''Slip Stitch and Pass'' is the second official

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by the American rock band

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. It was released on October 28, 1997, by

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and has nine tracks from the band's March 1, 1997, show at the

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, Germany, which was part of Phish's 1997 European Tour. The album marked the first time that concert staples "

Mike's Song "Mike's Song" is a song by the rock band Phish. Originally written in 1985, and debuting that year on March 16, the song written and named after bass player/singer Mike Gordon has been played a total of 488 times (appearing in 28.26% of all of Phi ...

" and "Weekapaug Groove" had appeared on an official Phish release, despite both having been part of the band's repertoire since the 1980s. Three of the album's nine songs are

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: "Cities" from

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, "Jesus Just Left Chicago" from

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and the traditional ''

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'' standard "Hello My Baby". In addition, during the final jam segment of "

", the band quotes (or 'teases')

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's "

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" and elements and lyrics from

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song "

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". Both "Lawn Boy" and "Weekapaug Groove" subsequently have lyrics from "The End". The close of "Weekapaug Groove" interpolates the end section of the Rolling Stones' "

Can't You Hear Me Knocking "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones from their 1971 album ''Sticky Fingers''. The track is over seven minutes long, and begins with a Keith Richards open-G tuned guitar intro. The main song lasts fo ...

". The jam on "Wolfman's Brother" is indicative of the band's foray into

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music, which dominated the group's improvisation over the next several years. The song also includes a tease of the band's own instrumental tune "Dave's Energy Guide." Renowned graphic artist

Storm Thorgerson Storm Elvin Thorgerson (28 February 1944 – 18 April 2013) was an English art director and music video director. He is best known for closely working with the group Pink Floyd through most of their career, and also created album or other art f ...

designed the album cover.

Track listing

Set list

Personnel

Trey Anastasio Ernest Joseph "Trey" Anastasio III (born September 30, 1964) is an American guitarist, composer, and singer-songwriter best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Phish, which he co-founded in 1983. He is credited by name as composer of 152 ...

– guitars, lead vocals, a cappella vocals on "Hello My Baby" :

Page McConnell Page Samuel McConnell (born May 17, 1963) is an American multi-instrumentalist, most noted for his work as the keyboardist and a songwriter for the band Phish. McConnell joined Phish in 1985, and is the only member of its long-standing quartet li ...

– keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Jesus Just Left Chicago" and "Lawn Boy", a cappella vocals on "Hello My Baby" :

Mike Gordon Michael Eliot Gordon (born June 3, 1965) is an American bass guitarist and vocalist most recognized as a founding member of the band Phish. In addition to bass, Gordon plays banjo, piano, and guitar. He is a filmmaker ('' Rising Low'', '' Outs ...

– bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Weigh" and "Mike's Song", a cappella vocals on "Hello My Baby" :

Jon Fishman Jon Fishman (born February 19, 1965) is an American drummer and co-founder of the band Phish, which was, in part, named after him. He is credited with co-writing nineteen Phish songs, eight with a solo credit. Early life Fishman was born in Ph ...

– drums, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Taste", a cappella vocals on "Hello My Baby"

Charts

References

External links

Phish.net Setlists: 1997-03-01
– Full setlist and notes for the March 1, 1997, show {{DEFAULTSORT:Slip Stitch And Pass Albums with cover art by Storm Thorgerson LivePhish.com Downloads Phish live albums Elektra Records live albums Albums recorded at Markthalle Hamburg 1997 live albums