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Track Listings
| 1. Break On Through [To The Other Side] |
| 2. Soul Kitchen |
| 3. The Crystal Ship |
| 4. Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5. Alabama Song [Whisky Bar] |
| 6. Light My Fire |
| 7. Back Door Man |
| 8. I Looked At You |
| 9. End Of The Night |
| 10. Take It As It Comes |
| 11. The End |
| 12. Moonlight Drive [Version 1] |
| 13. Moonlight Drive [Version 2] |
| 14. Indian Summer [8/19/66 Vocal] |
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32 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This latest series of Doors remasters represent the second upgrading of the band's legacy....by common consent, the very first Doors CDs were streets ahead of the needle-drop, unremastered, tinny products that customers were ripped off by in the early CD age....my 1990 CD of 'L.A. Woman' still sounds great and I've no plans to change it.
The quality may have something to do with the fact that the Doors original albums were so well engineered in the first place....they always did sound ahead of the game, with gleaming, up-front production, beautifully recorded guitars and keyboards and resonant percussion.
There was a previous upgrade in 1999, which improved the bass frequencies; and now we have this latest, and most controversial, Doors edition.
The booklet warns you that you won't be hearing the original 1967 album; that's because the master tapes have been remixed to give new emphasis to certain instruments; plus some new Morrison vocal tracks are used, most notably on 'The End'.
Naturally, some people have objected to this...why not leave it as it was? And whilst I sympathise with that viewpoint, having heard this CD, I have to say I'm not about to make the same objection. Firstly, the sound is magnifiscent: the debut was always the cheapest-sounding Doors album, being done on 2-track equipment. Now, whilst it still sounds cheap compared to say, Morrison Hotel or The Soft Parade, the sound is glossier and fuller...and the remixes do have a 'new light through old windows' effect on the listener, which is not at all off-putting.
The bonus tracks are also very welcome (it was where the last set of remasters fell down, as the Doors' albums tended to be a bit on the short side)and, at budget price, there is no reason not to pick this one up.
The quality may have something to do with the fact that the Doors original albums were so well engineered in the first place....they always did sound ahead of the game, with gleaming, up-front production, beautifully recorded guitars and keyboards and resonant percussion.
There was a previous upgrade in 1999, which improved the bass frequencies; and now we have this latest, and most controversial, Doors edition.
The booklet warns you that you won't be hearing the original 1967 album; that's because the master tapes have been remixed to give new emphasis to certain instruments; plus some new Morrison vocal tracks are used, most notably on 'The End'.
Naturally, some people have objected to this...why not leave it as it was? And whilst I sympathise with that viewpoint, having heard this CD, I have to say I'm not about to make the same objection. Firstly, the sound is magnifiscent: the debut was always the cheapest-sounding Doors album, being done on 2-track equipment. Now, whilst it still sounds cheap compared to say, Morrison Hotel or The Soft Parade, the sound is glossier and fuller...and the remixes do have a 'new light through old windows' effect on the listener, which is not at all off-putting.
The bonus tracks are also very welcome (it was where the last set of remasters fell down, as the Doors' albums tended to be a bit on the short side)and, at budget price, there is no reason not to pick this one up.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Doors back catalogue has been due a makeover for years, and wow, haven't they spent some effort on it. The sound quality on these discs has never been bettered in my opinion. If you're thinking of upgrading your entire Doors collection, consider the Perception Box Set, if not read on...
This is where in all began. Light My Fire. Crystal Ship. The End. Back Door Man. Soul Kitchen. No other psychedelic blues band could boast a virtuoso organist, a wizard guitarist and an accomplished poet. The Doors did. This album finds them at the top of their form.
The bonus cuts here are nice - two cuts of Moonlight Drive and one cut of Indian Summer. Moonlight Drive appears in slightly different form to that on Strange Days, with plenty of reverb on Ray's Vox organ. Nice. I think this cut appeared on the Box Set (Without a Safety Net) a few years ago. If you think Indian Summer sounds like the cut on Morrison Hotel... that's because the cut on Morrison Hotel was recorded in 1966 too!
This is where in all began. Light My Fire. Crystal Ship. The End. Back Door Man. Soul Kitchen. No other psychedelic blues band could boast a virtuoso organist, a wizard guitarist and an accomplished poet. The Doors did. This album finds them at the top of their form.
The bonus cuts here are nice - two cuts of Moonlight Drive and one cut of Indian Summer. Moonlight Drive appears in slightly different form to that on Strange Days, with plenty of reverb on Ray's Vox organ. Nice. I think this cut appeared on the Box Set (Without a Safety Net) a few years ago. If you think Indian Summer sounds like the cut on Morrison Hotel... that's because the cut on Morrison Hotel was recorded in 1966 too!
21 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The first Doors LP is great, of course, but the remix proposed in this new edition is bad, wacky and non-sense: why remaster a CD which did not need improvement? (Well, we all know that the answer begins with an M and finishes O-N-E-Y, but let us not be so suspicious).
If the official cause for this new publication is that voilà! they have magically found a new quicker master of "Light My Fire", well, they could easily have replaced the "old" version with this one and leave the rest as it was. But, no, the did not. They inflicted us with sound atrocities. Listen to the very opening of the album, for example: "Break On Through" sounded amazing in the previous 1999 edition, the guitar and the bass frequencies were fully balanced and the organ was prominent, and justly so. Now, in this new version everything is dull, flat and muddier and the bass is the prominent instrument. No way!
I was silly enough to let them cheat me and convince me that this new edition needed be bought. The warning in the booklet goes: "This isn't the same album you've been listening to for the past 40 years or so" and then explains the reasons why what you have in your hands is a gem, as to say that now, finally, you have it right. Ok, very philological and bla bla bla, but you could have at least place a big stick on the album cover warning us that this is a totally different thing.
We need BETTERMENT of the sound qualities, who cares about IMPROVEMENT? Who cares that now the sound is lush and clean? The Doors have nothing to do with cleanness or luxury. So, anyone reading this and wanting to buy "The Doors" CD, please, believe me: stick with the 1999 edition at all costs, even if it means spending more money because now that edition is not as readily available. THIS is philology, my dear producers and engineers: yours is plain revisionism!
If the official cause for this new publication is that voilà! they have magically found a new quicker master of "Light My Fire", well, they could easily have replaced the "old" version with this one and leave the rest as it was. But, no, the did not. They inflicted us with sound atrocities. Listen to the very opening of the album, for example: "Break On Through" sounded amazing in the previous 1999 edition, the guitar and the bass frequencies were fully balanced and the organ was prominent, and justly so. Now, in this new version everything is dull, flat and muddier and the bass is the prominent instrument. No way!
I was silly enough to let them cheat me and convince me that this new edition needed be bought. The warning in the booklet goes: "This isn't the same album you've been listening to for the past 40 years or so" and then explains the reasons why what you have in your hands is a gem, as to say that now, finally, you have it right. Ok, very philological and bla bla bla, but you could have at least place a big stick on the album cover warning us that this is a totally different thing.
We need BETTERMENT of the sound qualities, who cares about IMPROVEMENT? Who cares that now the sound is lush and clean? The Doors have nothing to do with cleanness or luxury. So, anyone reading this and wanting to buy "The Doors" CD, please, believe me: stick with the 1999 edition at all costs, even if it means spending more money because now that edition is not as readily available. THIS is philology, my dear producers and engineers: yours is plain revisionism!
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Pure enjoyment!
It's great to hear this music in the original, as an LP (although expanded onto a CD) for the first time. I have other albums, but never got round to buying this, until now. Read more
Published 1 month ago by GoateeMan
When the music's over, rerelease, reshuffle, repackage, remix, and...
How many times should I pay for the same music? is a question which many fans of classic rock must have pondered from time to time. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Michael
greatest rock debut
The Doors' first album has got to be one of the greatest debuts in Rock history. If not the greatest. It remains their best album.
Published 16 months ago by Tom Van San
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Attitude Problem/Barroom Brawl
This is the album that did it for them straight away with Break on Through as the opener and their fantastic hit Light my Fire. Read more
This is the album that did it for them straight away with Break on Through as the opener and their fantastic hit Light my Fire. Read more
Published 20 months ago by public service
The Doors Masterpiece Debut Album
This classic, totally outstanding album, first released in 1967 on the Elektra label is, undoubtedly, one of the upmost impressive, compelling recordings in rock music history. Read more
Published on 26 April 2010 by Ian Phillips
Before you slip into unconsciousness, I'd like to have another kiss
The Doors first album is probably their best, though both `Strange Days' and `LA Woman' are rather good. Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2010 by A. Willard
The album is fantastic
The album is ranked 42 on the "Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". If you wikipedia this album you can see what the music magazines rated this album as. Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2009 by Mr. W. A. Smith
The Doors
This album is stunning in every aspect. Intelligent, provacative and timeless it will surely go down in history as one of rock's greatest achievements.
Published on 23 Oct 2009 by Doors Fan
Breaking Through To The Otherside Indeed
I have to say, I first heard this album, and it was ok. I'd already heard Strange Days, and it was really good, so I was kinda let down. Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2008 by Ben Faulkner
The Doors Let Loose
In January 1967, a band was let loose on the world from their base in California, mixing Psychedelia with Jazz; Blues with Poetry, the record buying public must have heard nothing... Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2008 by The Mancunian Candidate
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