What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been: The Best of the Grateful Dead

~ Release by Grateful Dead (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
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1St. Stephen
recorded at:
Fillmore West in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1969-02-27)
live recording of:
St. Stephen (on 1969-02-27)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) and Phil Lesh
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
5:23
2Jack Straw
recorded at:
L’Olympia in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1972-05-03)
live recording of:
Jack Straw (on 1972-05-03)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Bob Weir
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
4:52
3Me & My Uncle
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-04-29)
live cover recording of:
Me and My Uncle (on 1971-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
publisher:
Spirit Two Music
3:07
4Tennessee Jed
recorded at:
L’Olympia in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1972-05-03)
live recording of:
Tennessee Jed (on 1972-05-03)
written in:
Barcelona, Barcelona (Province of Barcelona), Catalunya (Catalonia), Spain
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
7:13
5Cumberland Blues
recorded at:
Empire Pool (OVO Arena Wembley) in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-04-08)
live recording of:
Cumberland Blues (on 1972-04-08)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) and Phil Lesh
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
5:45
6Playing in the Band
recorded at:
Hammerstein Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-04-06)
live recording of:
Playing in the Band (on 1971-04-06)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Mickey Hart (drummer for The Grateful Dead) and Bob Weir
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
is based on:
The Main Ten (an early version of “Playing in the Band”)
4:42
7Brown‐Eyed Woman
recorded at:
Tivolis Koncertsal (Tivoli's Concert Hall) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (on 1972-04-14)
live recording of:
Brown‐Eyed Woman (on 1972-04-14)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
4:41
8Ramble On Rose
recorded at:
Lyceum Theatre in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-05-26)
live recording of:
Ramble On Rose (on 1972-05-26)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
6:01

Credits

Release

additional photography:Ed Perlstein
photography:Arthur Stern
assistant remastering:Dave Collins (US mastering engineer)
remastering:Joe Gastwirt
copyrighted (©) by:Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1977)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972, in 1977)
remastered at:Oceanview Digital Mastering in Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2031825 [info]
ASIN:US: B000002KH8 [info]

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Wikipedia:en: What a Long Strange Trip It's Been [info]
Wikidata:Q2566535 [info]