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Alan Cohen: Phish 1983-12-02
Identifier8523663
Created AtSun Apr 25 2010 03:29:58 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Media TypeFLAC
Source InfoFM > ?? > CDR > EAC > FLAC
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Source
SHNIDDateVenueCityStateArchive Identifier
751191983-12-02Harris-Millis Cafeteria - University of VermontBurlingtonVT
Partial; FM; CDR > EAC > FLAC
Performance
Phish 1983-12-02 Harris-Millis Cafeteria - University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Set 1Soundcheck: 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 2Scarlet Begonias[1] > Fire on the Mountain[1]
Set 3
Comment[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).