Aoxomoxoa

Aoxomoxoa is the third studio album by the Grateful Dead. It was one of the first rock albums to be recorded using 16-track technology. The title is a meaningless palindrome, usually pronounced /ɒksə.məksˈə/.

Aoxomoxoa
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 20, 1969 (1969-06-20)
RecordedSeptember 1968 – March 1969
StudioPacific Recording, San Mateo
Pacific High Recording, San Francisco
Genre
Length36:00
LabelWarner Bros.-Seven Arts
ProducerGrateful Dead
Grateful Dead chronology
Anthem of the Sun
(1968)
Aoxomoxoa
(1969)
Live/Dead
(1969)
Singles from Aoxomoxoa
  1. "Dupree's Diamond Blues"
    Released: July 30, 1969

Rolling Stone, upon reviewing the album, mentioned that "no other music sustains a lifestyle so delicate and loving and lifelike". The album was certified gold by the RIAA on May 13, 1997. In 1991 Rolling Stone selected Aoxomoxoa as having the eighth best album cover of all time. It was voted number 674 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).

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