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37,025

Tracks

2,012

Shows

1983–2026

Years

4,759

Hours of audio

Score formula

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37,025Tracks

2,012Shows

1983–26Years

4,759Hours · audio

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LIVE · 15 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · Little Feat

Skin It Back

15 performances since 1986, with 12 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 83 on 1986-12-06.

DEBUT · 1986-10-15 · Burlington·LAST · 2018-10-21 · Hampton·LONGEST GAP · 1204 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1986–2018INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’86’90’95’00’05’10’15’18

BEST · 1986-12-06 · 83LONGEST · 12:50 · 1988-02-20SHORTEST · 4:13YEARS · 32

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN12 OF 15 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 9 plays83

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 4 plays76

v4.02021–present · 0 plays—

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 12 · BY SCORE12 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0183#1 / 12The RanchShelburne, VT · #4

1986-12-066:45

#0276#2 / 12Hampton ColiseumHampton, VA · #1

2018-10-219:38

#0365#3 / 12St. Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY · #2

1988-02-2012:50

#0455#4 / 12Nectar'sBurlington, VT

1988-07-259:10

#0554#5 / 12Nectar'sBurlington, VT

1987-08-094:44

#0650#6 / 12The RomaTelluride, CO

1988-07-298:37

#0742#7 / 12Hunt'sBurlington, VT

1986-10-156:48

#0840#8 / 12Starlight TheatreKansas City, MO

2012-08-227:59

#0938#9 / 12Nectar'sBurlington, VT

1987-04-297:26

#1036#10 / 12Nikon at Jones Beach TheaterWantagh, NY

2012-07-038:51

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0176#2 / 12Hampton ColiseumHampton, VA · #1

2018-10-219:38

#0235#11 / 12The Mann Center for the Performing ArtsPhiladelphia, PA

2015-08-114:13

#0340#8 / 12Starlight TheatreKansas City, MO

2012-08-227:59

#0436#10 / 12Nikon at Jones Beach TheaterWantagh, NY

2012-07-038:51

#0550#6 / 12The RomaTelluride, CO

1988-07-298:37

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS15

DEBUT1986

LAST2018

AVG LEN7:45

CHARTED3

GAP MAX1204

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1986–2018 · 12 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'86'87'88'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE12 VERSIONS

125m10m

MEDIAN · 7:30PEAK · 4–5m (2)RANGE · 4–13m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1986–2018

4:005:006:007:008:009:0010:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE15 PLAYS

SET 1 · 53%SET 2 · 47%

SET 1 8SET 2 7

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 4

123413

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Nectar'sBurlington · VT3 02Hunt'sBurlington · VT2 03Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA1 04The Mann Center for the Performing ArtsPhiladelphia · PA1 05Starlight TheatreKansas City · MO1 06Nikon at Jones Beach TheaterWantagh · NY1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Fluffhead9 02Golgi Apparatus8 03Peaches en Regalia8 04David Bowie6 05You Enjoy Myself6 06Mike's Song6 07Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley6 08AC/DC Bag6 09Camel Walk6

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN8 TOURS · 15 PLAYS · 15 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011987 Tour44Jan 21, 1987·Aug 21, 1987 021988 Tour33Feb 20, 1988·Jul 29, 1988 031986 Tour33Oct 15, 1986·Dec 6, 1986 042015 Summer11Aug 11, 2015 052018 Fall Tour11Oct 21, 2018 06Not Part of a Tour11Aug 1, 2003 072012 Early Summer Tour11Jul 3, 2012 082012 Late Summer Tour11Aug 22, 2012

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

CHARTEDPEER-RECOGNIZED · 3

2018-10-21Hampton Coliseum · Hampton

The entire band is locked in from the start on this version. While it may never stretch outside the confines of the song proper, the jam features tight playing all around.

1988-02-20St. Lawrence University · Canton

Some excellent interplay between Trey and Page kicks this jam off. It culminates in screaming play from Trey and some classic, early Phish tension-and-release.

1986-12-06The Ranch · Shelburne

-> from "GTBT." The third known version is well-played and has a bit of an extended intro. It's highlighted by a mini-jam of "The Sloth," which wouldn't debut for another eight months, starting around 5:35. -> into "Citi…

FOLLOWS WITHSEGUE / NEXT · TOP 4

Cities44% OF FOLLOW-UPS

4

David Bowie11% OF FOLLOW-UPS

1

Harpua11% OF FOLLOW-UPS

1

Icculus11% OF FOLLOW-UPS

PRECEDED BYSETS UP · TOP 4

Makisupa Policeman25% OF LEAD-INS

2

SONG ID · 108· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Skin It Back

Cover of Little Feat·debuted 10.15.86·Hunt's, Burlington

15 PLAYS·12 ANALYZED·2 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

83BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 15

12.06.86The Ranch

Shelburne, VT · 6:45

Year by year6 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1986–2026v3.2

1986 · 82.7

'86'96'06'16'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 19863 VERS · BEST 82.7

By era4 ERAS · 13 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS9

AVG · BEST52·83

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS4

AVG · BEST47·76

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

Versions12 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

12.06.86 The Ranch · Shelburne, VTCHARTED

10.21.18 Hampton · Hampton, VACHARTED

02.20.88 St. Lawrence Universit · Canton, NYCHARTED

07.25.88 Nectar's · Burlington, VT

08.09.87 Nectar's · Burlington, VT

07.29.88 The Roma · Telluride, CO

10.15.86 Hunt's · Burlington, VT

08.22.12 Starlight · Kansas City, MO

04.29.87 Nectar's · Burlington, VT

07.03.12 Nikon at Jones Beach · Wantagh, NY

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS15across 3 eras

ANALYZED1280% of all

AVG DURATION7:453 charted

LONGEST12:5002.20.88 ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSIT

SHORTEST4:1308.11.15 THE MANN FOR THE PERFO

LONGEST GAP1204 SH.1988 → 2003

JAM CHART3CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT10.15.86BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1986–201815 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'86'88'90'92'94'96'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'14'16'18

MAX · 2 /MO·TOTAL · 15

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS14 PERFS

LONGEST · 1204 SH.·MEDIAN · 8 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE12 VERSIONS

4m13m

MEDIAN · 7:30·PEAK · 4–5m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1986–2018

SHORT · 4:13 · 2015·LONG · 10:12 · 1988

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX15 PLAYS

S1 53%S2 47%

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #2

#1#13

TRANSITION OUT15 PLAYS

47%27%27%

STOP · 7SEGUE · 4HARD · 4

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Nectar'sBurlington · VT3 02Hunt'sBurlington · VT2 03Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA1 04The Mann Center for the Performing ArtsPhiladelphia · PA1 05Starlight TheatreKansas City · MO1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

VT7NY3VA1PA1MO1ME1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · WED

SUN2

MON1

TUE2

WED4

THU0

FRI4

SAT2

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.00.8%

v2.01.5%

v3.00.9%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Fluffhead9 02Golgi Apparatus8 03Peaches en Regalia8 04David Bowie6 05You Enjoy Myself6 06Mike's Song6

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Who Do? We Do!15 Mexican Cousin15 Mr. Completely15 Beauty of a Broken Heart15 Manteca15 Keyboard Army14 Ether Edge14 All of These Dreams16

By tour8 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS15 TOTAL

011987 Tour1987 · 4 sh4 021988 Tour1988 · 3 sh3 031986 Tour1986 · 3 sh3 042015 Summer2015 · 1 sh1 052018 Fall Tour2018 · 1 sh1 06Not Part of a Tour2003 · 1 sh1 072012 Early Summer Tour2012 · 1 sh1 082012 Late Summer Tour2012 · 1 sh1

Charted appearances3 TOTAL →

10.21.18·Hampton · Hampton

The entire band is locked in from the start on this version. While it may never stretch outside the confines of the song proper, the jam features tight playing all around.

02.20.88·St. Lawrence Universit · Canton

Some excellent interplay between Trey and Page kicks this jam off. It culminates in screaming play from Trey and some classic, early Phish tension-and-release.

12.06.86·The Ranch · Shelburne

-> from "GTBT." The third known version is well-played and has a bit of an extended intro. It's highlighted by a mini-jam of "The Sloth," which wouldn't debut for another eight months, starting around…

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER SKIN IT BACKSWIPE →

44.44%Cities4× →→11.11%David Bowie1× →→11.11%Harpua1× →→11.11%Icculus1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE SKIN IT BACKSWIPE →

25%Makisupa Policeman2× ←→25%Good Times Bad Times2× ←→12.5%Fee1× ←→12.5%Fire1× ←→

Top venues1 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Nectar'sBURLINGTON, VT

SONG ●/songs/skin-it-backSETLIST APPS →phish.net source METHOD →/methodology CATALOG →/songs index

FOUL DOMAIN/songs/skin-it-back · v3.2

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TOTAL · 15 PLAYSMAX · 2 IN ONE MONTHLESSMORE

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN CONSECUTIVE PLAYSEACH DOT IS ONE PERFORMANCE · 14 TOTAL

3507001050’90’95’00’05’10’15

LONGEST · 1,204 SHOWSMEDIAN · 8 SHOWSTYPICAL·FALLOW

’90

’95

’00

’05

’10

’15

SHORTEST · 4:13 · 2015LONGEST · 10:12 · 1988

6

9

12

13

TRANSITION OUT15 PLAYS

STOP · 47%SEGUE · 27%HARD · 27%

STOP ( , ) 7SEGUE ( > ) 4HARD SEGUE ( → ) 4

3

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · WED

SUN2

MON1

TUE2

WED4

THU0

FRI4

SAT2

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.00.8%(10/1243)

v2.01.5%(1/68)

v3.00.9%(4/452)

15

Mexican Cousin15

Mr. Completely15

Beauty of a Broken Heart15

Keyboard Army14

All of These Dreams16

Good Times Bad Times25% OF LEAD-INS

2

Fee13% OF LEAD-INS

Fire13% OF LEAD-INS

VENUESSTRONGEST AVG · TOP 1

Nectar'sBurlington, VT · 3 plays