The Doors: Box Set
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This is the first box set by the band The Doors
released on October 28, 1997. The set includes previously rare and unreleased demo recordings.
, Robby Krieger
, Ray Manzarek
, and John Densmore
, except where noted.
N.B. Tracks 1–5 selected by Robby Krieger, 6–10 by Ray Manzarek, 11–15 by John Densmore
All songs written by The Doors, unless noted otherwise.
The Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
released on October 28, 1997. The set includes previously rare and unreleased demo recordings.
Track listing
All songs written by Jim MorrisonJim Morrison
James Douglas "Jim" Morrison was an American musician, singer, and poet, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band The Doors...
, Robby Krieger
Robby Krieger
Robert Alan "Robby" Krieger is an American rock guitarist and songwriter. He was the guitarist in The Doors, and wrote some of the band's best known songs, including "Light My Fire," "Love Me Two Times," "Touch Me," and "Love Her Madly."...
, Ray Manzarek
Ray Manzarek
Raymond Daniel Manzarek, Jr., better known as Ray Manzarek , is an American musician, singer, producer, film director, writer, co-founder and keyboardist of The Doors from 1965 to 1973, Nite City from 1977–1978 and Manzarek-Krieger since 2001.Manzarek is listed #4 on Digital Dreamdoor's "100...
, and John Densmore
John Densmore
John Paul Densmore is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the drummer of the rock group The Doors.-Early life and The Doors:Born in Los Angeles, Densmore attended Santa Monica City College and Cal...
, except where noted.
Disc 1: Without a Safety Net
- "Five to OneFive To One"Five to One" is a song by The Doors, from their 1968 album Waiting for the Sun.-Origin:"Five to one" is rumored to be the approximate ratio of whites to blacks, old to young, or non-pot smokers to pot smokers in the US in 1967, depending on whom you ask. A further urban legend has it as the ratio...
" – 7:30 (Live at the Dinner Key Auditorium, Miami, FL, Mar. 1, 1969) - "Queen of the HighwayQueen of the Highway'Queen of the Highway is a song by the rock group The Doors, from their 1970 album Morrison Hotel. It is the ninth, and third-to-last track on that album...
" – 3:32 (Alternate Jazz version recorded at Elektra Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 1969) - "Hyacinth HouseHyacinth House"Hyacinth House" is a 1971 song by The Doors which appears on their final album with frontman Jim Morrison, L.A. Woman. The music was written by Ray Manzarek, while Morrison wrote the lyrics while at guitarist Robby Krieger's beach house; though the song's writing credits are additionally credited...
" – 2:42 (Demo recorded at Robby Krieger's home studio, 1969) - "My Eyes Have Seen You" – 2:01 (Demo recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Sep. 2, 1965)
- "Who Scared You?" – 3:19 (Recorded at Elektra Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 1969)
- "Black Train Song" (The Doors, Junior ParkerJunior ParkerJunior Parker was an American Memphis blues singer and musician. He is best remembered for his unique voice which has been described as "honeyed," and "velvet-smooth"...
/Sam PhillipsSam PhillipsSamuel Cornelius Phillips , better known as Sam Phillips, was an American businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ who played an important role in the emergence of rock and roll as the major form of popular music in the 1950s...
) – 12:27 (Live at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, May 1, 1970) - "End of the Night" – 3:02 (Demo recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Sep. 2, 1965)
- "Whiskey, Mystics and Men" – 2:22 (Recorded at Elektra Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 1970)
- "I Will Never Be Untrue" – 3:56 (Live at the Aquarius Theater, Hollywood, 1969)
- "Moonlight DriveMoonlight Drive"Moonlight Drive" was one of the seminal tracks on The Doors' second album, Strange Days. Although it was only a B-side , it is a favorite in The Doors canon...
" (Demo) – 2:32 (Recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Sep. 2, 1965) - "Moonlight DriveMoonlight Drive"Moonlight Drive" was one of the seminal tracks on The Doors' second album, Strange Days. Although it was only a B-side , it is a favorite in The Doors canon...
" (Sunset Sound) – 2:44 (Recorded at Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 1966) - "Rock Is Dead" – 16:41 (Recorded at Elektra Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 25, 1969)
- "Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor" (Tomaso AlbinoniTomaso AlbinoniTomaso Giovanni Albinoni was an Italian Baroque composer. While famous in his day as an opera composer, he is mainly remembered today for his instrumental music, such as the concertos, some of which are regularly recorded.-Biography:Born in Venice, Republic of Venice, to Antonio Albinoni, a...
) – 4:39 (Recorded at TTG StudiosTTG StudiosTTG Studios was a recording studio in Los Angeles, California, founded by Ami Hadani and Tom Hidley.-Studio:"TTG" stood for "two terrible guys." The studio was first established in 1965 at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Highland Avenue, in Hollywood section of Los Angeles...
, Los Angeles, CA, 1968)
- "Black Train Song" is a medley of "People Get ReadyPeople Get Ready (song)"People Get Ready" was a 1965 single by The Impressions, and the title track from the album of the same name. The single is today the group's best-known hit, reaching number-three on the Billboard R&B Chart and number 14 on the Billboard Pop Chart...
" > "Mystery TrainMystery Train"Mystery Train" is a song written by Junior Parker and Sam Phillips. It was first recorded in Phillip's Memphis Recording Service and Sun Records at 706 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee in 1953. Raymond Hill plays tenor sax and Matt Murphy plays lead guitar with Bill Johnson on piano, Pat Hare on...
" > "Away in India" > "Crossroads"
Disc 2: Live In New York
- "Roadhouse BluesRoadhouse Blues"Roadhouse Blues" is a blues-rock song written and recorded by the American rock band The Doors. The song, which appeared on the B-side of "You Make Me Real", was first released as a single from the album Morrison Hotel in March 1970 and peaked at #50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100...
" – 4:39 (Felt Forum 1/17/70 late show) - "Ship of FoolsShip of FoolsThe ship of fools is an allegory that has long been a fixture in Western literature and art. The allegory depicts a vessel populated by human inhabitants who are deranged, frivolous, or oblivious, passengers aboard a ship without a pilot, and seemingly ignorant of their own direction...
" – 5:21 (Felt Forum 1/17/70 early show) - "Peace FrogPeace Frog"Peace Frog" is a song by The Doors which appears on the album Morrison Hotel. It was released on vinyl in February 1970 by Elektra/Asylum Records and produced by Paul Rothchild...
" – 2:58 (Felt Forum 1/17/70 early show) - "Blue Sunday" – 2:32 (Felt Forum 1/17/70 early show)
- "Celebration of the LizardCelebration of the Lizard"Celebration of the Lizard" is an epic performance piece written by Jim Morrison, frontman of The Doors. Composed as a series of poems, they include musical sections, spoken verse, and passages of allegorical storytelling.-Poems:*Lions in the Street...
" – 17:18 (Felt Forum 1/18/70 late show) - "Gloria" – 7:14 (Aquarius Theater, Hollywood, 7/22/1969 & Felt Forum 1/18/70 late show)
- "Crawling King SnakeCrawling King SnakeCrawling King Snake is a song written and performed by John Lee Hooker. The Doors often performed the song at their live shows, and recorded it for their 1971 album L.A. Woman. Also, Eric Burdon recorded it as a two minute-track for his 1982 album Comeback...
" (John Lee HookerJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.Hooker began his life as the son of a sharecropper, William Hooker, and rose to prominence performing his own unique style of what was originally closest to Delta blues. He developed a 'talking blues' style that was his trademark...
) – 6:12 (Felt Forum 1/17/70 late show) - "Money" (Berry Gordy, Jr.Berry GordyBerry Gordy, Jr. is an American record producer, and the founder of the Motown record label, as well as its many subsidiaries.-Early years:...
, Smokey RobinsonSmokey RobinsonWilliam "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...
, Hooker) – 2:59 (Felt Forum 1/17/70 early show) - "Poontang Blues/Build Me a Woman/Sunday Trucker" – 3:35 (Felt Forum 1/18/70 late show)
- "The EndThe End (The Doors song)"The End" is a song by The Doors. Originally written by Jim Morrison as a song about breaking up with girlfriend Mary Werbelow, it evolved through months of performances at Los Angeles' Whisky a Go Go into a nearly 12-minute opus on their self-titled album. The band would perform the song to close...
" – 18:01 (Felt Forum 1/17/70 late show)
Disc 3: The Future Ain't What It Used To Be
- "Hello to the Cities" – 0:56 (Live on the Ed Sullivan Show, 1967 and at Cobo Hall, Detroit, 1970)
- "Break on Through (To the Other Side)Break on Through (To the Other Side)"Break on Through " is a song by The Doors from their debut album, The Doors. It was the first single released by the band and was unsuccessful compared to later hits, reaching only #126 in the United States...
" – 4:32 (Live at the Isle of Wight FestivalIsle of Wight Festival 1970The 1970 Isle of Wight Festival was held between 26 and 31 August 1970 at East Afton Farm an area on the western side of the Isle of Wight. It was the last of three consecutive music festivals to take place on the island between 1968 and 1970 and widely acknowledged as the largest musical event of...
, England, Aug. 29, 1970) - "Rock Me" (Muddy WatersMuddy WatersMcKinley Morganfield , known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician, generally considered the "father of modern Chicago blues"...
) – 6:36 (Live at The PNE Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Jun. 6, 1970) - "Money" (John Lee HookerJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.Hooker began his life as the son of a sharecropper, William Hooker, and rose to prominence performing his own unique style of what was originally closest to Delta blues. He developed a 'talking blues' style that was his trademark...
) – 2:59 (Live at The PNE Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Jun. 6, 1970) - "Someday Soon" – 3:41 (Live at the Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, Jun. 5, 1970)
- "Go Insane" – 2:30 (Demo recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Sep. 2, 1965)
- "Mental Floss" – 3:38 (Live at the Aquarius Theater, Hollywood, 1969)
- "Summer's Almost GoneSummer's Almost Gone"Summer's Almost Gone" is the fourth track on Waiting for the Sun, the third album by American rock band The Doors. The song was covered by pianist George Winston on his album Night Divides the Day - The Music of the Doors....
" – 2:17 (Demo recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Sep. 2, 1965) - "Adolph Hitler" – 0:12 (Live at Boston Gardens, Boston, MA, Apr. 10, 1970, late show)
- "Hello, I Love YouHello, I Love You"Hello, I Love You" is a song by The Doors from their 1968 album Waiting for the Sun. It was released as a single that same year, reaching number one in the United States and selling over a million copies in the U.S. alone. In Canada, it hit number one as well...
" – 2:28 (Demo recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Sep. 2, 1965) - "The Crystal Ship" – 2:55 (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA, Mar. 7, 1967)
- "I Can't See Your Face in My Mind" – 3:16 (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA, Mar. 7, 1967)
- "The Soft ParadeThe Soft ParadeThe Soft Parade is the fourth studio album by The Doors, released in 1969.The album met with some controversy among fans and critics due to its inclusion of brass and string instrument arrangements, as opposed to the more stripped-down sound of their earlier recordings...
" – 10:03 (Live on PBS Television, New York, NY, Apr. 28, 1969) - "Tightrope Ride" – 4:17 (The Doors Workshop, Los Angeles, 1971)
- "Orange County Suite" – 5:27 (Recorded at Elektra Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 1970)
- "Rock Me" and "Money" feature Albert KingAlbert KingAlbert King was an American blues guitarist and singer, and a major influence in the world of blues guitar playing.-Career:...
as guest on guitar.
Disc 4: Band Favorites
- "Light My FireLight My Fire"Light My Fire" is a song by The Doors which was recorded in August 1966 and released the first week of January 1967 on the Doors' debut album. Released as a single in April, it spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and one week on the Cash Box Top 100, nearly a year after...
" – 7:05 (from The DoorsThe Doors (album)The Doors is the debut album by the American rock band The Doors, recorded in August 1966 and released in January 1967. It was originally released in significantly different stereo and mono mixes...
) - "Peace FrogPeace Frog"Peace Frog" is a song by The Doors which appears on the album Morrison Hotel. It was released on vinyl in February 1970 by Elektra/Asylum Records and produced by Paul Rothchild...
" (Jim Morrison, Robbie Krieger) – 2:57 (from Morrison HotelMorrison HotelMorrison Hotel is The Doors' fifth album. It was released in 1970. After their experimental work The Soft Parade was not as well received as anticipated, the group went back to basics and back to their roots...
) - "Wishful Sinful" (Robbie Krieger) – 2:55 (from The Soft ParadeThe Soft ParadeThe Soft Parade is the fourth studio album by The Doors, released in 1969.The album met with some controversy among fans and critics due to its inclusion of brass and string instrument arrangements, as opposed to the more stripped-down sound of their earlier recordings...
) - "Take It As It Comes" – 2:14 (from The DoorsThe Doors (album)The Doors is the debut album by the American rock band The Doors, recorded in August 1966 and released in January 1967. It was originally released in significantly different stereo and mono mixes...
) - "L.A. WomanL.A. Woman (song)"L.A. Woman" is a song by American rock band The Doors. The song is the title track on their 1971 album L.A. Woman, the final album with frontman Jim Morrison before his death.In the song's coda, Morrison repeats the phrase Mr...
" (Jim Morrison) – 7:49 (from L.A. WomanL.A. WomanThe band embarked on a tour to promote the album, although it would only comprise two dates. The first was held in Dallas, Texas on December 11 and reportedly went well. The second performance took place at The Warehouse in New Orleans, Louisiana, on December 12, 1970, where Morrison apparently had...
) - "I Can't See Your Face in My Mind" – 3:22 (from Strange DaysStrange Days (album)Strange Days is the second album released by American rock band The Doors. The album was a commercial success, earning a gold record and reaching No. 3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Despite this, the album's producer, Paul Rothchild, considered it a commercial failure, even if it was an...
) - "Land Ho!" (Jim Morrison, Robbie Krieger) – 4:06 (from Morrison HotelMorrison HotelMorrison Hotel is The Doors' fifth album. It was released in 1970. After their experimental work The Soft Parade was not as well received as anticipated, the group went back to basics and back to their roots...
) - "Yes, the River Knows" (Robbie Krieger) – 2:34 (from Waiting for the SunWaiting for the SunWaiting for the Sun is the third studio album by the American rock band The Doors. It was released in 1968 and became the band's first and only number one album and spawned their second US number one single, "Hello, I Love You". It also became the band's first hit album in the UK, where it peaked...
) - "Shaman's Blues" (Jim Morrison) – 4:47 (from The Soft ParadeThe Soft ParadeThe Soft Parade is the fourth studio album by The Doors, released in 1969.The album met with some controversy among fans and critics due to its inclusion of brass and string instrument arrangements, as opposed to the more stripped-down sound of their earlier recordings...
) - "You're Lost Little Girl" (Robbie Krieger) – 2:59 (from Strange DaysStrange Days (album)Strange Days is the second album released by American rock band The Doors. The album was a commercial success, earning a gold record and reaching No. 3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Despite this, the album's producer, Paul Rothchild, considered it a commercial failure, even if it was an...
) - "Love Me Two TimesLove Me Two Times"Love Me Two Times" is a song by The Doors. It was written by the band and first appeared on the 1967 album Strange Days. It was released as the second single from that album, and reached #25 on the charts in the US....
" (Robbie Krieger) – 3:15 (from Strange DaysStrange Days (album)Strange Days is the second album released by American rock band The Doors. The album was a commercial success, earning a gold record and reaching No. 3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Despite this, the album's producer, Paul Rothchild, considered it a commercial failure, even if it was an...
) - "When the Music's OverWhen the Music's Over"When the Music's Over" is a song by American rock band The Doors, featured on their 1967 album Strange Days. The song, at almost eleven minutes long, is their third longest recorded song, behind "The End", at 11:42, and "Celebration of the Lizard", at 17:01...
" – 10:56 (from Strange DaysStrange Days (album)Strange Days is the second album released by American rock band The Doors. The album was a commercial success, earning a gold record and reaching No. 3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Despite this, the album's producer, Paul Rothchild, considered it a commercial failure, even if it was an...
) - "The Unknown SoldierThe Unknown Soldier (song)"The Unknown Soldier" was the first single from The Doors' 1968 album Waiting for the Sun, and was also the subject of one of the band's few music videos.-Lyrics:...
" – 3:21 (from Waiting for the SunWaiting for the SunWaiting for the Sun is the third studio album by the American rock band The Doors. It was released in 1968 and became the band's first and only number one album and spawned their second US number one single, "Hello, I Love You". It also became the band's first hit album in the UK, where it peaked...
) - "Wild Child" (Jim Morrison) – 2:35 (from The Soft ParadeThe Soft ParadeThe Soft Parade is the fourth studio album by The Doors, released in 1969.The album met with some controversy among fans and critics due to its inclusion of brass and string instrument arrangements, as opposed to the more stripped-down sound of their earlier recordings...
) - "Riders on the StormRiders on the Storm"Riders on the Storm" is a song by The Doors from their 1971 album, L.A. Woman. It reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, number 22 on the UK singles charts and number 7 in the Netherlands.-Overview:...
" (Jim Morrison, The Doors) – 7:09 (from L.A. WomanL.A. WomanThe band embarked on a tour to promote the album, although it would only comprise two dates. The first was held in Dallas, Texas on December 11 and reportedly went well. The second performance took place at The Warehouse in New Orleans, Louisiana, on December 12, 1970, where Morrison apparently had...
)
N.B. Tracks 1–5 selected by Robby Krieger, 6–10 by Ray Manzarek, 11–15 by John Densmore
All songs written by The Doors, unless noted otherwise.