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Doin' That Rag: Rhino Expands Grateful Dead's "Aoxomoxoa" for 50th Anniversary

March 28, 2019 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

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Rhino has just announced the third title in Grateful Dead's ongoing series of 50th anniversary reissues.  Like all the albums in this ongoing series including the previous releases of The Grateful Dead (2017) and Anthem of the Sun (2018), Aoxomoxoa will be released approximately 50 years after its anniversary date as a 2-CD deluxe edition that includes the newly-remastered original album plus a bonus disc of previously unreleased live recordings. Aoxomoxoa will also be reissued as a 12-inch picture disc limited to 10,000 copies. Both versions will be available on June 7, less than two weeks prior to the album's actual 50-year anniversary on June 20.

Grateful Dead audiovisual archivist Dave Lemieux comments in the press release, "In 1969, for their third album, the Grateful Dead eschewed outside producers and created Aoxomoxoa themselves, beginning a run of self-produced albums that would continue until 1977. Scrapping the first sessions, which were recorded to eight-track tape, the Dead now had 16 tracks with which to experiment their psychedelic sound, with an album that included entirely Robert Hunter-penned lyrics for the first time."  The LP introduced such all-time favorites as "St. Stephen" and "China Cat Sunflower."

Like last year's reissue of Anthem of the Sun, Aoxomoxoa will include remastered versions of two distinct mixes: the original 1969 version, and the band's familiar 1971 mix.  This CD release marks the first time that both mixes have been made available in one package.  The picture-disc vinyl of Aoxomoxoa includes the 1971 mix only.

The bonus disc boasts a host of live tracks recorded January 24-26, 1969 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco, CA, a few months before the release of Aoxomoxoa. Newly remastered by Jeffrey Norman, these shows were among the first live performances ever to be recorded to 16-track tape.  Among the nine songs are early versions of two tracks from the album, "Dupree's Diamond Blues" and "Doin' That Rag." The disc also includes the final live performance of "Clementine," a song the Dead began performing in 1968 but never released on a studio album. The band also played several songs from Anthem.  Highlights include a lively "New Potato Caboose" and a rough-and-tumble "Alligator>Caution" jam spotlighting Ron "Pigpen" McKernan at his finest.  The full line-up on these live tracks consists of Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Phil Lesh, Tom Constanten, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann.

Look for Aoxomoxoa: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition on June 7 from Rhino!  You'll find the track listing and pre-order links below!

Grateful Dead, Aoxomoxoa: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Warner Bros./Rhino, 2019)

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
Picture Disc Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 

CD 1:

Original 1969 Mix (Warner Bros. LP WS 1790, 1969)

  1. "St. Stephen"
  2. "Dupree's Diamond Blues"
  3. "Rosemary"
  4. "Doin' That Rag"
  5. "Mountains On The Moon"
  6. "China Cat Sunflower"
  7. "What's Become Of The Baby"
  8. "Cosmic Charlie"

1971 Remix (Warner Bros. LP WS 1790 (Repress), 1971)

  1. "St. Stephen"
  2. "Dupree's Diamond Blues"
  3. "Rosemary"
  4. "Doin' That Rag"
  5. "Mountains On The Moon"
  6. "China Cat Sunflower"
  7. "What's Become Of The Baby"
  8. "Cosmic Charlie"

CD 2: Live at the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco (1/24-26/69)

  1. "New Potato Caboose"
  2. "Dupree's Diamond Blues"
  3. "Doin' That Rag"
  4. "Alligator">
  5. "Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)">
  6. "Feedback">
  7. "And We Bid You Goodnight"
  8. "Clementine">
  9. "Death Don't Have No Mercy"

Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Grateful Dead

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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    March 29, 2019 at 6:40 am

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