THE TRAGICALLY HIP RELEASE NEW SINGLE “BUMBLEBEE” + ANNOUNCE DELUXE BOXSET TO COMMEMORATE 25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE QUINTESSENTIAL ALBUM PHANTOM POWER
UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA
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 package will also be available as a three-disc CD format. 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 Tragically Hip
Phantom Power
(Universal Music Canada)
Release Date: November 3, 2023
Artist Links
SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: LOOKERS – “BURY YOU UNDER”
SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: SHIV AND THE CARVERS – “DANGER GIRL”
SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: CASINO HEARTS – “JESUS DOESN’T WANT ME FOR A SUNBEAM”
SPILL NEW MUSIC: PATRICK SMITH – “ENDLESS CONSTRUCTION”
