PHISH will release the next four volumes of their LIVE PHISH series on May 20. “Live Phish”, Volumes 17-20 will feature selections made by Mike Gordon, after reviewing 20 years of personal journals, most of them commentary about Phish shows.

Using his notes as a guide, he whittled down the list of 1,331 candidates — that’s (give or take) the number of Phish gigs between 10/30/83 and 10/7/2000 — to a manageable 50. he halved that list to 25 and then further excised it down to 10 before making a final selection of four “Mike’s Picks” two of the releases are two-disc sets. The other two are three disc sets, and as a bonus, they include significant extra ‘filler’ tracks from additional shows.

We’re still updating the Live Phish CDs web site http://www.cds.livephish.com with the new material — look for audio and video samples of the new shows by the end of the month. In the meantime, you can view full setlists and filler tracks on the Phish Dry Goods site at http://drygoods.phish.com/Dept.aspx?cp=773_1429_6903.
The shows:

LIVE PHISH 17 (3 cds)
7.15.98
Portland Meadows
Portland, Oregon
(filler: 7/29/98 Riverport Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, Missouri)

LIVE PHISH 18 (3 CDs)
5.7.94
The Bomb Factory
Dallas, TX
(filler: 11/22/94 Jesse Auditorium, Columbia, MO)

LIVE PHISH 19 (2 CDs)
7.12.91
Colonial Theatre
Keene, New Hampshire
Note: This show was part of Phish’s “Horn Tour” which featured The Giant Country Horns

LIVE PHISH 20 (2 CDs)
12.29.94
Providence Civic Center
Providence, Rhode Island

Phish Dry Goods is now taking preorders for Live Phish 17 – 20. We will begin shipping orders about two weeks before the official release date of May 20. Although we cannot guarantee that you will receive your order before May 20, we will do everything possible to ensure that you do.

CONTEST ALERT: Everyone who preorders all four new Live Phish releases via Phish Dry Goods before May 20 is automatically entered into our Live Phish Pre-order Contest. Five winners will each receive two tickets to the Phish show of their choice from the upcoming summer tour (including IT). Tickets will not be transferable. No purchase necessary. We also have a new Pollock T and a limited edition Pollock Live Phish poster.