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LIVE · 3 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · The Beatles

Back in the U.S.S.R.

3 performances since 1994, with 3 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 43 on 1994-12-06.

DEBUT · 1994-10-31 · Glens Falls·LAST · 2013-10-23 · Glens Falls·LONGEST GAP · 730 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1994–2013INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’94’95’00’05’10’13

BEST · 1994-12-06 · 43LONGEST · 3:31 · 1994-12-06SHORTEST · 2:29YEARS · 19

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN3 OF 3 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 2 plays43

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 1 play34

v4.02021–present · 0 plays—

BARS REPRESENT THE BEST-SCORING VERSION IN EACH ERAOPEN METHODOLOGY →

TOP VERSIONS· 3 OF 3 · BY SCORE3 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0143#1 / 3UCSB Events Center, University of California-Santa BarbaraGoleta, CA

1994-12-063:31

#0238#2 / 3Glens Falls Civic CenterGlens Falls, NY

1994-10-312:29

#0334#3 / 3Glens Falls Civic CenterGlens Falls, NY

2013-10-233:01

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 3 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0134#3 / 3Glens Falls Civic CenterGlens Falls, NY

2013-10-233:01

#0243#1 / 3UCSB Events Center, University of California-Santa BarbaraGoleta, CA

1994-12-063:31

#0338#2 / 3Glens Falls Civic CenterGlens Falls, NY

1994-10-312:29

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS3

DEBUT1994

LAST2013

AVG LEN3:00

CHARTED0

GAP MAX730

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1994–2013 · 3 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13

DURATION· LENGTH SHAPEINPUT · TRACKS.DURATION + SETLIST_ENTRIES.DURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE3 VERSIONS

12

MEDIAN · 3:30PEAK · 3–4m (2)RANGE · 2–4m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1994–2013

2:303:003:30’95’00’05’10

SHORTEST · 3:00 · 1994LONGEST · 3:01 · 2013

TOPOLOGY· WHERE IN THE SHOWINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.SET + .POSITION + .TRANSITION

SET MIX & ROLE3 PLAYS

SET 1 · 33%SET 2 · 33%ENCORE · 33%

SET 1 1SET 2 1ENCORE 1

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE2

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 1

1231

TRANSITION OUT3 PLAYS

STOP · 33%END · 33%SEGUE · 33%

STOP ( , ) 1END OF SET

GEOGRAPHY· PLACE & TIMINGINPUT · SHOWS.VENUE + .STATE + .DATE

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 2

01Glens Falls Civic CenterGlens Falls · NY2 02UCSB Events Center, University of California-Santa BarbaraGoleta · CA1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 2

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · MON

SUN0

MON1

TUE1

WED1

THU0

FRI0

SAT

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Golgi Apparatus3 02Poor Heart2 03Run Like an Antelope2 04While My Guitar Gently Weeps2 05Sparkle2 06Simple2 07David Bowie2 08Bouncing Around the Room1 09Blackbird1

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN2 TOURS · 3 PLAYS · 3 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011994 Fall Tour22Oct 31, 1994·Dec 6, 1994 022013 Fall Tour11Oct 23, 2013

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1142· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Back in the U.S.S.R.

Cover of The Beatles·debuted 10.31.94·Glens Falls Civic Center, Glens Falls

3 PLAYS·3 ANALYZED·2 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

43BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 3

12.06.94UCSB Events , Universi

Goleta, CA · 3:31

Year by year2 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1994–2026v3.2

1994 · 42.8

'94'02'10'18'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 19942 VERS · BEST 42.8

By era4 ERAS · 3 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS2

AVG · BEST40·43

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST34·34

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

Versions3 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

12.06.94 UCSB Events , Universi · Goleta, CA

10.31.94 Glens Falls Civic · Glens Falls, NY

10.23.13 Glens Falls Civic · Glens Falls, NY

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS3across 2 eras

ANALYZED3100% of all

AVG DURATION3:00duration

LONGEST3:3112.06.94 UCSB EVENTS , UNIVERSI

SHORTEST2:2910.31.94 GLENS FALLS CIVIC

LONGEST GAP730 SH.1994 → 2013

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT10.31.94GLENS FALLS

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1994–20133 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'94'96'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'13

MAX · 1 /MO·TOTAL · 3

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS2 PERFS

LONGEST · 730 SH.·MEDIAN · 377 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE3 VERSIONS

2m4m

MEDIAN · 3:30·PEAK · 3–4m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1994–2013

SHORT · 3:00 · 1994·LONG · 3:01 · 2013

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX3 PLAYS

S1 33%S2 33%ENCORE 33%

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE2

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#1

TRANSITION OUT3 PLAYS

33%33%33%

STOP · 1END · 1SEGUE · 1

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 2

01Glens Falls Civic CenterGlens Falls · NY2 02UCSB Events Center, University of California-Santa BarbaraGoleta · CA1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 2

NY2CA1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · MON

SUN0

MON1

TUE1

WED1

THU0

FRI0

SAT0

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.00.2%

v3.00.2%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Golgi Apparatus3 02Poor Heart2 03Run Like an Antelope2 04While My Guitar Gently Weeps2 05Sparkle2 06Simple2

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Babylon Baby3 Bertha3 Blister in the Sun3 Blue Monk3 Can't You Hear Me Knocking3 Casual Enlightenment3 Come Together3 Autumn Leaves3

By tour2 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS3 TOTAL

011994 Fall Tour1994 · 2 sh2 022013 Fall Tour2013 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER BACK IN THE U.S.S.R.SWIPE →

50%Dear Prudence1× →→50%Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan1× →→

SONG ●/songs/back-in-the-u-s-s-rSETLIST APPS →phish.net source METHOD →/methodology CATALOG →/songs index

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