Album
What A Long Strange Trip It's Been (The Best Of The Grateful Dead)
1977 · Rock
16 collectors on Gatefold own this
What A Long Strange Trip It's Been (The Best Of The Grateful Dead) is a Rock album by The Grateful Dead, originally released in 1977. On Gatefold: 63 pressings tracked, owned by 16 collectors.
About
Released in 1977 as a double album covering the prime Grateful Dead years of 1967 to 1972, <i>What a Long Strange Trip It's Been</i> served as an introduction for many second-generation Deadheads who were too young to have witnessed the early years in person. It features the first album appearance of the studio version of the iconic live track "Dark Star" and its b-side "Born Cross-Eyed," plus a batch of previously released live recordings that further emphasized that the Dead were primarily a live band. On this (sort of) best-of album, the only songs that had broken past Dead circles were "Truckin'," "Ripple," "St. Stephen," and "Black Peter," the latter two appearing as live versions. In the 21st century, many different options exist for putting together a coherent introductory to the Dead. But this 18-track set still deserves a chance—it obviously did the trick for the fans who joined the legions in the late '70s and '80s.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1New, New Minglewood Blues2:35
- A2Cosmic Charlie5:31
- A3Truckin'5:06
- A4Black Peter5:42
- A5Born Cross-Eyed2:58
Side B
- B1Ripple4:10
- B2Doin' That Rag4:43
- B3Dark Star2:41
- B4High Time5:14
- B5New Speedway Boogie4:05
Side C
- C1St. Stephen5:24
- C2Jack Straw4:53
- C3Me & My Uncle3:04
- C4Tennessee Jed7:12
Side D
- D1Cumberland Blues5:40
- D2Playing In The Band4:42
- D3Brown-Eyed Woman4:38
- D4Ramble On Rose6:02
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Classic Rock
- warm
- euphoric
- psychedelic
Credits
The people behind it.
Production & Engineering
- Betty CantorENGINEER, MIXED BY
- Betty CantorENGINEER, MIXED BY [MIX DOWN]
- Betty CantorENGINEER, MIXED BY [MIXDOWN]
- Bob MatthewsENGINEER, MIXED BY
- Bob MatthewsENGINEER, MIXED BY [MIX DOWN]
- Bob MatthewsENGINEER, MIXED BY [MIXDOWN]
- Paul WexlerEXECUTIVE PRODUCER
- Paul WexlerEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER
- Paul WexlerEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER, ART DIRECTION, TAPE OP [ASSEMBLY SUPERVISION]
- Paul WexlerEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER, SUPERVISED BY [ART]
- Paul WexlerEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER, SUPERVISED BY [ART], SUPERVISED BY [TAPE ASSEMBLY]
- BearRECORDED BY
16 collectors on Gatefold own this · 63 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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