Phish Studio Era Compilations

I recently provided some art for a Phish compilation created by Reddit user RiverportGin. It coincided with my ongoing project of creating song illustrations for Phish’s discography.  Gin approached me about doing the album art at the perfect time and me being  fan of Phan compilations, was happy to help out. This allowed me to draw the songs that Phish rarely plays live, and made me revisit their studio albums, which I haven’t heard in years.  According to RiverportGin, “The idea is to capture what was happening live at the time leading up to and immediately following each of the Phish studio albums. The start date for each compilation corresponds to when Phish
started studio work for the album and ends just before work on the next album
begins.”

I was asked to include the songs found on each album, although they aren’t all in the compilations.  RiverportGin came up with the titles based off lyrics, which I then illustrated.

Sound of the Storm- Farmhouse Era (11/99 – 2/00)

1. Farmhouse
2. Twist
3. Bug
4. Back on the Train
5. Heavy Things
6. Gotta Jibboo
7. Dirt
8. Piper
9. Sleep
10. The Inlaw Josie Wales
11. Sand
12. First Tube
13. Driver
14. Mountains in the Mist

Flocking Outside- Story of The Ghost Era (4/97 – 10/99)

1. Ghost
2. Birds of a Feather
3. Meat
4. Guyute
5. Fikus
6. Shafty
7. Limb By Limb
8. Frankie Says
9. Brian and Robert
10. Water in the Sky
11. Roggae
12. Wading in the Velvet Sea
13. The Moma Dance
14. End of Session

This Has All Been Wonderful- Hoist Era (10/93 – 1/96)

1. Julius
2. Down with Disease
3. If I Could
4. Riker’s Mailbox
5. Axilla (Part II)
6. Lifeboy
7. Sample in a Jar
8. Wolfman’s Brother
9. Scent of a Mule
10. Dog Faced Boy
11. Demand

The Overhead View- Rift Era ( 9/92 – 9/93)

1. Rift
2. Fast Enough for You
3. Lengthwise
4. Maze
5. Sparkle
6. Horn
7. The Wedge
8. My Friend, My Friend
9. Weigh
10. All Things Reconsidered
11. Mound
12. It’s Ice
13. Lengthwise
14. The Horse
15. Silent in the Morning

There should be 2 more compilations (Billy Breathes and Picture of Nectar Eras) but I plan to complete all the albums in the coming months.

Track listings and song histories courtesy of Phish.net

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