music.wikisort.org - CompositionWhat a Long Strange Trip It's Been is the second compilation album by American rock band Grateful Dead. It was released August 18, 1977 by Warner Bros. Records, three and a half years after the Skeletons from the Closet compilation. Both albums are subtitled "The Best of the Grateful Dead". Unlike the previous compilation, What a Long Strange Trip It's Been is a double album.
1977 greatest hits album by Grateful Dead
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Released | August 18, 1977 (1977-08-18) |
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Recorded | 1967–1972 |
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Genre | Jam rock, roots rock, psychedelic rock |
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Length | 85:38 |
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Label | Warner Bros. |
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Producer | Grateful Dead and Paul L. Wexler |
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Source | Rating |
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Allmusic |     [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
Rolling Stone |     [3] |
Content
After the Grateful Dead had completed their contract with Warner Bros. and begun self-releasing their recordings, the label released Skeletons from the Closet. The compilation of tracks from their back catalog was successful, and when the band moved onto Arista Records in 1977 to record Terrapin Station, Warner Bros. released a second, larger compilation of tracks from the 1967–1972 period.
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been is a two-record set, with mostly studio tracks collected on the first disc and all live tracks on the second. Sixteen of the tracks are taken from previously released albums. Two tracks are single versions previously unavailable on album: the studio version of "Dark Star", and its B-side, the single mix of Anthem of the Sun's "Born Cross-Eyed". The Grateful Dead's most recognizable song at the time, "Truckin'," is the only track used on both compilations. "St. Stephen" appears again, though this time in a live version (an excerpt of the Live/Dead track). Of the nine original Warner Bros. albums, the only one unrepresented is Anthem of the Sun (aside from its associated single).[4]
Release
The title comes from the bridge of "Truckin'", which ends with the stanza:
Lately it occurs to me
What a long strange trip it's been.
The cover art is darkly themed, with red, Old English Gothic script and a black skeleton graphic against a black background. The metallized skeleton (less distinct on some printings) is an air-brushed image by Rick Griffin, who had created several previous album covers for the band. The back cover features the rear view of the skeleton, with the text reversed. The inside of the gatefold features the first appearance of the iconic "dancing skeletons" graphic, rendered in white. Also featured are photographs of the band in concert. However, rather than dating from the Warner Bros. era, they are from October 1976 (see Dick's Picks Volume 33).
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been was released as a double CD in 1989, after sales of the band's albums had been revitalized by In the Dark. Like its predecessor compilation, it has achieved Platinum sales certification (in 2001).[5]
Track listing
- Side one
- "New, New Minglewood Blues" (trad.; credited to McGannahan Skjellyfetti) – 2:35
- "Cosmic Charlie" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 5:31
- "Truckin'" (Garcia, Hunter, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir) – 5:06
- "Black Peter" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:31
- from Bear's Choice; live, February 13, 1970, Fillmore East, New York City
- "Born Cross-Eyed" (single version) (Weir) – 2:58
- Side two
- "Ripple" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:10
- "Doin' That Rag" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:43
- "Dark Star" (Garcia, Hunter) – 2:41
- "High Time" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:14
- "New Speedway Boogie" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:05
- Side three
- "St. Stephen" (Garcia, Hunter, Lesh) – 5:24
- excerpt, from Live/Dead; live, February 27, 1969, Fillmore West, San Francisco
- "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 4:53
- from Europe '72; live, May 3, 1972, Olympia Theatre, Paris
- "Me & My Uncle" (John Phillips) – 3:04
- "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:12
- from Europe '72; live, May 3, 1972, Olympia Theatre, Paris
- Side four
- "Cumberland Blues" (Garcia, Hunter, Lesh) – 5:40
- "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hunter, Mickey Hart) – 4:42
- "Brown-Eyed Woman" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:38
- from Europe '72; live, April 14, 1972, Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen
- "Ramble On Rose" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:02
- from Europe '72; live, May 26, 1972, Lyceum Theatre, London
Personnel
- Grateful Dead
- Technical personnel
- Betty Cantor, Bob Matthews – production, engineering
- David Hassinger, Owsley Stanley – production
- Paul Wexler – executive production
Certifications
Certification |
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Gold[5] |
August 24, 2001 |
Platinum[5] |
References
Grateful Dead |
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Live albums | Contemporary | |
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Retrospective | 1990s | |
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2000s | |
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- Crimson White & Indigo
- Formerly the Warlocks
- Europe '72: The Complete Recordings
- Europe '72 Volume 2
- Dark Star
- Spring 1990
- Spring 1990: So Glad You Made It
- Winterland: May 30th 1971
- May 1977
- Sunshine Daydream
- Family Dog at the Great Highway, San Francisco, CA 4/18/70
- Live at Hampton Coliseum
- Spring 1990 (The Other One)
- Wake Up to Find Out
- Houston, Texas 11-18-1972
- 30 Trips Around the Sun: The Definitive Live Story 1965–1995
- 30 Trips Around the Sun
- Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA 11/10/1967
- Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 4/25/77
- July 1978: The Complete Recordings
- Red Rocks: 7/8/78
- July 29 1966, P.N.E. Garden Aud., Vancouver Canada
- May 1977: Get Shown the Light
- Cornell 5/8/77
- Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C., July 12 & 13, 1989
- Fillmore West 1969: February 27th
- Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings
- Pacific Northwest '73–'74: Believe It If You Need It
- Playing in the Band, Seattle, Washington, 5/21/74
- The Warfield, San Francisco, California, October 9 & 10, 1980
- Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991
- Saint of Circumstance
- Ready or Not
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[de] What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been
What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been ist die zweite Greatest Hits-Kompilation der Band Grateful Dead.
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