Two reader requests: 12.04.05 and 11.07.96

Here we have a pair of mid-'90s nuggets. Both are requests: one from the request page and another from a reader on a different board.



12.04.95 Mullins Center, Amherst MA

Phish.net page

Set 1: Julius, Gumbo, The Divided Sky, Punch You In the Eye, Stash, My Mind's Got a Mind of its Own, Axilla (Part II), The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Hello My Baby, While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Set 2: Timber (Jerry), Sparkle, Ya Mar, Run Like an Antelope, Billy Breathes, Cars Trucks Buses, You Enjoy Myself, Sample in a Jar, Frankenstein

Encore: Bouncing Around the Room, Rocky Top

FLAC pt 1 - 506 MB
FLAC pt 2 - 567 MB

mp3 - 298 MB

AAC - 167

As with most/all pre-'97 shows, Mike is pretty low in the mix, and it has that unmistakable 1995 sound to it...hard to describe, but Fishman seems loud in the mix, especially the snare. Anyhoo, on top of the usual EQ tweakage I moved the stereo image a bit more center and raised the volume a bit. This is an AKG 460B/ck61 pull.





11.07.96 Rupp Arena, Lexington KY

Phish.net page

Set 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Weigh > Rift > Guelah Papyrus, Stash, Waste, Guyute, Free > Tela, Character Zero[1]

Set 2: Suzy Greenberg > Bathtub Gin -> Hold Your Head Up > Bike > Hold Your Head Up, You Enjoy Myself

Encore: Frankenstein

[1] No ending vocal jam.

Notes: Character Zero was performed without the ending vocal jam. Fishman humorously stumbled through Bike, which was played by request.

FLAC pt 1 - 483 MB
FLAC pt 2 - 532 MB

mp3 - 308 MB

AAC - 161 MB

This Nakamichi CM300 & PZM 30D mix was super quiet and left of center. Also, for a show where Mike slayed it was a shame for him to be so low in the mix. I brought the low end up quite a bit so his presence could be appreciated more. He doesn't sound '97 all of a sudden, but there's definitely more low end than the original source.

That's the tricky thing about trying to bring more Mike into the mix when there wasn't much to begin with: if you raise the low frequencies on the EQ too much, sure, you might be able to hear Mike better but it sometimes overdoes the rest of the mix with too much bass. Can't really isolate the instruments in the same fashion as one could if you were at the actual soundboard.