Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals Bob Weir – guitar, vocals Ron “Pigpen” McKernan – organ, percussion Tom Constanten – keyboards Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums, percussion Mickey Hart – drums, percussion
Cover-art design - Rick Griffin who died on this day in 1991
Aoxomoxoa is a 1969 album by the Grateful Dead. One of the first rock albums to be recorded using 16-track technology, fans and critics alike consider this era to be the band’s experimental apex. The title is a meaningless palindrome, usually pronounced “ox-oh-mox-oh-ah”.
Richard Alden " Rick " Griffin [1944 – 1991] was an American artist and one of the leading designers of psychedelic posters in the 1960s. As a contributor to the underground comix movement, his work appeared regularly in Zap Comix . Griffin was closely identified with the Grateful Dead, designing some of their best-known posters and album covers such as Aoxomoxoa. His work within the surfing subculture included both film posters and his comic strip, Murphy
Rick Griffin died shortly after a motorcycle accident on August 15, 1991, in Petaluma, California. He was thrown from his Harley-Davidson motorcycle when he collided with a van that suddenly turned left as he attempted to pass it. He was not wearing a helmet and sustained major head injuries. He died three days later, on August 18, in nearby Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, at the age of 47.
As you are streaming my other two favorite RH albums I am just enjoying this one. Maybe it is their most demanding one, also one without THE big song(s). Sometimes experimental (15 steps) sometimes Thom’s pure voice (Nude), it is d!?n good and the SQ is just excellent. Life is too short to not listen to Radiohead.
Oh yes This is an album that is getting better and better the more often you listen to it. After every listening session I have a new favorite song. Something like a chameleon
Today it is „Reckoner“
Sunday evening Mingus - well Joni’s difficult 10th studio album with a star-studded jazz muso band celebrating the big man. Singer songwriter meets free(ish) jazz. Bold and captivating. German Asylum vinyl.
This is an album that is getting better and better the more often you listen to it. After every listening session I have a new favorite song. Something like a chameleon 
