THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Tragically Hip have announced an extensive deluxe boxset to commemorate the 25th anniversary of their revered album Phantom Power, due out Nov. 3. The band’s sixth album, Phantom Power was originally released on July 14, 1998, featuring three of the band’s biggest career hits, including Bobcaygeon (one of the band’s most enduring signature songs which won the Juno Award for Single of The Year in 2000), Poets (which spent 12 weeks at No. 1 on Canadian alternative radio), and Fireworks (one of the band’s great hockey-connected tracks).
The Phantom Power 25th Anniversary box set is bound to be the centerpiece of any collection, featuring two double LP sets on 180g vinyl, with five never-before-heard tracks from the original recording sessions as well as a two-LP live show recorded from The Metropol in Pittsburgh on Oct. 2, 1998, plus an additional seven alternative versions curated by the band. The box set comes complete with a 24-page original Bobcaygeon illustrated video storyboard with behind-the-scenes photos, a 12 X 12, 64-page coffee table book documenting the history of Phantom Power by producer Steve Berlin (Los Lobos) that includes rare photos, concert posters, and track-by-track descriptions from the band. The package will also be available as a three-disc CD format.
The Phantom Power 25th Anniversary release follows a series of special deluxe packages — including the Road Apples 30th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set (2021) and a Fully Completely vinyl release (2022) — as the band prepare to celebrate their 40th anniversary in 2024. Next year, to celebrate four decades of The Tragically Hip, the band will release a deluxe set of their breakthrough album Up To Here, a previously announced four-part Amazon documentary, and much more.”
Phantom Power 25th Anniversary Track Listing:
LP 1—Side A
1. Poets
2. Something On
3. Save The Planet
4. Bobcaygeon
LP 1—Side B
1. Thompson Girl
2. Membership
3. Fireworks
4. Vapour Trails
LP 2—Side A
1. The Rules
2. Chagrin Falls
3. Escape Is At Hand For The Travellin’ Man
4. Emperor Penguin
LP 2—Side B—Bonus Tracks
1. Bumblebee
2. Insomniacs
3. Songwriters Cabal
4. Vegas Strip
5. Mystery
LP 3—Side A— Recorded live October 2, 1998 at the Metropol, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1. Save The Planet
2. Twist My Arm
3. Poets
4. Gift Shop
LP 3—Side B
1. Bobcaygeon
2. Nautical Disaster
3. Ahead By A Century
4. The Luxury
LP 4 –Side A
1. Fireworks
2. Springtime In Vienna
3. Chagrin Falls
5. New Orleans Is Sinking
LP 4—Side B
1. Grace, Too
2. Escape Is At Hand for the Travellin’ Man
3. At the Hundredth Meridian
LP 5—Side A—Alternates
1. Super Farmer Nano Baby
2. Something On
3. Chagrin Falls
4. Fireworks
LP 5 –Side B
1. Thompson Girl
2. Escape Is At Hand For The Travelin’ Man
3. Bobcaygeon
CD/Digital
Disc One
1. Poets
2. Something On
3. Save The Planet
4. Bobcaygeon
5. Thompson Girl
6. Membership
7. Fireworks
8. Vapour Trails
9. The Rules
10. Chagrin Falls
11. Escape Is At Hand For The Travellin’ Man
12. Emperor Penguin
Bonus Tracks
13. Bumblebee
14. Insomniacs
15. Songwriters Cabal
16. Vegas Strip
17. Mystery
Disc Two—Recorded live October 2, 1998 at the Metropol, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1. Save The Planet
2. Twist My Arm
3. Poets
4. Gift Shop
5. Bobcaygeon
6. Nautical Disaster
7. Ahead By A Century
8. The Luxury
9. Fireworks
10. Springtime In Vienna
11. Chagrin Falls
12. New Orleans Is Sinking
13. Grace, Too
14. Escape Is At Hand for the Travellin’ Man
15. At the Hundredth Meridian
Disc Three—Alternates
1. Super Farmer Nano Baby
2. Something On
3. Chagrin Falls
4. Fireworks
5. Thompson Girl
6. Escape Is At Hand For The Travelin’ Man
7. Bobcaygeon
Phantom Power Atmos Mix on Blu-ray and available on digital platforms:
1. Poets
2. Something On
3. Save The Planet
4. Bobcaygeon
5. Thompson Girl
6. Membership
7. Fireworks
8. Vapour Trails
9. The Rules
10. Chagrin Falls
11. Escape Is At Hand For The Travellin’ Man
12. Emperor Penguin
