This July marked the 25th anniversary of the Tragically Hip's classic 1998 album Phantom Power, and the band will be belatedly celebrating the occasion with an expanded box set version of the album. It's out November 3 through Universal Music, and an unreleased song from the original sessions has been released now.
The expanded version included five extra tracks that weren't on the original album, including the newly shared "Bumblebee." The set also includes seven alternate versions of songs from Phantom Power.
In addition to these studio outtakes, the package comes with a live album dating back to 1998, recorded at Pittsburgh, PA's Metropol.
All told, the box set spans five vinyl LPs or three CDs. It comes with a 24-page video storyboard from the "Bobcaygeon" video, plus a 64-page coffee table book with photos from the sessions by producer Steve Berlin. See an unboxing video below, along with "Bumblebee" and the vinyl tracklist.
Phantom Power includes classic Hip songs like "Bobcaygeon," "Poets," "Fireworks" and "Escape Is at Hand for the Travellin' Man." This box set follows the recent vinyl reissue of their greatest hits collection Yer Favourites.
Phantom Power 25th Anniversary Box Set:
LP 1:
A1. Poets
A2. Something On
A3. Save the Planet
A4. Bobcaygeon
B1. Thompson Girl
B2. Membership
B3. Fireworks
B4. Vapour Trails
LP 2:
A1. The Rules
A2. Chagrin Falls
A3. Escape Is at Hand for the Travellin' Man
A4. Emperor Penguin
B1. Bumblebee (Bonus Track)
B2. Insomniacs (Bonus Track)
B3. Songwriters Cabal (Bonus Track)
B4. Vegas Strip (Bonus Track)
B5. Mystery (Bonus Track)
Recorded Live October 2, 1998, at the Metropol, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
LP3:
A1. Save the Planet
A2. Twist My Arm
A3. Poets
A4. Gift Shop
B1. Bobcaygeon
B2. Nautical Disaster
B3. Ahead by a Century
B4. The Luxury
LP 4:
A1. Fireworks
A2. Springtime in Vienna
A3. Chagrin Falls
A5. New Orleans Is Sinking
B1. Grace, Too
B2. Escape Is at Hand for the Travellin' Man
B3. At the Hundredth Meridian
Alternate Versions:
LP5:
A1. Super Farmer Nano Baby
A2. Something On
A3. Chagrin Falls
A4. Fireworks
B1. Thompson Girl
B2. Escape Is at Hand for the Travelin' Man
B3. Bobcaygeon
The expanded version included five extra tracks that weren't on the original album, including the newly shared "Bumblebee." The set also includes seven alternate versions of songs from Phantom Power.
In addition to these studio outtakes, the package comes with a live album dating back to 1998, recorded at Pittsburgh, PA's Metropol.
All told, the box set spans five vinyl LPs or three CDs. It comes with a 24-page video storyboard from the "Bobcaygeon" video, plus a 64-page coffee table book with photos from the sessions by producer Steve Berlin. See an unboxing video below, along with "Bumblebee" and the vinyl tracklist.
Phantom Power includes classic Hip songs like "Bobcaygeon," "Poets," "Fireworks" and "Escape Is at Hand for the Travellin' Man." This box set follows the recent vinyl reissue of their greatest hits collection Yer Favourites.
Phantom Power 25th Anniversary Box Set:
LP 1:
A1. Poets
A2. Something On
A3. Save the Planet
A4. Bobcaygeon
B1. Thompson Girl
B2. Membership
B3. Fireworks
B4. Vapour Trails
LP 2:
A1. The Rules
A2. Chagrin Falls
A3. Escape Is at Hand for the Travellin' Man
A4. Emperor Penguin
B1. Bumblebee (Bonus Track)
B2. Insomniacs (Bonus Track)
B3. Songwriters Cabal (Bonus Track)
B4. Vegas Strip (Bonus Track)
B5. Mystery (Bonus Track)
Recorded Live October 2, 1998, at the Metropol, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
LP3:
A1. Save the Planet
A2. Twist My Arm
A3. Poets
A4. Gift Shop
B1. Bobcaygeon
B2. Nautical Disaster
B3. Ahead by a Century
B4. The Luxury
LP 4:
A1. Fireworks
A2. Springtime in Vienna
A3. Chagrin Falls
A5. New Orleans Is Sinking
B1. Grace, Too
B2. Escape Is at Hand for the Travellin' Man
B3. At the Hundredth Meridian
Alternate Versions:
LP5:
A1. Super Farmer Nano Baby
A2. Something On
A3. Chagrin Falls
A4. Fireworks
B1. Thompson Girl
B2. Escape Is at Hand for the Travelin' Man
B3. Bobcaygeon