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1986-11-251987-01-21

Phish - December 6th, 1986

The Ranch · Shelburne · VT

Saturday1986 Tour1986-12-06
Songs played
32
3 sets · longest: Set 2 (14)
Average gap
6.8
rarer than 78% of all shows, 50% of 1986
Biggest bustout
-
no 50+ gap songs
Debuts
7
Funky Bitch, I Know a Little, Light Up Or Leave Me Alone, Good Times Bad Times, The Little Drummer Boy, She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride, Tush
Rotation53% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 1986-11-25
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in3:14:45
Set 1
Funky Bitchdebut19:38,Possum5:40,Peaches en Regalia4:02,Makisupa Policeman9:32 -> Fluffhead11:59
Set 2
I Know a Littledebut13:44,Golgi Apparatus5:13 > Slave to the Traffic Light7:09,Shaggy Dog4:50 > Light Up Or Leave Me Alonedebut18:52 -> Camel Walk6:20,Jam6:17 > Swing Low, Sweet Chariot5:17,Back Porch Boogie Blues6:45,Icculus22:04,McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters,Good Times Bad Timesdebut13:32 -> Skin It Back6:45 -> Cities3:33
Set 3
Mike's Song8:35 -> The Little Drummer Boydebut13:54 > Whipping Post12:17,She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ridedebut14:08 > AC/DC Bag5:53,🍞David Bowie36:52 -> Clod6:45 > David Bowie🍞3:52,You Enjoy Myself10:53,Dog Log4:32,Tushdebut13:31 > Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley,Prep School Hippie5:28
IcculuslegendaryMike's Groove1/3Gamehendge2/9Related to Gamehendge2/11

1 First known Phish performance.

2 Steve Drebber on vocals.

3 David Bowie Sandwich: David Bowie bookended Clod in Set 3 - the first one on record. No David Bowie sandwich has ever held more.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
3:14:45 of music

Song length in play order. Tap a point for that song. Swipe the chart to see the rest.

12:176:09SET 1SET 2SET 3Funky Bitch - 9:38 (Set 1)Possum - 5:40 (Set 1)Peaches en Regalia - 4:02 (Set 1)Makisupa Policeman - 9:32 (Set 1)Fluffhead - 11:59 (Set 1)I Know a Little - 3:44 (Set 2)Golgi Apparatus - 5:13 (Set 2)Slave to the Traffic Light - 7:09 (Set 2)Shaggy Dog - 4:50 (Set 2)Light Up Or Leave Me Alone - 8:52 (Set 2)Camel Walk - 6:20 (Set 2)Jam - 6:17 (Set 2)Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - 5:17 (Set 2)Back Porch Boogie Blues - 6:45 (Set 2)Icculus - 2:04 (Set 2)Good Times Bad Times - 3:32 (Set 2)Skin It Back - 6:45 (Set 2)Cities - 3:33 (Set 2)Mike's Song - 8:35 (Set 3)The Little Drummer Boy - 3:54 (Set 3)Whipping Post - 12:17 (Set 3)She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride - 4:08 (Set 3)AC/DC Bag - 5:53 (Set 3)David Bowie - 6:52 (Set 3)Clod - 6:45 (Set 3)David Bowie - 3:52 (Set 3)You Enjoy Myself - 10:53 (Set 3)Dog Log - 4:32 (Set 3)Tush - 3:31 (Set 3)Prep School Hippie - 5:28 (Set 3)
Longest: Whipping Post 12:17 · 30 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

Tonight's unique songs by the era Phish first played them.

  • '83-'8931
Album representation

The studio home of each song, from phish.net. Covers count as one slice.

  • Junta4
  • The White Tape4
  • Covers15
  • No studio album8
Gap since last played

Shows since each song's previous appearance. A big number is a bustout.

  • 3-515
  • 6-157
  • 16-502
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original16
  • Frank Zappa1
  • Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati & Harry Simeone1
  • Led Zeppelin1
  • Lee Dorsey1
  • Little Feat1
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd1
  • Max Creek1
  • Sam Hopkins1
  • Son Seals1
  • Taj Mahal1
  • Talking Heads1
  • The Allman Brothers Band1
  • Traditional1
  • Traffic1
  • ZZ Top1
Rarity board

Rarer than most - 7 songs shelved 50+ shows.

Whipping Postgap 23
Prep School Hippiegap 16
Dog Loggap 13
Possumgap 6
Makisupa Policemangap 6
McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemastersgap 6
Citiesgap 6
Mike's Songgap 6

Gap = shows since the song was last played, at the moment it was played.

Jam chart entries
Jam

Following "Camel Walk," a bluesy and rocking jam with an Allman Brothers Band vibe and "Ramblin' Man" jam > to "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot." On PhishTracks, the "Ramblin' Man" jam occurs in the first 3:15 of "Chariot."

Skin It Back

-> from "GTBT." The third known version is well-played and has a bit of an extended intro. It's highlighted by a mini-jam of "The Sloth," which wouldn't debut for another eight months, starting around 5:35. -> into "Cities."

Mike's Song

Played at a slower tempo (or possibly a tape issue), the jam is fairly open ended, working through several progressions, including some "DEG"-like jamming. -> to a cool and first known Phish performance of the "Little Drummer Boy."

Whipping Post

The first jam features some nice Page organ action. The second jam begins in customary style, then settles around 7:20 into some mellow and low-key grooving, including some great Mike after 10:10.

David Bowie

"David Bowie" -> "Clod" (Section of "Fluffhead") > "David Bowie." Jam is similar to debut, but with some jamming that sounds similar to the Allman Brothers' "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed." Intense ending.

Clod

-> in from "David Bowie." This section of "Fluffhead" is played in the middle of the "Bowie" jam. > back to "DB."

David Bowie

> in from "Clod." This section of "Bowie" has an Allman Brothers-like vibe and an intense ending.

Versions phish.net's jam charts single out as noteworthy.

Setlist notes

The jam before Swing Low Sweet Chariot contained a tease of Ramblin' Man (Allman Brothers). Icculus featured Steve Drebber on vocals. David Bowie’s hi-hat intro section included a Streets of Cairo tease from Trey. This show included the first known Phish performances of Funky Bitch, I Know a Little, Light Up or Leave Me Alone, Good Times Bad Times, Little Drummer Boy, She Caught The Katy, and Tush.

Setlist, gaps, jam charts, and notes from phish.net, a project of the non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.

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