Going Phishing on 6-disc set
October 12, 1999 - Hollywood Reporter
By Marc Pollack
Album Review - Hampton Comes Alive

Jam-band throwbacks Phish are readying a six-CD box set.

Slated for a Nov. 23 release, "Hampton Comes Alive" will consist of two full concerts taped on consecutive nights last November at the Hampton Coilseum in Hampton, Va.

The Elektra album, which will boast more than 40 songs, will be the Vermont quartet's third live release, following 1995's "A Live One" and 1997's "Slip, Stitch and Pass."

On the set, Phish will offer an army of rarities and album tracks on "Hampton," including covers of Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping," Gary Glitter's "Rock 'n' Roll Part Two," the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" and the Beatles' "Cry Baby Cry."

"Hampton" will be the first live Plush release to feature a full unedited concert.

The set will also offer guest appearances by vocalist Tom Marshall and trumpet player Carl "Gears" Gerhard.

The collection will be packaged in a two-sided box with magnetic clasps and adorned with photos from both concerts.

Phish recently wrapped its annual fall tour but will return to the road for a month of shows in December.

Review © 1999 Hollywood Reporter