Anthem Of The Sun - Anniversary Reissue

Okay, listening to the 71 mix now. Yeah, this is the Anthem that introduced me to the Dead. I never heard it so clear and un-muddy though. My gear has gone through several upgrades since then, but there must have been a remastering somewhere along the line.

I think I may prefer the 68 mix, but several listens will be required to make sure it isn’t just the novelty of it. Good thing I have a cold, which makes a good excuse to spend the weekend jelling out with the Dead.

 

Only ever had the CD version of this so original mix I believe. Waiting patiently for the delivery from Amazon as it's one of my favourite GD albums.

Want to hear how different this sounds.

 

The info at this link indicates it was released yesterday so I would guess that it is the 1971 mix like the newly released picture disc.

Anthem Of The Sun 50Th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Grateful Dead)

 

Oddly enough, just doing a bit of spot-checking, i’m getting better clarity and highs on the original mix, such as cymbals or - on New Potato - the chimes and glockenspiel.

 

I think I am gonna head out to B&N and buy this... thanks for the tip

 

I'd love to know how the vinyl sounds on this one. (-: Not expensive... B & N has 10% OFF today on top of it.

 

I am raging right now.
Stupid me purchased this on iTunes and the 71 alligator is incomplete!
After 2 seconds the sound cuts out and the remainder of the track is dead silence until Caution kicks in.
I’m impatiently waiting for the fix.

 

I would bet it’s the original mix. All the other issues from B&N so far are the same as what came in the orange studio albums box.
I just ordered one to pickup at the store. Looking forward to adding it to my collection.
Thanks for the heads up

 

Ps I couldn’t get the 10%coupon to work online

 

Just picked up Anthem from B&N. No CB in deadwax though.
Not sure what mix until I get home and play it. It has W7 labels so I assume it’s the original mix.

 

Wow - t Just did some more spot-checking in the Subaru Forester (Harman Kardan) and the toms and cymbals in the 1968 mix of Born Cross-Eyed just blow away the remix. The toms are really deep and round and resonant in the first mix.

 

I haven't heard the new version of the remix yet, but the previous copies I've heard generally sound murkier to me than the original mix. Not sure why that happened.

 

Interestingly enough, the new release of the 1971 "remix" is slightly different than the 2013 release. The musical differences (e.g., power chord at the end of Born Cross-Eyed, slightly shortened Caution) are the same, but the mastering is a little different, maybe even the mixing.

 

Rerelease the correct mix on vinyl.

 

I think they already did that not long ago. Isn’t the current issue the original mix?

 

All I know is I haven’t forgiven MOFI. Did Rhino reissue? I wasn’t aware it was the right mix if they did...

 

There is a current version on vinyl but I’m unsure what’s actually on it.

 

Finished my first listen of the 10/22/67 show and it's a great one. Not quite at the level of 11/10 from 30 Trips, but still features some great jamming (see New Potato Caboose, Lovelight and the outro of TIFTOO). The original Other One lyrics were a bit jarring and not at the level of the final ones. Can't shed much light on the Mickey/No Mickey argument other than I can see both points at various times in the show. Glad this one saw the light of day as an official release.

 

That's it for the other one is even better than the Shrine version.

 

I just grabbed the orange version from Barnes & Noble on a lark, I hope it's the remix but we'll see.

The CD cover is really cool. I look forward to listening to the show this week.

 

Sorry kiddies, I just played a few tracks from the B&N colored vinyl and it ain’t the remix...

 

Sure is purdy, though.

 

If any Dead Head wanted to make the case that the Grateful Dead were one of the many late 60's "Proto-Heavy Metal" bands, the live "Morning Dew" that kicks off Disc 2 would be one of the first tracks i'd play in order to litigate my case. (Not that i share that particular delusion, mind...)

That said, HEAVY.

 

Haha thank you for this!

 

The '68 and '71 mixes both sound great on this set, a bit more bass than previous releases (2001 remaster and HDtracks download) and the Plangent process transfers are excellent.

The live set is very similar to the best circulating copy of the show (a DAT copy from the Dead's master reel) but is cleaned up and edited a little differently. The fan copy runs to the very end of the tape which runs out during Lovelight, and the 50th Anniversary edition fades out.

If you don't already have that show it's a very worthy addition to any early Dead collection.