2-LP "Laser Beams” 140g vinyl pressing (Navy with Neon Green), with vinyl lacquers cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering from the 1/2" flat master reels. Hoist was recorded on 24-track 2" reels in October-November 1993 at American Recording Co. in Calabasas, California. Three singles were released from Hoist "Down With Disease", "Sample In A Jar" and "Julius" and all three remain in common rotation at Phish shows.
The album was recorded and mixed by Ed Thacker and produced by Paul Fox, who incorporated a variety of guests throughout the album including the Tower of Power Horns, additional vocals by Alison Krauss and strings by The Richard Greene Fourteen, backing vocals by the Rickey Grundy chorale and Rose Stone & Jean McLain, banjo by Bela Fleck, violin by Morgan Fichter, and even some trombone by Jonathan Frakes who played Commander Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation.