On the recordings of this show in circulation, both Dinner and a Movie and Slave are cut. Cities included Dave's Energy Guide teases before actually segueing into the song. ‘A’ Train included a London Bridge Is Falling Down tease from Trey. Funky Bitch was dedicated to The Blue Sevilles, a band playing across the street. Satin Doll was preceded by a Sailor's Hornpipe tease from Trey and a Jeopardy! theme tease from Page. The band brought light board operator Tim Rogers on stage for his birthday and presented him with a “Baked in Telluride” T-shirt. Sanity featured Fish on trombone. BBFCFM included a Flintstones theme tease.
Teases
Dave's Energy Guide tease in Cities, London Bridge Is Falling Down tease in Take the 'A' Train, Theme from The Flintstones tease in Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, Theme from Jeopardy! and Sailor's Hornpipe teases
Debut Years (Average: 1986)

This show was part of the "1988 Tour"

Show Reviews

, attached to 1988-08-05

Review by n00b100

n00b100 You could do worse than give this show a listen if you want to get a taste of what Baby Phish is all about (especially with the newly circulating SBDs from @Jeff_Goldberg), as this is a pretty typical look at what the band brought to the stage in their early years. Yeah, the highlight already appears on Colorado '88 in the Cities/Dave's Energy Guide sandwich (love how Trey basically cues up the entryway into DEG 30 seconds before they actually go into it), but it's still fascinating to hear early versions of catalog mainstays like YEM, Slave, and Makisupa, and the goofy relaxed energy the band brings to their performances is bracing, especially if you're more a fan of mid-90s 1.21 jigowatt-energy Phish. We take it for granted now, but it's really wild to hear just how many *different* sides of the band are presented here - there's jazz covers, off-kilter originals like (an extended) Sanity and The Lizards, the thrash rave-up of BBFCFM, progginess with YEM and DEG, the classic-rock fun of AB > LTJP > AB and the multiple covers, bluesy covers like Corinna and JJLC, and then something like Slave or Harpua to let you know this ain't your typical rock band, baby. Colorado '88 is essential listening for anybody who wants to know how these four weirdos from Vermont got their start, and a full show like this in pristine audio is equally essential.
, attached to 1988-08-05

Review by thelot

thelot What a nice run of shows in Telluride! This and 7/30 were my favorite of the bunch. Every night in Telluride has lots of great stage banter but this night takes the cake! It’s too bad Aspen wasn’t recorded. ;) Warren Stickney shows up during the intro to Contact prompting Trey and Page to yell out ”Warren!” “Page: How ya doin’ buddy, $150, right? Trey: $150!!!” lol It should also be noted that “The Tires aka Contact” had backup singers, Mary Beth and friends. This version of Harpua is humorous and atypical for the time. Highlights: The Entire Show
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