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Phish 12/02/83
Harris-Millis Cafeteria - University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Set I
Soundcheck: Jam (with audience present)

SET 1: Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress[1], Proud Mary[1], In the Midnight Hour[1], Squeeze Box[1], Roadhouse Blues[1], Happy Birthday to You[1]
Set II
Scarlet Begonias[1] > Fire on the Mountain[1]
Set III
 
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[1] Phish debut.
Trey, Mike, Fish, and Jeff Holdsworth recall being billed as “Blackwood Convention” for this show (though no one is certain what band name was used), which is believed to be their first public gig together. The band was short on equipment, so a hockey stick was used as a microphone stand. Between sets, the DJ spun some Michael Jackson and Trey drummed along to the album. The house music (which included more Michael Jackson) was presumably turned up after Fire to drown out the band. The setlist may be incomplete, though, as the master recording contains nothing after Trey’s sarcastic comments about Michael Jackson following Fire. All songs were, of course, Phish debuts. Back in Black was teased before Scarlet Begonias. While this show is often billed as an ROTC Halloween Dance that took place on October 30, 1983, this is incorrect. The master copy of the recording of this show, as unearthed by Phish archivist Kevin Shapiro, contains a handwritten note that pegs the date as December 2, 1983. In discussions with Kevin, band members confirmed that they recall rehearsing for this show over the Thanksgiving Break, and that the show was a Christmas semi-formal. Also, it was not an ROTC-sponsored event; it was a dorm dance in a predominantly ROTC dorm (Mike’s dorm at the time).
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Collectors With This Show
User (active/rating) Media / # Show Sound Details DB Source User Source
Daniel van Nierop (4/4.8) CDR / 1 View  
Notes: DAO SET 2 Only
Alan Cohen (4/0) FLAC / 0 View 75119 FM > ?? > CDR > EAC > FLAC
Rich (4/0) / 0 View   FM > ?? > CDR > EAC > FLAC
Notes: FM > ?? > CDR > EAC > FLAC Partial Set: Scarlet>Fire
Todd (3/0) / 0 View  
phishmusic (3/0) / 0 View 75119
Bill Mitchell (3/5) flac / 1 View 75119
Notes: Not yet checked.
Pete Q. (3/0) / 0 View   SBD
Notes: Just Scarlet>Fire
Resin421 (3/0) / 0 View 75119 Partial; FM; CDR > EAC > FLAC
Corey (3/5) Flac / 1 View 75119
Mike (3/0) / 0 View 75119
Don Crawford (3/0) / 0 View  
Notes: 115MB -Partial from shnid=25536
Dustin (3/0) / 0 View  
Ron Hollatz (3/0) Flac(1) / 1 View   FM > ?? > CDR > EAC > FLAC
Djake (3/0) cdr / 1 View   FM
Notes: This is a portion of the first Phish gig that was broadcast on "The Bunny" Coventry radio broadcast.
Lost Sailor (2/0) Flac / 0 View 75119 Partial; FM; CDR > EAC > FLAC
chas (2/0) FLAC / 0 View 75119 FM > ?? > CDR > EAC > FLAC
Joe Breault (2/0) cdr / 1 View 75119
Kurt Hafer (2/5) FLAC / 1 View   FM > ?? > CDR > EAC > FLAC
Notes: partial from "The Bunny" Coventry radio broadcast
khanti (2/3) FLAC / 1 View  
William Ferdinandsen (2/5) CDR / 1 View  
webalienz (2/0) FLAC / 1 View   FM > ?? > CDR > EAC > FLAC
Notes: This is a portion of the first Phish gig that was broadcast on "The Bunny" Coventry radio broadcast.
Ed Izsak (1/5) FM / 1 View 75119
thegreatdivide6 (1/0) flac / 0 View 75119
Notes: FM
openpath (1/5) FLAC / 0 View 75119 Partial; FM; CDR > EAC > FLAC
Joe (1/5) FLAC / 0 View 75119
Peterphan (1/0) FLAC / 1 View   FM > ?? > CDR > EAC > FLAC
Sky (1/4) DVD / 1 View  
Notes: 2 songs 92 MB
Ryan (1/0) / 0 View  
MaxPaine (1/0) CD / 1 View 75119
Trey (1/5) flac / 0 View 75119