A long strange trip: the inside history of the Grateful Dead

Introduction: Power. The stage as alembic (mid-1980s)

Children of the American decades (1940-1960)

Roots (1961-2/62)

A fine high lonesome madness (3/62-12/63)

Interlude: a meeting of minds (company meetings, 1984)

Something new (12/31/63-10/64)

The warlocks (11/64-6/65)

A very loud bar band (6/10/65-11/12/65)

Interlude: Albert Hofmann's discovery (the psychedelic world)

The bus came by (11/13/65-2/5/66)

Holly wood and home again (2/6/66-5/1/66)

Psychedelic Indians (5/1/66-9/29/66)

The hippest city hall ever (9/30/66-10/31/66)

The San Francisco scene (11/1/66-1/29/67)

Before the fall (1/30/67-5/31/67)

The prodigals (6/1/67-9/15/67)

Interlude: the crew

Dark anthem (9/16/67)-12/31/67)

Interlude: purifying the elements (setting the stage)

Independence and its price (1/1/68-6/30/68)

Interlude: the promoter

Forward into the fog (7/68-2/15/69)

Interlude: the circus is in town (the first set begins)

No turn left unstoned (2/19/69-6/20/69)

Interlude: "When the music plays the band" (the Dead talk about playing music)

If my words were gold (6/20/69-8/15/69)

Interlude: "Eastbound and down" (end of set one)

Bethel to Sears Point (8/16/69-12/4/69)

Trouble all around (12/5/69-3/70)

Interlude/Intermission: "Waits backstage while I sing to you" (1980s)

Might as well work (3/70-7/70)

An American beauty (8/4/70-12/31/70)

Interlude/intermission II: Uncle John's children

Dreams and all (1/71-7/71)

Dealing solo aces and the new guy (7/71-3/72)

Interlude: the home front: money and management (1980s and beyond)

Bozos abroad (3/72-12/72)

Megadead (1973)

Interlude: into the zone (second set begins)

The wall (1/74-10/20/74)

The hiatus (10/21/74-6/76)

The monster revives (6/76-8/78)

Interlude: the rhythm devils (drum break)

Shakedown (10/78-10/80)

Interlude: beyond the zone (end of second set)

After heaven (11/80-7/86)

A suitable touch of grey (8/86-12/89)

Interlude: "Noble but lame" (the Grateful Dead on the G.D.)

A deadicated life (1/90-9/92)

Interlude: "Can't stop for nothin'" (Encore/New Year's Eve)

Interlude: packed and gone (load-out)

"I guess it doesn't matter, anyway" (10/92-4/96)

Finale: metaphysics and other humorous subjects.

Introduction: Power. The stage as alembic (mid-1980s)

Children of the American decades (1940-1960)

Roots (1961-2/62)

A fine high lonesome madness (3/62-12/63)

Interlude: a meeting of minds (company meetings, 1984)

Something new (12/31/63-10/64)

The warlocks (11/64-6/65)

A very loud bar band (6/10/65-11/12/65)

Interlude: Albert Hofmann's discovery (the psychedelic world)

The bus came by (11/13/65-2/5/66)

Hollywood and home again (2/6/66-5/1/66)

Psychedelic Indians (5/1/66-9/29/66)

The hippest city hall ever (9/30/66-10/31/66)

The San Francisco scene (11/1/66-1/29/67)

Before the fall (1/30/67-5/31/67)

The prodigals (6/1/67-9/15/67)

Interlude: the crew

Dark anthem (9/16/67)-12/31/67)

Interlude: purifying the elements (setting the stage)

Independence and its price (1/1/68-6/30/68)

Interlude: the promoter

Forward into the fog (7/68-2/15/69)

Interlude: the circus is in town (the first set begins)

No turn left unstoned (2/19/69-6/20/69)

Interlude: "When the music plays the band" (the Dead talk about playing music)

If my words were gold (6/20/69-8/15/69)

Interlude: "Eastbound and down" (end of set one)

Bethel to Sears Point (8/16/69-12/4/69)

Trouble all around (12/5/69-3/70)

Interlude/Intermission: "Waits backstage while I sing to you" (1980s)

Might as well work (3/70-7/70)

An American beauty (8/4/70-12/31/70)

Interlude/intermission II: Uncle John's children

Dreams and all (1/71-7/71)

Dealing solo aces and the new guy (7/71-3/72)

Interlude: the home front: money and management (1980s and beyond)

Bozos abroad (3/72-12/72)

Megadead (1973)

Interlude: into the zone (second set begins)

The wall (1/74-10/20/74)

The hiatus (10/21/74-6/76)

The monster revives (6/76-8/78)

Interlude: the rhythm devils (drum break)

Shakedown (10/78-10/80)

Interlude: beyond the zone (end of second set)

After heaven (11/80-7/86)

A suitable touch of grey (8/86-12/89)

Interlude: "Noble but lame" (the Grateful Dead on the G. D.)

A deadicated life (1/90-9/92)

Interlude: "Can't stop for nothin'" (Encore/New Year's Eve)

Interlude: packed and gone (load-out)

"I guess it doesn't matter, anyway" (10/92-4/96)

Finale: metaphysics and other humorous subjects.