Nice audience recording available for this show. The Nice audience recording available for this show. The source info lists it as a purported SBD, but it’s pretty clear that’s not accurate. There’s a bit of tape warble throughout, but it’s barely noticeable.

The tour kicks off with a newly reworked version of Rift. Even though Rift had been played a few times in early 1990, Trey introduces it as a debut. Ice features a groovy midsection, and the pairing of Oh Kee Pa into Divided Sky is just beautiful. Tape flip occurs before Guelah, but no music is lost. The start of Maze has a fun audience clap-along. Page plays his electric piano instead of the B3 during his solo in the debut of Maze. Trey delivers a solid solo, though this early version doesn’t reach the big peak yet. Reba is gorgeous! The near-flawless debut of All Things Reconsidered follows. Trey introduces it at the start of the Bowie set closer, noting it’s a variation on All Things Considered and that they’ll be playing it on VPR. The hi-hat antics continue with plenty of secret language tricks as well as fun Jeopardy and Star Trek teases. Rock-solid jam with more secret language sprinkled throughout.

The debut of My Friend is cut at the start, with Trey introducing it as Knife. After Poor Heart, he reveals the secret language the band had been using for a few years without the audience knowing. He walks the crowd through the Simpson’s signal, Turn, Turn, Turn signal, Random Note signal, and the All Fall Down signal, which he makes up on the spot—definitely a memorable moment. Stash features the audience clapping along during Fish’s wood block section, leading into a nice little jam. The debut of Mound comes next, unannounced by Trey, flowing seamlessly into a well-played Llama. Some tape warble appears at the start of the NICU debut, where Trey introduces it as In an Intensive Care Unit, noting the name might change and thanking the crowd for putting up with all the new material. Set 2 closes with a rippin’ Possum, and the encore delivers the debut of Sleeping Monkey, though the recording cuts off at the conclusion of the song.

On a personal note, this was my very first bootleg when I started listening to Phish. Those secret language instructions alone sparked a lifelong obsession with the band.