Formed in 1965 The Doors certainly knew how to create controversy. Lead singer Jim Morrison was the main focus of the band, especially when he exposed himself at a concert in 1969 in Florida,for which he was arrested.

 

Classic songs include " Light my fire", The end, and Riders on the storm.

 

 

Morrison was dogged by drug and alcohol problems and on 3rd july 1971 was found dead in the bath tub.

 

Any fans of the Doors music?

 

they never really appealed to me tbh, 'riders' was their best imho, i really was sick of 'light my fire'..still am.

Quite a big fan of The Doors myself.. Like Rob, thoroughly sick of "Light My Fire" though :lol: (in more or less the same way I got sick of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"..), mind you I reckon Jim Morrison kinda saw it as an albatross around his neck as well as time went on as well... I reckon he'd've been spinning in his grave had he heard how tw@ts like Jose Feliciano and Will Young had utterly murdered it...

 

My faves Doors tracks were - The End, Strange Days, Riders on the Storm, Waiting for the Sun, Break On Through, The Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) - and yes I know it was originally written by Berthold Brecht.. - When The Music's Over, Crystal Ship...

Their first album (The Doors) and their last (LA Woman) were the best. The second album (Strange Days) is like a shot-by-shot remake of the first album and the other studio albums are patchy as heck. Best to buy the double "the Absolute Best" but skip the last track, the rightfully unreleased "Celebration of the Lizard". Dreadful

Jose Feliciano's cover of 'Light My Fire' was contemporary so Morrison would have heard it in his lifetime :P

Their first album (The Doors) and their last (LA Woman) were the best. The second album (Strange Days) is like a shot-by-shot remake of the first album and the other studio albums are patchy as heck. Best to buy the double "the Absolute Best" but skip the last track, the rightfully unreleased "Celebration of the Lizard". Dreadful

 

The Original "Best of the Doors" (with the iconic photograph of a bare-chested Jim Morrison with outstretched arms on the cover), the first compilation for me is pretty much the definitive one... It has everything you could really want...

 

Quite a big fan of The Doors myself..

 

i wanna get that box set. that looks interesting. also the elektra boxset. think i will like it v loads. dont know loads of the tracks but revs have been great!!!

The absolute best way to get all the best stuff all at once is to get the vinyl albums 13 and Weird Scenes Inside The Goldmine. Three records, all the best tracks and the rare B-sides STILL not on a proper CD comp. Also, how do you get the (superior) single edit of Light My Fire?? Radio thinks it's doing us a big favour by playing the long version but 5 minutes of it is just noodling. The song that chjarted was the edited single version. Where is it???

The absolute best way to get all the best stuff all at once is to get the vinyl albums 13 and Weird Scenes Inside The Goldmine.

 

think gonna get Perception. looks good.

 

Nov 2006

 

To mark The Doors' 40th anninversary, Rhino salutes their legacy with a 12-disc box housing expanded and remastered CD/DVD editions of their six album masterpieces. Introducing a wealth of previously unreleased treasures, bonus video clips, 5.1 mixes, and more, Perception opens up The Doors' classic material to a new level of exploration that's truly worthy of the exalted place these landmark albums hold in rock music history.

 

Each title is presented in digipak packaging and features new producer's notes by long-time Doors engineer Bruce Botnick, new liner notes by prominent music writers, and original album artwork—all housed in a looking-glass box that must be seen to be believed

Here's the old reissue game again. This box is about the 5th time the original Doors albums have been out. Hifi nuts will buy it for the 5.1 sound and completists will want it for the out-takes. If these out-takes were anything special why did it take 30 years+ to release them. The last 2 reissues (The Doors Boxset and The Absolute Best) contained out-takes that even the most committed Doors fan would never play more than once and now there's this monstosity. Buy a Greatest Hits album. No-one needs The Soft Parade or Waiting For The Sun.

 

PS. They haven't quite run out of things to resell yet. The first 2 albums came out in mono. Surely 'The Doors Mono Collection" must be on the cards for the next anniversary. :lol:

 

PPS. The only good thing about this box is the Danny Sugarman is dead and can't write fawning sleevenote about his 'friend' Jimbo :(

Edited December 5, 200618 yr by findingout

Here's the old reissue game again. This box is about the 5th time the original Doors albums have been out. Hifi nuts will buy it for the 5.1 sound and completists will want it for the out-takes. If these out-takes were anything special why did it take 30 years+ to release them. The last 2 reissues (The Doors Boxset and The Absolute Best) contained out-takes that even the most committed Doors fan would never play more than once and now there's this monstosity. Buy a Greatest Hits album. No-one needs The Soft Parade or Waiting For The Sun.

 

PS. They haven't quite run out of things to resell yet. The first 2 albums came out in mono. Surely 'The Doors Mono Collection" must be on the cards for the next anniversary. :lol:

 

PPS. The only good thing about this box is the Danny Sugarman is dead and can't write fawning sleevenote about his 'friend' Jimbo :(

 

so you think the Elektra boxset is the better option then (been getting 5 stars in the press/v best comp of the yr)

 

Oct 2006

 

Forever Changing: The Golden Age Of Elektra Records - 1963 to 1973' has been in preparation for over six months and focuses on the heyday of the Elektra label as it made a transition from folk music to folk rock before fully embracing electric rock. 'Forever Changing' opens with pivotal early folk artists Judy Collins, Fred Neil and Phil Ochs and sees the gradual impact of electric music with, first, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and then key signings to the label in Love, The Doors and the extraordinary, unique Tim Buckley. Elektra Records never lost its folk roots and, as the sixties progressed, the label embraced the singer/songwriter era by signing Carly Simon, Harry Chapin and the hugely successful Bread. Yet in 1969, Elektra went on to release the debut albums by The Stooges and the MC5, groups which still make a fierce impact on young musicians to this day; a far cry from the pristine folk of Judy Collins.

 

Elektra Records was the brainchild of Jac Holzman and it is his vision which drove the label through till 1973 when he handed over the reigns. A true visionary who believed in the artist and was never afraid to take risks, Elektra went from releasing traditional folk and exotic recordings in the fifties to signing those truly trail blazing artists: Love, The Doors, Tim Buckley, Fred Neil, Phil Ochs, David Ackles and so many more. '

 

'Forever Changing' mixes these familiar names with a host of genuine rarities and lesser-knowns but these are not included merely for the sake of obscurity but because the likes of Hamilton Camp, David Stoughton, Paul Siebel or Pat Kilroy all made fantastic music that was somehow overlooked. Elektra's reputation preceded it and helped give maverick artists such as Nico, The Holy Modal Rounders, David Peel or the UK signed psychedelic folk group, The Incredible String Band, a launching pad to wider recognition.

 

A bonus disc on 'Forever Changing', titled 'Another Time, Another Place', presents an alternative take on Elektra's history from the rare 1963 single by The Beefeaters (who went on to become The Byrds) through to one of Jac Holzman's final signings, Jobriath. This disc also includes Eric Clapton & Powerhouse, The Baroque Beatles Book, Simon Stokes, Joseph Spence, Eclection, Leviathan, Goodthunder and David Peel.

 

Box set package is 12" square and features hardback book plus art prints

 

Disc One

 

1. Turn Turn Turn-Judy Collins

2. He Was A Friend-Dian & The Greenbriar Boys

3. High Flying Bird-Judy Henske

4. Dink's Song (Fare Thee Well)-Bob Gibson

5. Casey-Dick Rosmini

6. Shady Grove-Dick Rosmini

7. Little Brown Dog-Dick Rosmini

8. Linin'-Koerner, Ray, & Glover

9. The Even Dozens-Even Dozen Jug Band

10. Wild Child In A World of Trouble-Vince Martin & Fred Neil

11. Good Luck Child-'Spider' John Koerner

12. Downtown Blues-Geoff Muldaur

13. I Ain't Marching Anymore-Phil Ochs

14. The Last Thing On My Mind-Tom Paxton

15. Pride Of Man-Hamilton Camp

16. Tomorrow Is A Long Time-Judy Collins

17. Black Mountain Rag-The Dillards With Byron Berline

18. Green Rocky Road-Kathy Larisch & Carol McComb

19. Cocaine-Phil Boroff

20. House Of Un-American Blues Activity-Richard Farina

21. West Egg Rag-Dave Ray

22. Two Trains Running-Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis

23. Breeze-Oliver Smith

24. Joshua Gone Barbados-Tom Rush

25. Other Side To This Life-Fred Neil

26. Birdses-Dino Valente

27. Blues With a Feeling-The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

28. Moonlight Drive-The Doors [Early Version]

 

Disc Two

 

1. My Little Red Book-Love

2. Wings-Tim Buckley

3. So Easy She Goes By-David Blue

4. I Got A Mind To Give Up Living-The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

5. The Magic Carpet-Pat Kilroy

6. First Girl I Loved-The Incredible String Band

7. The Invisible Backward-Facing Grocer Who Rose To Fame-Alasdair Clayre

8. One Time And One Time Only-Tom Paxton [Electric]

9. Changes-Phil Ochs

10. Hard Lovin Loser-Judy Collins

11. She Comes In Colors-Love

12. Light My Fire-The Doors

13. Black Roses-Clear Light

14. Once I Was-Tim Buckley

15. Virgo-Zodiac Cosmic Sounds / Mort Garson

16. Buy For Me The Rain-Steve Noonan

17. Nevertheless-Eclection

18. Fields Of People-Ars Nova

19. Dame Fortune-The Holy Modal Rounders

20. Girl Of The Seasons-Bamboo

21. Magazine Lady-'Spider' John Koerner & Willie Murphy

22. Earth Opera-The Red Sox Are Winning

23. I Want You-The Waphphle

 

Disc Three

 

1. Alone Again Or-Love

2. Both Sides Now-Judy Collins

3. No Regrets-Tom Rush

4. Jennifer’s Rabbit-Tom Paxton [Electric Version]

5. Swift As The Wind-The Incredible String Band

6. Frozen Warnings-Nico

7. Down River-David Ackles

8. Mad Lydia's Waltz-Earth Opera

9. Sing A Song For You-Tim Buckley

10. The Sun Comes Up Each Day-David Stoughton

11. Early Morning Blues & Greens-Diane Hildebrand

12. She Sang Hymns Out Of Tune-The Dillards

13. Arthur Comics-Stalk-Forrest Group

14. Five To One-The Doors

15. Apricot Brandy-Rhinoceros

16. When The Battle Is Over-Delaney & Bonnie

17. Mt. Healthy Blues-Lonnie Mack

18. Flames-Leviathan

19. Kick Out The Jams-MC5

20. I Wanna Be Your Dog-The Stooges

21. Go Back-Crabby Appleton

22. Dismal Day-Bread

23. August-Love

 

Disc Four

 

1. Down On The Street-The Stooges

2. Louise-Paul Siebel

3. Amazing Grace-Judy Collins

4. That’s The Way I Always Heard It Should Be-Carly Simon

5. Riders On The Storm-The Doors

6. The Future's Not What It Used To Be-Mickey Newbury

7. Start Living-Farquahr

8. Taxi-Harry Chapin

9. True Story Of Amelia Earhart-Plainsong

10. I Hardly Know Her Name-The Wackers

11. Ballad Of The Ship Of State-David Ackles

12. The Guitar Man-Bread

13. You're So Vain-Carly Simon

14. You Don't Grow Old-Courtland Pickett

15. Dolphins-Cyrus Faryar

16. Shadows On The Wall-Skymonters With Hamid Hamilton Camp

17. Burning Love-Dennis Linde

18. Keep Yourself Alive-Queen

 

Disc Five

 

1. -Wind Chimes

2. Don’t Be Long-The Beefeaters

3. I’ll Be Back-Joshua Rifkin

4. Ever See A Devil Uncle Joe?-The Spontaneous String Band

5. Baldheaded End Of The Broom-The Dry City Scat Band

6. We Shall Be Happy-Joseph Spence

7. Good Time Music-The Lovin' Spoonful

8. Born In Chicago-The Paul Butterfield Blues Band:

9. Crossroads-Eric Clapton & The Powerhouse

10. I'll Keep It With Mine-Judy Collins

11. She's A Woman-The Charles River Valley Boys

12. Sunshine Sunshine-Tom Rush

13. Bird Song-The Holy Modal Rounders

14. She's Ready To Be Free-Clear Light

15. Wayfaring Stranger-Tim Buckley

16. Laissez-Faire-David Ackles

17. Alphabet Song-David Peel

18. Voodoo Woman-Simon Stokes & The Nighthawks

19. Please (Mark II)-Eclection

20. Listening To Music-Jack S. Margolis

21. Lotus-The Rainbow Band

22. The Persecution & Restoration Of Dean Moriarty-Aztec Two-Step

23. P.O.W-Goodthunder

24. All Around My Grandmother's Floor-Andy Roberts

25. World Without End-Jobriath

 

Disc Six - Bonus CD / DVD Rom

 

1. Contains Jac Holzman Book 'Follow The Music' (400 Pages) , Complete Discography & Tracklisting With Colour Packshots Of Every Elektra Cover Between 1963 & 1973.

 

note this versh is about £149