The Grateful Dead, Aoxomoxoa, 1969 on Warner Bros

This was the third studio LP from The Grateful Dead, and was one of the first albums recorded in 16 tracks on an Ampex MM-1000. It was remixed by Garcia and Lesh in 1971. “China Cat Sunflower” and “St. Stephen” remain among my favorite Dead tunes, though I find it hard to get through “What’s Become Of the Baby.”

My copy—via Salem Flea Marketplace—is a 1971 Terre Haute pressing, with the 1971 remix, on green labels but with the W7 logo on the jacket. I’m still on the hunt for a 1969 issue. (It was included in the Warner Bros. Studio Albums box set, and was put on CD in 2019 by Rhino but not vinyl).

Dead & Company, Aces Back to Back, 2024 on Rhino

Series of cuts from the summer 2023 tour of Dead & Company, with Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti, and Jay Lane. Recorded in multiple venues, including the Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington, Folsom Field in Boulder Colorado, and Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA.

Sad to hear of Bob Weir’s passing this month – got a chance to see him live a number of time with the original Grateful Dead as well as multiple times with Dead & Co and enjoyed both tremendously. Sad I missed the chance to see them at the Sphere – that would have been great.

In my collection thanks to a thoughtful coworker who saw the shows at the Sphere and got this as a benefit, but doesn’t collect vinyl so sent it my way.

"The songs of our lives are yours now" -- Mickey Hart, on the passing of Bob Weir https://youtu.be/8nADkrBXB0A?si=PQpmLOlqKWatweec

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One More Saturday Night: Bobby Weir Remembered at San Francisco ‘Homecoming’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bobby-weir-grateful-dead-san-francisco-memorial-1235501339/

Here’s How Every Dead & Company Member Has Honored Bob Weir

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dead-and-company-members-bob-weir-tributes-1235499096/