Grateful Dead* – Aoxomoxoa

I’m kind of surprised the 1969 mix doesn’t command a much higher price? Unbeknownst to me I had the original mix, I went to a party in 1987 and someone played their copy which was the 1971 remix I was confused and said “my copy is different” my friends said “no john you’re just stoned” but I kept insisting and they condescendingly said “yeah John they mixed you a special version” and shook their heads. I didn’t know about the two versions until the internet became useful early 00’s? But I was RIGHT! and unlike many remixes where the differences are minimal there is a huge difference, enough that I noticed it at a party. I’m partial to the 1969 mix because I heard that version first, but if you’re a fan of this record it’s worth getting both.

I Found This Original Mix Version stuffed Inside a A Blues For Allah Cover at a Used Record Shop & New Immediately it was the Original Mix & Bought it. I Much Prefer this to the Warner Bros Remix. So Glad they Re-Released it on a Clean Digital Format as This scratchy & Poppy Vinyl is Hard to Listen To.

This list of various pressings has become a mess owing to existence of two versions: 1969 original and 1971 remix. Maybe Discogs staff could edit so "(1969)" appears after title for original mix and "(1971 remix)" after title for the later remixed version. I realise that this would be a slow/complicated procedure but it qould be worth it.

Good pressing, but I am very partial to the 1969 original mix.

This is the original mix. Late in 1971 the album was remixed, and you'll notice the difference when you hear both versions. Some songs, like "Doin' That Rag" has been arranged different. The original "Mountains of the Moon" features some female chorus, which I really didn't care for, and the remixed version was luckily removed. "What's Became of the Baby", the one people like least, is understandable when you hear the remixed version. It's basically an electronically modified voice of Jerry Garcia. The original features that same voice, but tons of electronic effects. The original really gives it a disturbing and ominous feel to it, "disturbing" and "ominous" are not usually something I associate The Dead with, but this one does. Really, you need both versions, as some of the originals I felt are better than the remixed, and some of the remixed stuff I thought was better than the originals. Most importantly, "What's Become of the Baby".