An iconic early Phish show is back like you’ve never seen it before with new remastered VHS footage of the band’s famed 1991 concert at Arrowhead Ranch. The daytime concert on July 20th, 1991 features collaborators Giant Country Horns throughout and was a widely distributed early bootleg for the soon-to-be prolific jam band.

No matter when you started seeing Phish, 7/20/91 is nostalgic. Even if you got on board after the reunion, after the Baker’s Dozen, or even after COVID, there’s something special about seeing bassist Mike Gordon in his neon yellow sweat jumpsuit (with pants hiked up, of course) and Trey Anastasio in short shorts to rival Bob Weir.

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It’s a good omen for this show that the newest song played was “Chalk Dust Torture”, which debuted five months earlier at Brown University. Amid classics like “Foam”, “The Squirming Coil”, “The Oh Kee Pa Ceremoney”, and “Suzy Greenberg”, the band jammed out an 11-minute “David Bowie” and delivered an all-time great version of “The Landlady”—and that’s just in the first set. With help from the Giant Country Horns, including additional whistling from Carl Gerhard on “Reba”, Phish dove into a song-heavy second set with nowadays rarities “Dinner and a Movie” and “The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday”, plus “Flat Fee” which hasn’t been seen since 1991.

Still in its infancy, Phish was developing the improvisational fortitude that would become the band’s hallmark in the years to come. In 1991 at Arrowhead Ranch, the band’s pugnacious musical tenacity shined through as it ripped through almost 20 fiercely original compositions with the unmatched intensity of the group’s early years. While none of these live versions may appear on phish.net‘s Jam Charts, Phish at Arrowhead Ranch in 1991 was a flashpoint in the history for what would become one of the country’s greatest live acts—and many fans’ introduction to the band for years to come.

Check out the newly remastered VHS footage of Phish at Arrowhead Ranch, refurbished by Clinton Vadnais (aka cleantones). Phish will return to the road later this month for a brief run of West Coast dates ahead of a full-fledged summer tour in June. Find tickets and a list of tour dates here.

Phish — Arrowhead Ranch — Parksville, NY — 7/20/91 — Full-Show Video

[Video: cleantones]

Setlist [via Phish.net]: Phish | Arrowhead Ranch | Parksville, NY | 7/20/91

Set One: Chalk Dust Torture, Foam, The Squirming Coil > Llama, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg[1], The Landlady[2], Bathtub Gin[1], My Sweet One, David Bowie[1]
Set Two: Buried Alive > Reba[3], Caravan[4], Dinner and a Movie[1], Flat Fee[1], Golgi Apparatus[1], Stash[1], The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu[1] > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday, You Enjoy Myself[5], Rocky Top
Encore: Possum[6]

[1] Giant Country Horns.
[2] Giant Country Horns; Dave Grippo and Rene Lopez on percussion.
[3] Carl Gerhard whistled with the band.
[4] Giant Country Horns; Dave Grippo on percussion.
[5] Giant Country Horns; vocal jam based on burgers.
[6] Giant Country Horns; Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals.

This show featured the Giant Country Horns on Suzy through Bathtub, Bowie, Dinner and a Movie through Stash, Avenu Malkenu, YEM, and Possum. The Horns were introduced after Landlady, which featured Rene Lopez and Dave Grippo on percussion. During the introductions, Page teased Call to the Post and “Charge!” Carl Gerhard whistled with the band during Reba. Chalk Dust contained a brief Buried Alive tease from Trey. The Bowie intro contained an Alone Again (Naturally) tease and quote. Caravan contained a Manteca tease from the Horns and included Grippo on percussion. YEM included a Chameleon tease by the Horns. The YEM vocal jam was based on burgers. Possum contained Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals and Dixie and Buried Alive teases from Trey. Spin Doctors and The Authority were the opening acts.