People have surmised over the years that you could read the Grateful Dead lettering on the front cover as We Ate the Acid which, I suppose, is true enough, if you look at it just right. Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann writes, "Aoxomoxoa.doesn’t mean anything - it’s just a cool palindrome. One fan legend considers the words "Grateful Dead" on the front of the album to be an ambigram that can also be read "We Ate The Acid". The title of the poster and album is a palindrome created by cover artist Rick Griffin and lyricist Robert Hunter. Six months after this show, the Dead selected this image as the cover artwork for its third album. The bottom portion depicts death, rebirth and the cycle of life, with fertility symbols and a terrific grinning skull. It’s all happenin’ Unable to process your request at this time. The top depicts a sun which doubles as an egg being fertilized and the lettering is topped with Egyptian-based imagery. The Prophecies of Osiris, Egyptian Mythology, and the Grateful Dead’s Giza Trip. Be the first to know about the Grateful Dead’s exclusive limited-edition releases, breaking news on the band, community events, and so much more. Skulls, eggs, fetuses, the Sun, mushrooms all clamor for your attention with Griffin's unsurpassed lettering finishing off the piece in absolute splendor. Here we see virtually all of Griffin’s psychedelic vocabulary of symbols, glyphs and icons - almost a language unto itself. It’s a crowning bit of typography for one of Griffin’s most intricately constructed symbolic landscapes. Cairo, Egypt Run time 203:54. Publication date (check for other copies) Topics. The band’s name is spelled out in an ornate mutant gothic typeface that arcs across the spherical space surrounding the solar ovum, bulging out toward the viewer with elaborate shadows that make the words look like cast metal or carved wood. Grateful Dead Live at Gizah Sound and Light Theater on. Rocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978 is a live album by the Grateful Dead, consisting of two CDs and one DVD. The album was played at Cairo,Egypt in March 21,1978. Griffin’s artistic genius shines brightly in this poster from the incredible lettering to the sexual symbology. Rocking The Cradle is an album made by the Grateful Dead. The font is a variant of the Gothic typeface, which is characterized by its sharp edges and thick strokes. This is the real thing, an original, pre-concert printing. The Grateful Dead font is a unique and distinctive typeface that has been used on the band’s album covers, concert posters, and merchandise since the mid-1960s. There are numerous bootlegs of this psychedelic masterpiece, as well as at least 5 reprints. This poster was used to promote the very first Soundproof show in January 1969. After the Family Dog left the Avalon Ballroom, Soundproof Productions became the first company to produce rock shows there. Considered by many to be one of the greatest rock posters of all time, this classic Rick Griffin design is known as “Aoxomoxoa,” and was later used as the title and cover design for the Grateful Dead’s third album.
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