Tragically Hip announce 25th anniversary edition of ‘Phantom Power’

Tragically Hip announce 25th anniversary edition of ‘Phantom Power’

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The Tragically Hip will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their Juno-winning Phantom Power with a deluxe boxset on Nov. 3.

The album — the band’s sixth — was originally released in 1998 and featured the hit songs Bobcaygeon (which won the Juno Award for Single of The Year in 2000), Poets (which spent 12 weeks at #1 on Canadian alternative radio) and the hockey anthem Fireworks.

The expanded reissue will be released on 180g vinyl and include five never before heard tracks from the original recording sessions as well as a two disc live show taped at Pittsburgh’s Metropol on Oct. 2, 1998. Seven alternative versions of songs featured on the original have also been selected by the band.

The first of the new songs — Bumblebee — is out now.

In addition to the music, the boxset will include a 24-page original Bobcaygeon illustrated video storyboard with behind-the-scenes photos and a 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.

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The Phantom Power 25th anniversary release follows a series of special deluxe packages the band has reissued over the last several years, including 30th birthday editions for Road Apples in 2021 and Fully Completely in 2022.

As the Hip turns 40 next year, the band — which was made up of late frontman Gord Downie, rhythm guitarist Paul Langlois, lead guitarist Rob Baker, drummer Johnny Fay and bassist Gord Sinclair — will also release a four-part Amazon documentary directed by documentarian Mike Downie, the brother of Gord.

“This is a story about what happens when you believe in yourself and you believe in your friends,” Downie told Postmedia in an interview last year. “The Hip is a great example of sticking to it, getting through the storms and coming out the other end.”

The documentary will feature new interviews from the rest of the band and longtime fans of the group.

“When Robbie, or Paul, or Gord, or Johnny start to tell you a story, you know it’s going to be good,” Downie added. “It’s almost like I get to put a quarter in the machine and then hear a great story.”

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