The Grateful Dead - Aoxomoxoa 50th Anniversary Details

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  1. Lands End Drums

    Lands End Drums Forum Resident

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    Can't wait. Of course my first thought on seeing disc two was that this should have been a 4 disc set including all three shows!
     
    Lands End Drums, Mar 28, 2019
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  2. nolazep

    nolazep Burrito Enthusiast

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    Nice! Overall I think the original mix of Aoxomoxoa is the best thing The Dead ever did, but I sliiiiiightly prefer the remixes of "Doin' That Rag" and "China Cat Sunflower" over the original mixes.
     
    nolazep, Mar 28, 2019
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  3. R. Totale

    R. Totale The Voice of Reason

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    I'm sure official release has been run up the flagpole before and been shot down. The archive.org version is as good as my 30+ year old cassette.
     
    R. Totale, Mar 28, 2019
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  4. Jerry

    Jerry Grateful Gort Staff

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    The first 8 cuts are the 8 track recordings. These were mixed in 1969 and released. (Never on CD). The 16 track remix was done in 1971. Disc 1 of this Anniversary set contains BOTH those mixes. Or am I misunderstanding your answer?

    The "St. Stephen" from the '69 mix is recognizable from some Weir screams, edited out of the 16 track mix.
     
    Jerry, Mar 28, 2019
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  5. uzn007

    uzn007 Watcher of the Skis

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    What a small collection. :D

    It's also available for pre-order at Amazon.
     
    uzn007, Mar 28, 2019
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  6. vudicus

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    I was always led to believe that the sessions done on 8-track in late 1968 were shelved and they started from scratch with the brand new 16-track machine.
    The 2 official mixes (69 and 71) are both from the sessions done on 16 track and the 8-track stuff was never released officially, but does circulate.
     
    vudicus, Mar 28, 2019
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  7. dtuck90

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    That was my thinking as well
     
    dtuck90, Mar 28, 2019
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  8. Jack_Straw

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    No ‘Barbed Wire Whipping Party’?

    I was hoping they’d include at least some of the outtakes from this era, but this is a must-buy anyway.
     
    Jack_Straw, Mar 28, 2019
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  9. DrLunchbox

    DrLunchbox Forum Deadhead #1604

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    Amazon version is only 1 disc. Bonus disc is dead.net only. That wasn't clear in the announcement. Guess I'm ordering from dead.net this time.
     
    DrLunchbox, Mar 28, 2019
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  10. Blue Note

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    Yes!!! Finally!!!
     
    Blue Note, Mar 28, 2019
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  11. jomo48

    jomo48 Forum Resident

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    I'm guessing that Amazon hasn't fully updated it's listings yet; the mp3 version shows the complete set.
     
    jomo48, Mar 28, 2019
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  12. hbbfam

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    That was not the case with 50th S/T or Anthem. I am pretty sure I got them from Amazon.
     
    hbbfam, Mar 28, 2019
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    Stone Turntable, Mar 28, 2019
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  14. Marvin

    Marvin Senior Member

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    Amazon US is listing it as a 2 disc set.

    Amazon UK lists it as 1 but I'm guessing that will be corrected. (I've ordered this set and the upcoming Broken Barricades set for 33.15 GBP.)
     
    Marvin, Mar 28, 2019
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  15. *Zod*

    *Zod* Forum Resident

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    this is correct, except they were released officially as bonus tracks on the expanded Aoxomoxoa.
    Clementine Jam 10:46
    Nobody's Spoonful Jam 10:04
    and The Elveven Jam 15:00
    from 8/13/68 Pacific Recording
     
    *Zod*, Mar 28, 2019
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  16. uzn007

    uzn007 Watcher of the Skis

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    What is the "bonus" disc? The two previous albums in this series were two discs (one live, one studio) in a single digipack. That's how this one is listed on Amazon. Is there an option to get a third disc as a bonus from Dead.net?
     
    uzn007, Mar 28, 2019
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  17. uzn007

    uzn007 Watcher of the Skis

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    uzn007, Mar 28, 2019
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  18. Stone Turntable

    Stone Turntable Independent Head

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    Oops, that's not just exactly perfect of me. Try again:

    Original mix of Aoxomoxoa
     
    Stone Turntable, Mar 28, 2019
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  19. Jerry

    Jerry Grateful Gort Staff

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    If that’s the case, I stand corrected. I thought the remix was done because they got the 16 track.

    Would love an outtakes disc with “Barbed Wire Whipping Party” and the alternate mixes. But Hunter said they won’t ever release BWWP. I guess these are the 8 track mixes. Yes?
     
    Jerry, Mar 28, 2019
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  20. PhoffiFozz

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    To me the definitive version of all the songs are the 1969 mixes. The songs were certainly written & performed in such a way that the busy, psychedelic, dense mixes of the originals makes more sense to me in this collection.

    Not to mention, why did they fade out all the songs that had nice complete endings? I love the ending of "Doin' That Rag"!
    Some of them. The original "St. Stephen" has never been officially released, sadly, as it is really cool and would love an offical release of it.

    I'm very excited about this release.
     
    PhoffiFozz, Mar 28, 2019
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  21. adamos

    adamos Forum Resident

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    Looks like this has been covered already but the Amazon listing says 2-CD now. The other 50ths were 2 CD everywhere (not just Dead.net) so I’d think this would be the same.
     
    adamos, Mar 28, 2019
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  22. vudicus

    vudicus Forum Resident

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    I'm not sure about that one, maybe someone else can answer.
    Did Hunter say why they'd never release it?
     
    vudicus, Mar 28, 2019
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  23. Jerry

    Jerry Grateful Gort Staff

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    I can’t remember what Hunter said was the reason, but I think it was at his request, since he wrote the “lyrics.” There’s an insightful interview with him about it somewhere.
     
    Jerry, Mar 28, 2019
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  24. Jerry

    Jerry Grateful Gort Staff

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    If I recall, there’s no advantage to buying the Anniversary releases from DeadNet unless you’re bundling with other merchandise.
     
    Jerry, Mar 28, 2019
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  25. Dr. Luther's Assistant

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    Seems like the original mix should have been used for The Golden Road box.
     
    Dr. Luther's Assistant, Mar 28, 2019
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