99) The Complete Grateful Dead Discography p3
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This article is from the Grateful Dead FAQ, by John J. Wood, Eric Nay and Ihor Slabicky tcgdd@hotmail.com with numerous contributions by others.
99) The Complete Grateful Dead Discography p3
The Grateful Dead / Anthem Of The Sun - Grateful Dead (Warner Brothers 66040)
A 1976 release of the first two albums as a double LP set.
Anthem Of The Sun - Grateful Dead (Rhino) This remastered version of the
album, taken from the 12 CD box set, was released on CD in October, 2002.
Anthem Of The Sun - Grateful Dead (Purple Fridge Communications,
http://www.classicalbums.com) a CD-ROM version of the "Anthem Of The Sun"
album, including multi-tracks of the first sixteen minutes of the album,
allowing the user to remix the album. Planned for release in March, 2000,
but still not released as of June 27, 2001.
Aoxomoxoa - Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. WS 1790) The original mix is out of
print. Released on June 20, 1969, and possibly as early as May, 1969. Peter
Grant plays pedal steel on "Doin' That Rag". "The Eleven" was recorded for
the album, to be linked with "St. Stephen", but was not included. "Barbed
Wire Whipping Party", by Robert Hunter, is one of the outtakes from the
sessions for this album. Other studio outtakes from these September, 1968 to
early 1969 sessions include "St. Stephen" with a cello and "The Eleven" with
bagpipes. The lyrics to "St. Stephen" and "China Cat Sunflower" were written
by Robert Hunter when he was in New Mexico in February, 1966, working as a
portrait artist. Hunter had been working on "St. Stephen" before going to New
Mexico. The word AOXOMOXOA is a palindrome thought up by artist Rick
Griffin. One of the working titles for the album was "Earthquake Country".
This was also the first recording ever made using sixteen-track tape, an Ampex
deck at Alembic studios. According to Robert Hunter, "Cosmic Charlie" is not
based on Charles "Cosmic Charlie" Bosch, one of the characters on the scene in
the Haight, who was 'so cosmic'. "Calico" is supposedly based on one of the
Hog Farmers. The characters and themes in "St. Stephen" do not appear to be
based on any real person of the Sixties; they may all come from Hunter's deep
appreciation of English poetry and imagery.
The Anniversary Album (Warner Bros. PRO 289) ???
The 1969 Warner/Reprise Record Show (Warner Bros. PRO 336) This two record
sampler of Warner Brothers artists was advertised on the inner sleeve of
albums and was available for a nominal dollar amount. On side 1, track 2 is
an abridged version of "Doin' That Rag" (2:20) from the original mix of
"Aoxomoxoa". Released in 1969.
Aoxomoxoa - Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. ) Released on eight track tape.
Aoxomoxoa - Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. WS 1790) The remix was released in
Fall, 1972. The back cover states "remixed in September, 1971".
Aoxomoxoa - Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. K46027) A UK release of the album
from about 1989.
Aoxomoxoa - Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. 2-1790) The remix was used for the
CD, which was released in 1987.
Aoxomoxoa - Grateful Dead (Rhino) This remastered version of the
album, taken from the 12 CD box set, was released on CD in October, 2002.
Live/Dead - Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. 2WS 1830) Released on November 10,
1969. The original release had a four page song book enclosed with the
album. "Dark Star" and "St. Stephen" are from February 27, 1969 at the
Fillmore West; "The Eleven" and "Turn On Your Lovelight" are from January 26,
1969 at the Avalon; "Death Don't Have No Mercy", "Feedback", and "We Bid You
Goodnight" are from March 2, 1969 at the Fillmore West. According to Bear,
the tapes were recorded "on a sixteen track Ampex MM-1000 2-inch professional
recorder, with a split of the on stage mics going directly into the preamps of
the tape machine, not through any mixing desk. This was my idea to reduce the
amount of amplifiers the signal went through before being placed on tape. We
had special preamps made for the machine to allow enough gain. This was
arranged by Ron Wickersham who had worked for the professional audio recorder
division of Ampex before becoming involved with the band in mid '68." The
"Eight sided whispering..." vocals are the last eight lines from the original
version of Hunter's "China Cat Sunflower". Mickey Hart plays guiro, scrapers,
and gongs, among other percussion instruments, on "Dark Star". According to
Bob Matthews, "Dark Star" is one take from the Avalon Ballroom; the album was
recorded and mixed to simulate the sound presence of the Avalon Ballroom.
Live/Dead - Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. WB 7599-27181-1) A two record album
released in Germany. The words "The Grateful Dead" have been added to the
left side of the front cover.
Live/Dead - Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. P-5014/5W) A Japanese pressing. The
front cover has some Japanese writing along the inside right bottom edge. The
four page song book is replaced by a four page lyric sheet: page 1 contains
the song listing with a photo; page 2 contains the lyrics in Japanese; pages
3 and 4 contain the lyrics in English (including full lyrics to "Turn On Your
Lovelight". The lyrics suffer through a translation (e.g. "St. Stephen"):
"High green surely winds and windy
Wings and loops around the twining
Shots of lavender are crawling
(more)
To the sun
Wonder who will water
All the children's of the garden
When they're sad
About the barren lack of rain
And troops beneath the sky
Underfoot the ground is patched
With climbing arms
Of ivy wrapped around
The mexanni of sharp and
Shiney in the breeze
William Tell has attacked his boat
Bit it was back by burning moat
And Lord it was a crying shame
That nothing could before"
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