Listen now: The Grateful Dead tease a newly-mixed "St. Stephen"

Posted By: Staff
May 28, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
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Grteful Dead Productions

Grteful Dead ProductionsAs previously reported, the Grateful Dead‘s latest 50th anniversary catalog reissue will be their third studio album, 1969’s Aoxomoxoa, on June 7. To help build your anticipation, the Dead have teased a newly-mixed clip of “St. Stephen,” which you can check out on the band’s Twitter.

The Aoxomoxoa: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition will available as a two-CD set. The first disc features remastered versions of the album’s original mix and of the 1971 band-produced mix. The second has previously unreleased live performances recorded during a January 24-26, 1969 stand at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco.

Aoxomoxoa was released in June 1969 and includes the popular Dead tunes “St. Stephen” and “China Cat Sunflower.” It’s been certified gold for sales of 500,000 copies in the U.S.

The live disc features early renditions of the Aoxomoxoa tunes “Dupree’s Diamond Blues” and “Doin’ That Rag,” as well as the final live performance of the early Dead song, “Clementine,” which the band never recorded in the studio.

In addition to the two-CD deluxe version of the album, a vinyl picture disc featuring the new remaster of the 1971 band-produced mix will also be released June 7.

Here’s the track list for Aoxomoxoa: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition:

Disc One
Original 1969 Mix
“St. Stephen”
“Dupree’s Diamond Blues”
“Rosemary”
“Doin’ That Rag”
“Mountains on the Moon”
“China Cat Sunflower”
“What’s Become of the Baby”
“Cosmic Charlie”

1971 Remix
“St. Stephen”
“Dupree’s Diamond Blues”
“Rosemary”
“Doin’ That Rag”
“Mountains on the Moon”
“China Cat Sunflower”
“What’s Become of the Baby”
“Cosmic Charlie”

Disc Two: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco (1/24-26/69)
“New Potato Caboose”
“Dupree’s Diamond Blues”
“Doin’ That Rag”
“Alligator”>”Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks)”>”Feedback”>”And We Bid You Goodnight”
“Clementine”>”Death Don’t Have No Mercy”