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Recorded between 1967 & 1983. Includes liner notes by Jim Ladd.
Released to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of the first Doors album, THE VERY BEST OF THE DOORS supercedes all former Doors compilations. At two discs and 34 tracks, this is quite comprehensive for a band whose key lineup released only half a dozen albums. In addition to all the expected hits like "Light My Fire," "Hello I Love You," and "Roadhouse Blues," this compilation delves much deeper into the catalogue with fan favorites such as "Not To Touch the Earth" and "Wishful Sinful," as well as a handful of previously obscure rarities. Remastered and newly remixed by original engineer Bruce Botnick and the surviving members of the Doors, THE VERY BEST OF THE DOORS is a solid tribute to the band.
The first Doors album was an important development in the evolution of rock, representing the dark underbelly of the '60s counterculture, the Jekyll to the Beatles/Beach Boys' Hyde. The Doors were the antithesis of windblown Californian pop. Dark, brooding and alienated, every element of the quartet's metier was unveiled on their debut album. In Jim Morrison they posessed one of rock's authoritative voices, while the group's dense instrumental prowess reflected his lyrical mystery. Highly literate, they wedded Oedipian tragedy with counter-culture nihlism and, in "Light My Fire", expressed exotic images previously unheard in pop. Howlin' Wolf, Brecht and Weill are acknowledged as musical reference points, a conflict between the physical and cerebral that give THE DOORS its undiluted tension. Or you can just enjoy it as a brilliant album that sucks you in as it breathes out the '60's.
In 1965, University of California student Ray Manzarek invited a fellow student, singer/songwriter Jim Morrison, to join his and his two brothers' R&B band, Rick And The Ravens. Manzarek then recruited drummer John Densmore. His brothers then dropped out of the group, replaced by guitarist Robbie Krieger. The group, now named the Doors, became popular on the Los Angeles club scene. Elektra recording artists Love recommended the group to their label, which signed them in 1966. THE DOORS, releas
Includes liner notes by Danny Sugarman.
Digitally remastered by Bruce Botnick.
Digitally remastered by Steve Hoffman.
Includes liner notes by Max Bell.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California.
Recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California in September 1966. Originally released on Electra (74007).
Recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, T.T.G./Sunset-Highland Recording Studios, Elektra Sound Recorders and The Doors Workshop, Hollywood, California. Includes liner notes by Max Bell.
The Doors: Jim Morrison (vocals); Robby Krieger (guitar); Ray Manzarek (piano, organ, bass); John Densmore (drums).
The Doors: Jim Morrisson (vocals); Robby Krieger (guitar); Ray Manzarek (keyboards); John Densmore (drums).
Producers: The Doors, Bruce Botnick, Paul A. Rothchild.
Producers: Paul Rothchild, Bruce Botnick, The Doors.
Compilation producers: The Doors, David McLees, Gary Stewart.
Producers: Pual A. Rothchild, Bruce Botnick, The Doors.
Compilation producers: The Doors, David McLees.
The Doors: Jim Morrison (vocals); Robby Krieger (guitar); Ray Manzarek (keyboards); John Densmore (drums).
Additional personnel: Marc Benno (guitar); Curtis Amy (saxophone); Douglas Lubahn, Harvey Brooks, Ray Neopolitan, Jerry Scheff (bass).
Additional personnel: Larry Knechtel (bass).
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Rolling Stone (5/1/03, p.59) - 5 stars out of 5 - Included in "The Rolling Stone Hall Of Fame" - "...A stoned, immaculate classic..."
Q (1/03, p.54) - Included in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums Ever"
Q (11/00, p.124) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Still their best album, a blurt of American Gothic teenybop, containing both the pop hit 'Light My Fire' and the mum-shagging epic 'The End'..."
Down Beat (p.69) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "Surrealism and dark existentialism pervade The Doors' debut disc, a tour de force of brilliant pop songwriting."
NME (Magazine) (10/2/93, p.29) - Ranked #25 in NME's list of the 'Greatest Albums Of All Time.' Very Best Of Music | List Price | $19.98 (You save $4.53) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Hard Rock CDs, Psychedelic, Rock, Greatest Hits Collections | | Label | Rhino | | Orig Year | 1967 | | All Time Sales Rank |  6118  | | CD Universe Part number | 7491183 | | Catalog number | 277180 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | Sep 25, 2007 | | Studio/Live | Mixed | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | The Doors; Bruce Botnick; Paul A. Rothchild | | Recording Time | 144 minutes | | Personnel | Ray Manzarek - keyboards
Jim Morrison - vocals
John Densmore - drums
Robby Krieger - guitar
Also: Larry Knechtel, Harvey Brooks, Jerry Scheff, Curtis Amy, Marc Benno, Douglas Lubahn |
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