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- CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
- Grateful Dead "Aoxomoxoa" 1969 (USA)
- Since
August 1st would have been Jerry Garcia's birthday, choosing a Grateful
Dead album to represent the "1969 Time Capsule" show was a no-brainer.
The Dead released two albums in '69, this studio LP and the
acclaimed "Live / Dead" double album set. Until recently I was
of the opinion that "Aoxomoxoa" was a disappointing work in the
Grateful Dead canon, not as good as it could have been. That is
until I discovered that every pressing of this album since 1971 (on
vinyl and also every CD version issued) is a later remix, which is much
more compressed and lacking the dynamics and crazy stereo effects of
the original 1969 LP mix. The original vinyl version IS the
classic psychedelic album you always hoped "Aoxomoxoa" would be, so it
is definitely worth hunting for!
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