New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Following the celebration of a Diamond Certification for their best-selling, greatest hits compilation, Yer Favourites, today The
Tragically Hip announce an extensive deluxe boxset to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of their revered album, Phantom Power, due out November 3. 2023. Phantom Power, The Tragically Hip's sixth album, was originally released on July 14th, 1998, featuring three of the band's biggest career hits including "Bobcaygeon" which is recognized as one of the band's most enduring signature songs and won the Juno Award for Single of The Year in 2000 and "Poets" which spent 12 weeks at #1 on Canadian alternative radio plus "
Fireworks" which is one of the band's great hockey connected tracks used in many synchs over the years.
The Phantom Power 25th Anniversary boxset 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 2LP live show recorded from The Metropol in Pittsburgh, PA on October 2, 1998, plus an additional seven alternative versions curated by the band. The boxset 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 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 - Road Apples 30th Anniversary
Deluxe Boxset (2021), 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 Boxset Track Listing:
LP 1—Side A
Poets
Something On
Save The Planet
Bobcaygeon
LP 1—Side B
Thompson Girl
Membership
Fireworks
Vapour Trails
LP 2—Side A
The Rules
Chagrin Falls
Escape Is At Hand For The Travellin' Man
Emperor Penguin
LP 2—Side B—Bonus Tracks
Bumblebee
Insomniacs
Songwriters Cabal
Vegas Strip
Mystery
LP 3—Side A— Recorded live October 2, 1998 at the Metropol, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Save The Planet
Twist My Arm
Poets
Gift Shop
LP 3—Side B
Bobcaygeon
Nautical Disaster
Ahead By A Century
The Luxury
LP 4 -Side A
Fireworks
Springtime In Vienna
Chagrin Falls
New Orleans Is Sinking
LP 4—Side B
Grace, Too
Escape Is At Hand for the Travellin' Man
At the Hundredth Meridian
LP 5—Side A—Alternates
Super Farmer Nano Baby
Something On
Chagrin Falls
Fireworks
LP 5 -Side B
Thompson Girl
Escape Is At Hand For The Travelin' Man
Bobcaygeon
CD/Digital
Disc One
Poets
Something On
Save The Planet
Bobcaygeon
Thompson Girl
Membership
Fireworks
Vapour Trails
The Rules
Chagrin Falls
Escape Is At Hand For The Travellin' Man
Emperor Penguin
Bonus Tracks
Bumblebee
Insomniacs
Songwriters Cabal
Vegas Strip
Mystery
Disc Two—Recorded live October 2, 1998 at the Metropol, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Save The Planet
Twist My Arm
Poets
Gift Shop
Bobcaygeon
Nautical Disaster
Ahead By A Century
The Luxury
Fireworks
Springtime In Vienna
Chagrin Falls
New Orleans Is Sinking
Grace, Too
Escape Is At Hand for the Travellin' Man
At the Hundredth Meridian
Disc Three—Alternates
Super Farmer Nano Baby
Something On
Chagrin Falls
Fireworks
Thompson Girl
Escape Is At Hand For The Travelin' Man
Bobcaygeon
Phantom Power Atmos Mix on Blu-ray and available on digital platforms:
Poets
Something On
Save The Planet
Bobcaygeon
Thompson Girl
Membership
Fireworks
Vapour Trails
The Rules
Chagrin Falls
Escape Is At Hand For The Travellin' Man
Emperor Penguin
The
Tragically Hip have created almost forty years of music, which can now be appreciated in a whole new way: an ABC picture book published by Tundra Books (a division of Penguin
Random House Canada). From "A is Ahead by a Century" to "Z is for Frozen in my Tracks," this ode to the band will be enjoyed by readers of all ages. Available October 24, The
Tragically Hip ABC picture book, features art from Canadian illustrators Clayton Hanmer, Julia Breckenreid, Bridget George, and Monika Melnychuk, this is the perfect gift for all fans.
Critically acclaimed for almost four decades, The
Tragically Hip has been at the heart of the Canadian musical zeitgeist, evoking a strong emotional connection between their music and their fans that remains unrivaled. A five-piece group of friends, including Rob Baker (guitar), Gord Downie (vocals, guitar), Johnny Fay (drums), Paul Langlois (guitar), and Gord Sinclair (bass), who grew up in Kingston, Ontario, The
Tragically Hip have achieved both mass popularity with more than 10 million albums in Canada and over 1.5 million sold in the U.S, as well as peer recognition through 17 Juno Awards - picking up the distinguished Humanitarian Award in 2021 which recognizes Canadian artists or industry leaders whose humanitarian contributions have positively enhanced the social fabric of Canada and beyond. Their studio catalog includes their self-titled debut album The
Tragically Hip (1987), Up To Here (1989), Road Apples (1991), Fully Completely (1992), Day For Night (1994), Trouble At The Henhouse (1996), Phantom Power (1998),
Music @ Work (2000), In Violet Light (2002), In Between Evolution (2004), World Container (2006), We Are The Same (2009), Now For Plan A (2012), Man Machine Poem (2016) and Saskadelphia (2021). A
National Celebration was the final show of The Tragically Hip's Man Machine Poem Tour, recorded on August 20th, 2016, at the K-Rock Centre in their hometown of Kingston, Ontario, and is their last performance as a five-piece band. Through their career, the band became a cultural touchstone in Canada. In 2021, The
Tragically Hip received the Humanitarian Award Presented by
Music Canada at the 50th annual JUNO Awards; and in 2022, they were inducted into Canada's Walk Of Fame for Humanitarianism in pursuit of social and environmental justice. They had previously received a star on the Walk Of Fame in 2002 for Arts & Entertainment. The band's tireless activism and philanthropic pursuits have raised millions of dollars for multiple social and environmental causes, such as Camp Trillium, the Canadian Cancer Society, the Sunnybrook Foundation, WAR Child, the Special Olympics, and the Unison Benevolent Fund.Despite their accolades and numerous recognitions, they will always be proudest of the humanitarian work they have done over the years through numerous charitable organizations and causes.
