What a Long Strange Trip It's Been

What a Long Strange Trip It's Been
A dimly-lit silhouette of a skeleton
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedAugust 18, 1977 (1977-08-18)
Recorded1967–1972
GenreJam rock, roots rock, psychedelic rock
Length85:38
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerGrateful Dead and Paul L. Wexler
Grateful Dead chronology
Terrapin Station
(1977)
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been
(1977)
Shakedown Street
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]
Rolling Stone [3]

What 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.

  1. ^ Thomas, Fred. "What a Long Strange Trip It's Been: The Best of the Grateful Dead". AllMusic. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Grateful Dead Album Guide Archived 2013-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, Rolling Stone

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