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What A Long Strange Trip It's Been: The Best Of The Grateful Dead

Grateful Dead

Initial release : October 1977

Warner Bros. 2W-3091

A double LP compilation of music from the Grateful Dead recordings on the Warner Brothers label. A white label promo version was also distributed.

Tracks

LP 1 - side 1

  • New, New Minglewood Blues (McGannahan Skjellyfetti)
  • Cosmic Charlie (Garcia/Hunter)
  • Truckin' (Garcia/Lesh/Weir/Hunter)
  • Black Peter (Garcia/Hunter)
  • Born Cross-Eyed (The Grateful Dead)
LP 1 - side 2
  • Ripple (Hunter/Garcia)
  • Doin' That Rag (Garcia/Hunter)
  • Dark Star (Garcia/Hunter)
  • High Time (Garcia/Hunter)
  • New Speedway Boogie (Garcia/Hunter)
LP 2 - side 1
  • St. Stephen (Garcia/Lesh/Hunter)
  • Jack Straw (Weir/Hunter)
  • Me and My Uncle (Phillips)
  • Tennessee Jed (Garcia/Hunter)
LP 2 - side 2
  • Cumberland Blues (Garcia/Lesh/Hunter)
  • Playing In The Band (Weir/Hart/Hunter)
  • Brown-Eyed Woman (Garcia/Hunter)
  • Ramble On Rose (Garcia/Hunter)
Musicians

New, New Minglewood Blues;

  • Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
  • Bill Kreutzmann - drums
  • Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
  • Pigpen (Ron McKernan) - keyboards, harmonica, vocals
  • Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
Dark Star / Born Cross-Eyed single;
  • Tom Constanten - keyboard
  • Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
  • Mickey Hart - percussion
  • Robert Hunter - vocals
  • Bill Kreutzmann - percussion
  • Phil Lesh - bass guitar, vocals
  • Pigpen (Ron McKernan)- vocals, congas
  • Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
Cosmic Charlie and Doin' That Rag;
  • Tom Constanten - keyboards
  • Jerry Garcia - guitars, vocals
  • Mickey Hart - percussion
  • Bill Kreutzmann - percussion
  • Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
  • Pigpen (Ron McKernan) - keyboards, harmonica, vocals
  • Bob Weir - guitars, vocals

  • Supporting Musicians
  • John Dawson (Marmaduke)
  • David Nelson
  • Peter Grant
  • Wendy
  • Debbie
  • Mouse
St. Stephen;
  • Tom Constanten (T.C.) - keyboard
  • Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
  • Mickey Hart - percussion
  • Bill Kreutzmann - percussion
  • Phil Lesh - bass guitar, vocals
  • Pigpen (Ron McKernan) - vocals, congas
  • Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
High Time and New Speedway Boogie;
  • Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, pedal steel guitar, vocals
  • Mickey Hart - drums
  • Bill Kreutzmann - drums
  • Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
  • Pigpen (Ron McKernan) - keyboards, vocals
  • Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
Truckin' and Ripple;
  • Jerry Garcia- guitar, pedal steel, piano, vocals
  • Mickey Hart - percussion
  • Bill Kreutzmann - drums
  • Phil Lesh - bass, guitar, piano, vocals
  • Pig Pen (Ron McKernan) - harmonica, vocals
  • Bob Weir - guitar, vocals

  • Guest musicians on compilation tracks
  • David Grisman - Ripple
  • Howard Wales - organ on Truckin
Me and My Uncle and Playing In The Band;
  • Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals
  • Bill Kreutzmann - drums
  • Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
  • Pigpen (Ron McKernan) - organ, harmonica, vocals
  • Bob Weir - rhythm guitar, vocals
  • Merl Saunders - organ on Playing In The Band
Jack Straw, Tennessee Jed, Cumberland Blues, Brown-Eyed Woman and Ramble On Rose;
  • Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals
  • Donna Godchaux - vocals
  • Keith Godchaux - piano
  • Bill Kreutzmann - drums
  • Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
  • Pigpen (Ron McKernan) - organ, harmonica, vocals
  • Bob Weir - rhythm guitar, vocals
Black Peter;
  • Jerry Garcia - acoustic guitar, lead guitar, vocals
  • Mickey Hart - drums
  • Bill Kreutzmann - drums
  • Phil Lesh - bass
  • Pigpen (Ron McKernan) - acoustic guitar, organ, percussion, harmonica, vocals
  • Bob Weir - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
Credits

For the compilation;

  • Executive Producer - Paul L. Wexler
  • Art supervision - Paul L. Wexler
  • Art - Rick Griffin
  • Photography - Arthur Stern
  • Additional photo - Ed Perlstein
  • Tape assembly supervision - Paul L. Wexler
  • Tape assembly - Loyd Clifft
  • Engineering - Bob and Betty
  • Mix down - Bob and Betty
  • Honorable mention - Hal Kent, The Phantom Finger Cult and Taper Bob
Related releases

A white label promo version of What A Long Strange Trip It's Been was distributed at the time of the album's release. Some of these may have been packaged in a plain white sleeve.

Issued on CD in 1989 by Warner Brothers 3091-2.

The tracks on this compilation are taken from the following sources.

New, New Minglewood Blues from;

Dark Star and Born Cross-Eyed from the 7 inch single; Cosmic Charlie and Doin' That Rag from; St. Stephen from; High Time and New Speedway Boogie from; Truckin' and Ripple from; Me and My Uncle and Playing In The Band from; Jack Straw, Tennessee Jed, Cumberland Blues, Brown-Eyed Woman and Ramble On Rose from; Black Peter from;
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