| What a Long Strange Trip It's Been | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | August 18, 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1967–1972 | |||
| Genre | Jam rock, roots rock, psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 85:38 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Grateful Dead, Paul L. Wexler | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[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.
- ^ Thomas, Fred. "What a Long Strange Trip It's Been: The Best of the Grateful Dead". AllMusic. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Grateful Dead Album Guide Archived 2013-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, Rolling Stone