Phish launches Live Phish Video

Phish launches Live Phish Video
Posted by davepeck on 05 Jan, 2006 22:28
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Happy New Year from LivePhish.com!

We\'re kicking off 2006 with the launch of Live Phish Video. Our first video release is from Phish\'s legendary 1995 New Year\'s Eve concert at Madison Square Garden, also available as full concert audio downloads and on CD from Phish Dry Goods.

To celebrate the launch of the video download service, Phish is offering a New Year\'s gift in the form of a free video download of their New Year\'s countdown complete with their Gamehendge Time Phactory, the traditional "Auld Lang Syne" and a jaw-dropping rendition of the band\'s classic "Weekapaug Groove." The free download will be available until January 15. Live Phish Videos are offered song by song for $1.99 each and are compatible with Apple\'s popular iPod video player as well as all PC and Mac video players. The New Year\'s Eve 1995 video is from a single-camera archival source, but the band intends to release a wide variety of video from myriad sources and eras. "This is a chance to share incredible material directly with fans that might otherwise never see the light of day in a more traditional distribution scheme," says band archivist, Kevin Shapiro.

The following video tracks are available now. Please note that Chalk Dust Torture and Punch You In The Eye will be available on 1/20. We hope to make the cover songs available soon.

Phish
12/31/95 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
http://www.livephish.com/show.asp?show=387#video

The Sloth (3:45)
Reba (14:25)
The Squirming Coil (10:27)
Maze (10:18)
Sparkle (3:46)
The Lizards (10:37)
Axilla (Part II) (4:13)
Runaway Jim (16:05)
Strange Design (3:36)
Mike\'s Song (20:31)
Gamehendge Time Phactory (5:03)
Auld Lang Syne (1:44)
Weekapaug Groove (17:42)
You Enjoy Myself (25:37)
Sanity (6:08)

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#1 Reply
Posted by Overexjoesure on 05 Jan, 2006 22:42
Funny that they released this on the same day I finally saw the Anniversay montage and thought to myself, "wow, that\'s some amazing footage. I wonder when live phish video will come out?"

on another note a lot of people online, including myself can\'t play the mp4 video file. Dave do you have any suggestions?

Forgot to add something. Before you decide on buying these files let me just point out that they did preview the video files on AOL or something and the quality was pretty poor. The video as stated is one camera, which seems to be in front of sound. So don\'t expect Live at Vegas or Bittersweet footage!!

#2 Reply
Posted by davepeck on 05 Jan, 2006 22:50
it works fine in quicktime/itunes, which is pretty much what it was made for.. just finished downloading.. watching now..

i think it\'s a great idea, though i wish they didn\'t make it so ipod-specific.. just got my 60gb video, so i don\'t mind it, but i\'d like to have the option watch it on the xbox on the big screen without having it look like ****..

i also hope they bag the strict $1.99/song thing and start offering discounts on full shows..

#3 Reply
Posted by Spacey on 06 Jan, 2006 08:17
nice.

bout time.

#4 Reply
Posted by FrankZappa on 06 Jan, 2006 08:21
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just got my 60gb video, so i don\'t mind it,

you just couldnt let ron have that one, could you :rolleyes2

#5 Reply
Posted by antbach on 06 Jan, 2006 09:10
$1.99 song, thats like at least $40 per show.

#6 Reply
Posted by Spacey on 06 Jan, 2006 09:11
These will find there way onto the bootleg market soon enough.

#7 Reply
Posted by derickw on 06 Jan, 2006 09:26
just watched the free one. The BALLS!!!!!!! oh the memories

#8 Reply
Posted by Spacey on 06 Jan, 2006 09:35
This is being released because Fishman and Page don\'t want to wait in the unemployment lines anymore.

#9 Reply
Posted by kindm's on 06 Jan, 2006 09:47
Word on the street is there will be a tour this year.

According to some folks on the tapperssection this comes directly from fishman

#10 Reply
Posted by Spacey on 06 Jan, 2006 10:09
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Word on the street is there will be a tour this year.

According to some folks on the tapperssection this comes directly from fishman

That\'s what we are hearing. So maybe the rumors about MSG and Philly are true. I guess we just wait this one out.

#11 Reply
Posted by antbach on 06 Jan, 2006 10:59
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just got my 60gb video,

Got an older one you wanna sell? I need something for the ski slopes.

#12 Reply
Posted by davepeck on 06 Jan, 2006 11:39
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Quote from: davepeck
just got my 60gb video,

Got an older one you wanna sell? I need something for the ski slopes.

i got an original 10gb.. screen is a little scratched.. but i\'ll give you the ipod (still have all box, instructions, cables, etc), with marware sport case, and fill it for you for $120.

#13 Reply
Posted by GoldnRd on 06 Jan, 2006 21:00
I would expect a little better quality video...too bad.

#14 Reply
Posted by WALSH on 07 Jan, 2006 13:27
I actaully don\'t mind a single camera from straight away, some of the proshot **** gives me a headache with all the switches and zooms and Trey face-shots. It seems VERY expensive though. I cannot wait until the tour this year.