Phish revealed on their official site that their new album Joy will be released September 8th in a multitude of formats, including one that features a bonus album. In addition to the compact disc and double-vinyl varieties, Phish will also offer up a limited edition deluxe set called the “Joy Box,” which will feature the CD plus 10 posters dedicated to each one of Joy’s 10 tracks, as well as a “complete second album” called Party Time. If that wasn’t enough, the Joy Box will also include a DVD featuring some of Phish’s live performances from the first half of 2009, including the jam band’s concerts from Boston’s Fenway Park and this year’s double-headlining Bonnaroo sets.
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Joy in all its formats are available for pre-order now over at Phish’s Dry Goods site. Phish is also offering up a package bundle which includes the Joy Box, the Joy vinyls and compact disc plus two new T-shirts for $125.99. Since the Joy Box won’t be available until October, fans who pre-order the box will be able to download Joy on September 8th. As Trey Anastasio told Rolling Stone, the Steve Lillywhite-produced Joy “feels more like a live record than a lot of our live records.” The album’s first single will be “Backwards Down the Number Line.”
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As Rock Daily previously reported, having concluded their initial run of reunion tour dates, the band will next convene in Indio, California for their Festival 8, a three-night affair spanning from October 30th to November 1st. The band’s show on Halloween will find the Vermont foursome resurrecting an old tradition by assuming a musical costume and performing another artist’s album in its enti...
Article Source: Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily