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| Thephoenix |
 In 1970, Doors producer Paul Rothchild assembled a tight “live set” out of a bunch of different concert recordings from the band’s 1969/early-1970 shows and Elektra released it as the Absolutely Live LP. That and 1983’s similarly assembled Alive, She Cried were eventually repackaged as In Concert, a nifty two-CD set that defined the live Morrison experience for the 1990s Doors revival that followed Oliver Stone’s movie.Many of those tracks — and the eminently quotable Jimbo stage banter — came from a series of four shows recorded January 17 and 18, 1970, at NYC’s Felt Forum (the smaller venue within Madison Square Garden). The Doors organization and Rhino have finally hired original engineer Bruce Botnick to track down the pieces of tape cannibalized for the previous compilations (ah, the cut-and-paste days of analog . . . ) and reassemble the Forum shows in all their glory....full text |
| Independent |
| An artist's early death usually ensures that all their recorded performances are released in some form. Something like that happened with Jim Morrison, though not all his shows with The Doors are quite as interesting as this, recorded at a tiny San Francisco club shortly before the release of their debut album. It captures the band trying out extra verses for "The End" and "When the Music's Over", and relaxing on covers of things like "Crawling King Snake", "Money", "Gloria" and a pretty tedious jazz instrumental run through "Summertime". Caught before adulation turned Morrison into some kind of monster, his more unassuming presence is a pointed contrast with the melodrama of performances such as those at Newhaven and Miami that got him arrested and cemented his legend. Spread over two CDs, the band's repertoire is drawn from the material that made up most of their first two albums – including "Light My Fire", "Break On Through" and "People Are Strange" – and presents the distinctive interplay between Robbie Krieger's waspish slide guitar, Ray Manzarek's organ parts and John Densmore's jazzy drumming, already developing into one of rock's more formidable units....full text |
| Rhino |
| First released in January 1967, The Doors is one of rock music's most famous debuts. It delivered the #1 signature smash "Light My Fire," plus "Break On Through," "The Crystal Ship," and "The End." This 12" reissue on 180-gram HQ virgin vinyl presents the original stereo mixes, artwork and inner sleeves. The laquers were cut at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood, CA under the direct supervision of original Doors producer/engineer Bruce Botnick and Electra Records founder Jac Holzman....full text |
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