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Encyclopedia > What a Long Strange Trip It's Been
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been cover
Album by Grateful Dead
Released 1977
Recorded 1962 - 1972
Genre Rock, Country, Folk, Jam
Length 85:38
Label Warner Bros.
Producer(s) Grateful Dead, Paul L. Wexler
Professional reviews
Grateful Dead chronology
Terrapin Station
(1977)
What A Long Strange Trip It's Been
(1977)
Shakedown Street
(1978)

What a Long Strange Trip It's Been, subtitled The Best of the Grateful Dead, was initially a two record LP produced in 1977. It was reissued as a 2 compact disk set, by Warner Bros. as # 2W3091. The title comes from the song Truckin', and may well be one of the best known rock lyrics in the world. An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... The Grateful Dead was an American psychedelia-influenced rock band formed in 1965 in San Francisco. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Country music, also called country and western music or country-western, is an amalgam of popular musical forms developed in the Southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, Celtic Music, Blues, Gospel music, and Old-time music. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the common people. ... A jam session is a musical act where musicians gather and play (or jam) without extensive preparation or predefined arrangements. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Warner Brothers Records is a record label which was launched on March 19, 1958 by Warner Bros. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The Grateful Dead was an American psychedelia-influenced rock band formed in 1965 in San Francisco. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... Robert Christgau (sometimes abbreviated in print to Xgau), born April 18, 1942, is an American essayist, music journalist, and rock critic. ... The Grateful Dead was an American psychedelia-influenced rock band formed in 1965 in San Francisco. ... Terrapin Station is a 1977 album by the Grateful Dead. ... Shakedown Street is a 1978 album by the Grateful Dead. ... The Grateful Dead was an American psychedelia-influenced rock band formed in 1965 in San Francisco. ... A gramophone record, (also vinyl record, phonograph record, LP record, or simply record) is an analogue sound recording medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... CD redirects here; see Cd for other meanings of CD. Image of a compact disc (pencil included for scale) A compact disc (or CD) is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ... The WB Shield used from 2003 to present day Warner Bros. ...


History

Unlike Terrapin Station, which just preceeded it, and Shakedown Street, which followed, WALSTIB (as Deadheads know the album) was assembled by Warner Bros, and covers the 1962 - 1972 period. It is a great companion to Skeletons From The Closet", with many excellent cuts. Terrapin Station is a 1977 album by the Grateful Dead. ... Shakedown Street is a 1978 album by the Grateful Dead. ... Deadheads are fans of the band The Grateful Dead. ... The WB Shield, used from 2001 to late 2003. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ...


Track listing

Disk 1 Disk 2
1. "New, New Minglewood Blues" 1. "St. Stephen"
2. "Cosmic Charlie" 2. "Jack Straw"
3. "Truckin'" 3. "Me & My Uncle"
4. "Black Peter" 4. "Tennessee Jed"
5. "Born Cross-Eyed" 5. "Cumberland Blues"
6. "Ripple" 6. "Playing In the Band"
7. "Doin' That Rag" 7. "Brown-Eyed Woman"
8. "Dark Star" 8. "Ramble On Rose"
9. "High Time"
10. "New Speedway Boogie"

External links

1.David Dodd's Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics


2.Llama - The Live Music Archive



 

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