Limited double 180gm audiophile vinyl LP pressing, includes digital download. In September 2015, Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering cut the lacquers from the 1/2" flat master reels for the vinyl edition. Hoist is the fifth official studio album by the jam band Phish, released on March 29, 1994, by Elektra Records. At the time of its release, Hoist was Phish's best-selling album to date, peaking at #34 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Hoist features guest appearances from Alison Krauss, Béla Fleck and a host of other musicians, as well as actor Jonathan Frakes on trombone. With its jazz, blues, soul and bluegrass influences, the album is marked by more stripped-down, straightforward songwriting and pop-friendly hooks, a somewhat new approach for Phish.