Grateful Dead : The Illustrated Trip

by Blair Jackson, Dennis McNally

This definitive, illustrated biography of the Grateful Dead is also a nostalgic history of psychedelia, the West Coast sound, and American counterculture. The book's unique, encyclopedic, timeline format tells the real story of the band from childhood to the present day, incorporating rare and unseen photography which captures pivotal moments, both large and small. Seminal posters, memorabilia, and ephemera; personal essays that give revealing insights into life in the band and on the road; and all the facts -- biographies of the band members, all the albums and key songs, and every tour date ever played -- ensure that Grateful Dead: The Illustrated Trip will appeal to generations of "Deadheads" everywhere. If you're a Deadhead, you'll revel in this words-and-pictures portrait of the band's life and times. With more than 2,000 photos and artworks, many previously unpublished, this book will help you understand why it was said of the Grateful Dead, "They're not the best at what they do-they're the only ones who do what they do." . This slip-cased Limited Edition contains a signed and numbered print by Mouse (the famed album jacket artist for the band) and has a special "psychedelic" binding.

Genres: Music, Nonfiction, Biography

480 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 2003

About the author

Blair Jackson is a music journalist and author best known for Garcia: An American Life and Grateful Dead: The Music Never Stopped. He edited 27 issues of The Golden Road fanzine and has contributed to Mix and Electronic Musician. His books include Classic Tracks, exploring iconic rock and soul recordings. A passionate reader of history and music biographies, he shares his insights on Dead.net. He lives in California and is the father of two children.

Reviews

[Serge Pierro · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an incredibly dense book. Oversized and heavy, it contains an unbelievable amount of material. The timeline format adds tremendous depth to the book, as it contains a wide range of information that was happening in society at the time. Although there is lots of information presented, there isn't anything of profound depth - most of the segments are a paragraph or so. Tons of photos of the band and those associated with them. Highly recommended for fans of the band.

[Steve Rueffer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another amazing look at the grateful dead in "coffee table" book style. Great pics (many new and not seen before) and interesting quotes and info. Get it, put on some of your favourite vintage dead and go for a trip...

[David Ward · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grateful Dead: The Illustrated Trip by Robert Hunter et al (DK Publishing 2003)(782.42166) is by far the biggest and most thorough Dead book of them all. Best of all, I just ordered it on Amazon in hardback in used condition for $3.69! My rating: 7.5/10, finished 7/22/11.

[Frank · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read every word of this book little by little over the course of a year. I guess you could say I'm obsessed, but it was my equivalent of reading an encyclopedia.

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite band!

[J · Rating 1 out of 5]

DJ.

[Dustin fisher · Rating 5 out of 5]

a nearly day by day account of the life of the dead. it's the bee's knees.