June 22, 1994
- A Live One – July 8 – December 31, 1994
- Live Phish 02 – July 16, 1994
- Live Phish 13 – October 31, 1994
- Live Phish 20 – December 29, 1994
- Live Phish 14 – October 31, 1995
- Niagara Falls – December 7, 1995
- Live Phish 01 – December 14, 1995
- New Year's Eve 1995 – December 31, 1995
- Live Phish 12 – August 13, 1996
- The Clifford Ball – August 16 – 17, 1996
- Live Phish 15 – October 31, 1996
- Vegas 96 – December 6, 1996
- Amsterdam – February 17 – July 2, 1997
- Slip Stitch and Pass – March 1, 1997
- Ventura – July 30, 1997 – July 20, 1998
- Live Phish 11 – November 17, 1997
- Hampton/Winston-Salem '97 – November 21 – 23, 1997
- The Spectrum '97 – December 2 – 3, 1997
- Live Phish 04.02.98 – April 2, 1998
- Live Phish 04.03.98 – April 3, 1998
- Live Phish 04.04.98 – April 4, 1998
- Live Phish 04.05.98 – April 5, 1998
- Live Phish 17 – July 15, 1998
- The Gorge '98 – July 16 – 17, 1998
- Live Phish 16 – October 31, 1998
- Hampton Comes Alive – November 20 – 21, 1998
- Live Phish 06 – November 27, 1998
- Live Phish 08 – July 10, 1999
- LP on LP 04 – May 22, 2000
- Live Phish 04 – June 14, 2000
- Live Phish 05 – July 8, 2000
- Live Phish 03 – September 14, 2000
- Live Phish 02.28.03 – February 28, 2003
- Live Phish 07.15.03 – July 15, 2003
- Live Phish 07.29.03 – July 29, 2003
- Live in Brooklyn – June 17, 2004
- LP on LP 02 – May 26, 2011
- LP on LP 03 – August 22, 2015
- The Complete Baker's Dozen – July 21 – August 6, 2017
- The Baker's Dozen: Live at Madison Square Garden – July 21 – August 6, 2017
- Kasvot Växt: í rokk – October 31, 2018
- LP on LP 01 – July 14, 2019
References
edit- ^ a b c "RIAA searchable certification database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
- ^ a b c "Phish Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ "Listen: Phish Announce 16th Studio and First in Four Years LP 'Evolve,' Share Initial Single". Relix. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Phish Chart History: Alternative". Billboard. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Phish Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Phish Chart History: Adult Top 40". Billboard. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Phish Chart History: Triple A". Billboard. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Rock Top 50" (PDF). Radio & Records. 18 August 1995.
- ^ "Radio & Records" (PDF). No. 1113. 22 September 1995. p. 88.
- ^ Phish Cover Songs at The Covers Project
- ^ Phish Reviews and News at The Music Box
- ^ Phish Setlists at The Helping Phriendly Book