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The Doors(album)

The Doorsis the debut studio album by the American rock bandthe Doors,released on January 4, 1967, byElektra Records.It was recorded in August and September 1966 atSunset Sound Recorders,in Hollywood, California, under the production ofPaul A. Rothchild.The album features the extended version of the band's breakthrough single "Light My Fire"and the lengthy closer"The End"with itsOedipalspoken word section.[4]Various publications, includingBBCandRolling Stone,have listedThe Doorsas one of the greatest debut albums of all time.[5][6]

The Doors
Studio albumby
the Doors
ReleasedJanuary 4, 1967(1967-01-04)
RecordedAugust – September 1966
StudioSunset Sound,Hollywood
Genre
Length43:34
LabelElektra
ProducerPaul A. Rothchild
The Doorschronology
The Doors
(1967) 		Strange Days
(1967)
SinglesfromThe Doors
  1. "Break On Through (To the Other Side)"
    Released: January 1, 1967
  2. "Light My Fire"
    Released: April 24, 1967

The Doors worked on the material of their debut album throughout 1966 at various locations and stages, such as theWhisky a Go Go.The album's recording started after their dismissal from the venue, having just signed with Elektra Records.The Doorsfeatures the band's wide range of musical influences, such asjazz,classical,blues,pop,R&Band rock music.[7]It has been viewed as an essential part of thepsychedelic rockevolution, while also being acknowledged as a source of inspiration to numerous other works.

The Doorsand "Light My Fire" have been inducted into theGrammy Hall of Fame.In 2015, theLibrary of CongressselectedThe Doorsfor inclusion in theNational Recording Registryfor being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[8]The Doorshas sold over 13 million copies worldwide as of 2015,[9]making it the band's best-selling album.[10]In 2003 and 2012,Rolling Stoneranked it number 42 on its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time",repositioning it to number 86 in the 2020 edition.

Background

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TheWhisky a Go Go,where the Doors were the house band from May to August 1966.[11]

The Doors' final lineup was formed in mid-1965 after keyboardistRay Manzarek's two brothers Rick and Jim 'Manczarek' leftRick & the Ravens,whose members included besides Manzarek, jazz-influenced drummerJohn Densmoreand then-novice vocalistJim Morrison.The group's four man membership was established when guitaristRobby Kriegeragreed to join.[12]Though he had previous experience playingfolkandflamenco,Krieger had only been playing the electric guitar for a few months when he was invited to become a member of the band, soon renamed the Doors.[13]They were initially signed toColumbia Recordsunder a six-month contract, but they asked for an early release after the record company failed to secure a producer for the album and placed them on a drop list.[14]

Following their release from the label, the Doors played residencies in mid-1966 at two historicSunset Stripclub venues, theLondon FogandWhisky a Go Go.[15]They were spotted at the Whisky a Go Go byElektra RecordspresidentJac Holzman,who was present at the suggestion ofLovesingerArthur Lee.[16]After he saw two sets, Holzman called producerPaul A. Rothchildto see the group.[17]On August 18, after attending several appearances of the band, Holzman and Rothchild ultimately signed them to Elektra Records.[18]

The Doors continued performing at the Whisky until on August 21, when they were fired due to their performance of "The End"on which Morrison improvised a retelling section ofOedipus Rex.[16]Morrison had missed the first of two sets that night, as he had stayed at the Tropicana Hotel, tripping onLSD.[11]

Recording

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The Doorswas recorded by producer Paul A. Rothchild and audio engineerBruce BotnickatSunset Sound Studiosin Hollywood, California, over about a week[19][20]in late August 1966.[21]"Indian Summer"[nb 1]and "Moonlight Drive"were the first rehearsal outtakes of the album,[6]while the first actual songs recorded that appeared being "I Looked at You" and "Take It as It Comes".[23]Afour-tracktape machine was used at the cost of approximately $10,000.[24]Three of the tracks were utilized as: bass and drums on one, guitar and organ on another, and Morrison's vocals on the third. The fourth track was used for overdubbing (mainly Morrison's harmony vocals and bass guitar).[17][25][26]

The album's instrumentation includes keyboards, electric guitar, occasional bass,[27]drums,[28]andmarxophone(on "Alabama Song" ).[29]Rothchild had forbidden Krieger from using any of his guitar effects (particularly thewah wah pedal) on the record in order to avoid what Rothchild thought was the overuse of these devices.[17]However, the studio was equipped with anecho chamberwhich gave that specific effect to the sound.[30]

Ray Manzarek, explaining the bass-overdubs, said:

... on some of the songs we brought in an actual bass player, one of the Los Angeles cats, Larry Knechtel, who played the same bass line that I played on "Light My Fire." He doubled my bass line.[26]

According to Botnick, "What you hear on the first album is what they did live. It wasn't just playing the song–it transcended that."[31]However, session musicianLarry Knechteland Krieger overdubbed bass guitar on several tracks in order to give some "punch" to the sound of Manzarek'skeyboard bass.[32][33][34][35][36][nb 2]Morrison explained in 1969, "We started almost immediately, and some of the songs took only a few takes. We'd do several takes just to make sure we couldn't do a better one."[37]For "The End" and "Light My Fire", two takes were edited together to achieve the final recording.[32][26]The album was mixed and completed in October 1966.[38]Although "Indian Summer" was recorded during the sessions and thought was given to including it as the final track, it was eventually replaced with "The End".[6][39]

Composition

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The Doorsfeatures many of the group's most famous compositions, including "Light My Fire", "Break On Through (To the Other Side)",and" The End ". In 1969, Morrison stated:

Every time I hear [ "The End" ], it means something else to me. It started out as a simple good-bye song... Probably just to a girl, but I see how it could be a goodbye to a kind of childhood. I really don't know. I think it's sufficiently complex and universal in its imagery that it could be almost anything you want it to be.[40]

Interviewed by Lizze James, he pointed out the meaning of the verse "My only friend, the end":

Sometimes the pain is too much to examine, or even tolerate... That doesn't make it evil, though – or necessarily dangerous. But people fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts a lot more than death. At the point of death, the pain is over. Yeah – I guess it is a friend.[41]

"Break On Through (To the Other Side)" was released as the group's first single but it was relatively unsuccessful, peaking at No. 104 inCash Boxand No. 126 inBillboard.Elektra Records edited the line "she gets high", knowing a drug reference would discourage airplay (many releases have the original portions of both "Break On Through" and "The End" edited).[42]The song is in4/4 timeand quite fast-paced, starting with Densmore'sbossa novadrum groove in which aclavepattern is played as a rim click underneath a driving ride cymbal pattern. Densmore appreciated the new bossa nova craze coming from Brazil, so he decided to use it in the song.[43]Robby Krieger has stated that he took the idea for the guitar riff fromPaul Butterfield's version of the song "Shake Your Moneymaker"(originally bybluesguitaristElmore James).[43]Later, a disjointed quirky organ solo is played quite similar to the introduction ofRay Charles' "What'd I Say".[44]

Promotional photo of the Doors in late 1966. From left to right: Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek and Morrison.

The Doors' breakout hit "Light My Fire" was primarily composed by Krieger. Although the album version was just over seven minutes long, it was widely requested for radio play,[45]so a single version was edited to under three minutes with nearly all the instrumental break removed for airplay on AM radio.[46]While recalling its writing process, Krieger has claimed that it was Morrison who encouraged the others to write songs when they realized they did not have enough original material.[30]Adding more specifically that Morrison had suggested to him to write "about something universal."[47]

Additionally, Morrison wrote "Take It as It Comes", which is thought to be a "tribute toMaharishi Mahesh Yogi".[48]It came from one of his observations on Yogi's meditation classes, which Morrison wasn't initially studying contrary to the other group members, but was later convinced by them to attend.[49]Manzarek's organ solo on the song was inspired byJohann Sebastian Bach.[50]The lyrics to "Twentieth Century Fox" refer to either Manzarek's wife Dorothy Fujikawa[51]or Morrison's girlfriendPamela Courson.[52]

The Doorsalso contains two cover songs: "Alabama Song"and"Back Door Man"."Alabama Song "was written and composed byBertolt BrechtandKurt Weillin 1927, for their operaAufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny(Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny).[53]The melody is changed and the verse beginning "Show me the way to the next little dollar" is omitted. On the album version, Morrison altered the second verse from "Show us the way to the next pretty boy" to "Show me the way to the next little girl", but on the 1967Live at the Matrixrecording, he sings the original "next pretty boy". Notable peculiarity of the band's version is the unusual use of the marxophone.[42]The Chicago blues "Back Door Man"was written byWillie Dixonand originally recorded byHowlin' Wolf.[54][55]

Releases

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The Doorswas released on January 4, 1967, by Elektra Records.[4]Jac Holzman had initially intended to release the record in November 1966, but after a negotiation with the band, he decided to postpone the release to the new year, as he felt that period was the appropriate time for album sales.[38]For the album's cover,Joel Brodskywas hired to provide a photo of the group, which later received aGrammynomination.[56]Holzman also suggested an association withBillboardmagazinefor the album's advertisement by promoting the record with "hoarding",a novel concept which was made popular later on. It was promoted under the slogan" Break On Through With An Electrifying Album ".[57]The Doors were the first rock band to use this advertising medium.[58]

The Doorsmade a steady climb up theBillboard200,ultimately becoming a huge success in the US once the edited single version of "Light My Fire" scaled the charts to become No. 1, with the album peaking at No. 2 on the chart in September 1967 (kept off the top stop bythe Beatles'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) and going on to achieve multi-platinum status.[59]In Europe the band would have to wait slightly longer for similar recognition, with "Light My Fire" originally stalling at No. 49 in the UK singles chart and the album failing to chart at all; however, in 1991, buoyed by the high-profileOliver StonefilmThe Doors,a reissue of "Light My Fire" reached No. 7 in the singles chart, and the album reached No. 43.[60]

The mono LP was withdrawn not long after its original release and remained unavailable until 2009, when it was reissued as a limited edition 180 gram audiophile LP byRhino Records.[61]The 40th anniversary mix of the debut album presents a stereo version of "Light My Fire" in speed-corrected form for the first time. Previously, only the original 45 RPM singles ( "Light My Fire" and "Break On Through" ) were produced at the correct speed.[62]

Reissues

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The Doorshas been reissued several times since the 1980s. In 1981,Mobile Fidelity Sound Labreleased a half speed mastered version of the album on vinyl, cut by Stan Ricker with the Ortofon Cutting System.[63]In 1988, it was digitally remastered by Bruce Botnick and Paul A. Rothchild at Digital Magnetics, using the original master tapes.[64]In 1992,DCC Compact Classicsreissued the album on24kt gold CDand 180g vinyl; the gold CD was remastered bySteve Hoffmanwhile the vinyl was cut byKevin Grayand Hoffman at Future Disc.[65][66]It was remastered again in 1999 forThe Complete Studio Recordingsbox set byBernie Grundmanand Botnick at Bernie Grundman Mastering using96khz/24bittechnology; it was also released as a standalone CD release.[67]In 2006, the record was released in multichannelDVD-Audioas part of thePerceptionbox set.[68]The next year, a 40th anniversary edition was released featuring the 2006 stereo remix and three bonus tracks, which was mastered by Botnick at Uniteye.[69]In 2009, the original mono mix was released on 180g vinyl, cut by Grundman.[70]

On September 14, 2011,The Doorswas released on hybrid stereo-multichannelSuper Audio CDby Warner Japan in their Warner Premium Sound series.[71]Analogue Productionsreissued the album on hybridSACDand double 45 RPM vinyl, both editions were mastered byDoug Saxand Sangwook Nam at The Mastering Lab; the CD layer of the Super Audio CD contains the original stereo mix while the SACD layer contains Botnick's 2006 5.1surroundmix.[72][73]In 2017, a deluxe edition was released in commemoration of the album's 50th anniversary, and includes the original stereo and mono mixes, as well as a compilation of songs recorded live at The Matrix in San Francisco on March 7, 1967. This edition was remastered by Botnick from "recently discovered original master tapes".[74]

Reception and legacy

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Retrospective reviews
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[75]
American Songwriter[76]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[77]
The Great Rock Discography9/10[78]
Far Out[79]
MusicHound Rock[80]
Rolling Stone[81]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[82]
Slant Magazine[83]
The Village VoiceB−[84]

In a contemporary review forCrawdaddy!magazine, founder and criticPaul WilliamshailedThe Doorsas "an album of magnitude" and described the band as creators of "modern music", with which "contemporary 'jazz' and 'classical' composers must try to measure up". Williams added: "The birth of the group is in this album, and it's as good as anything in rock. The awesome fact about the Doors is that they will improve."[85]Record Mirrorwas similarly positive to the record: "[The Doors] for Elektra is wild, rough and although it's subtle in places, the overall sound is torrid. They're blues-based and get quite an effective sound. "[86]According to Densmore,the Beatleshad reportedly bought ten copies of the album,[87]andPaul McCartneyhas claimed that following the album's release, he wanted his band to capture the Doors' musical style as one of the "alter egos" of the group for their upcomingconcept albumSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.[nb 3]

Robert Christgauwas less enthusiastic in his column forEsquire,recommending the album but with reservations; he approved of Manzarek's organ playing and Morrison's "flexible though sometimes faint" singing while highlighting the presence of a "great original hard rock" in "Break on Through"and clever songs such as" Twentieth Century Fox ", but was critical of more" esoteric "material such as the" long, obscure dirge ""The End".[90]He also found Morrison's lyrics often self-indulgent, particularly lines like "our love becomes a funeral pyre", which he said spoiled "Light My Fire",and" the nebulousness that passes for depth among so many lovers of rock poetry "on" The End ".[91]

The Doorshas since been ranked by critics as one of the greatest albums of all time. In 1993,New Musical Expresswriters citedThe Doorsthe 25th greatest album of all time,[92]while in 1998, it was named the 70th in a "Music of the Millennium" poll conducted in the UK byHMV Group,Channel 4,The GuardianandClassic FM.[93]In 2003, Parke Puterbaugh ofRolling Stonecalled the record "the L.A. foursome's most successful marriage of rock poetics with classically tempered hard rock – a stoned, immaculate classic."[81]Sean Egan ofBBC Musicopines, "The eponymous debut of the Doors took popular music into areas previously thought impossible: the incitement to expand one's consciousness of opener 'Break on Through' was just the beginning of its incendiary agenda."[94]AllMusiccriticRichie Unterberger,laudedThe Doorsas a "tremendous debut album, and indeed one of the best first-time outings in rock history", concluding in his review that "The End" was "a haunting cap to an album whose nonstop melodicism and dynamic tension would never be equaled by the group again, let alone bettered."[75]

The Doorshas been numerously cited as the group's finest record.[2][75][95]In 2000, the album was voted number 46 inColin Larkin'sAll Time Top 1000 Albums.[96]The Doorswas ranked No. 42 onRolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".[97]When the list was revised in 2020, the album was repositioned at No. 86.[98]Two of the album's songs, "Light My Fire" and "The End", were also present onRolling Stone's 2004 list "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[99]Qmagazine readers ranked the album at No. 75 on its list of the "100 Greatest Albums Ever",[100]whileNMEmagazineat No. 226 on their respective list"500 Greatest Albums of All Time".[101]In 2007,Rolling Stoneincluded it on their list of The 40 Essential Albums of 1967.[102]More recently in 2020, online media magazineLoudwireplacedThe Doorsone of the "25 Legendary Rock Albums With No Weak Songs".[103]In a list published the next year in February,Ultimate Classic Rockcited it as the fourth-toppsychedelic rockalbum of all time.[7]

Track listing

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Original album

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All tracks are written by the Doors (Jim Morrison,Ray Manzarek,Robby KriegerandJohn Densmore), except where noted. Details are taken from the 1967 U.S. Elektra release; other releases may show different information.[28]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Break On Through (To the Other Side)"2:25
2."Soul Kitchen"3:30
3."The Crystal Ship"2:30
4."Twentieth Century Fox"2:30
5."Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)"
3:15
6."Light My Fire"7:06
Total length:21:16
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Back Door Man"
3:30
2."I Looked at You"2:18
3."End of the Night"2:49
4."Take It as It Comes"2:13
5."The End"11:35
Total length:22:25 43:34

Reissues

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40th Anniversary Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Moonlight Drive"(August '66 version 1)2:43
13."Moonlight Drive" (August '66 version 2)2:31
14."Indian Summer" (8/19/66 vocal)2:37
50th Anniversary Edition Second CD/Fourth LP: Original Mono Album Mix
No.TitleLength
1."Break On Through (To the Other Side)"2:29
2."Soul Kitchen"3:35
3."The Crystal Ship"2:34
4."Twentieth Century Fox"2:33
5."Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)"3:21
6."Light My Fire"7:01
7."Back Door Man"3:35
8."I Looked at You"2:24
9."End of the Night"2:54
10."Take It as It Comes"2:18
11."The End"11:46
50th Anniversary Edition Third CD: Live at the Matrix 3/7/67
No.TitleLength
1."Break On Through (To the Other Side)"3:35
2."Soul Kitchen"4:05
3."The Crystal Ship"3:07
4."Twentieth Century Fox"2:54
5."Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)"4:03
6."Light My Fire"8:52
7."Back Door Man"5:44
8."The End"14:14

Personnel

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Personnel adapted from the 50th Anniversary edition albumliner notes:[74]

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Additional musicians

Production

Charts

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Album

Chart (1967–69) Peak
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[111] 15
USBillboard200[112] 2
Chart (2021) Peak
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[113] 4

Singles

Year Single (A-side / B-side) Chart Position
1967 "Break On Through (To the Other Side)"/"End of the Night" BillboardHot 100 126[nb 6]
1967 "Light My Fire"/"The Crystal Ship" Hot 100 1[115]

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[116] Platinum 60,000^
Austria (IFPIAustria)[117] Platinum 50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[118] 4× Platinum 400,000^
France (SNEP)[119] 3× Platinum 900,000*
Germany (BVMI)[120] Platinum 500,000^
Italy (FIMI)[121]
sales since 2009 		Platinum 50,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[122] Gold 50,000^
Sweden (GLF)[123] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPISwitzerland)[124] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[125] 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[126] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^

*Sales figures based on certification alone.
^Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^"Indian Summer" was the first recording session, occurred on August 19, 1966.[22]
  2. ^Despite their contributions, both Robby Krieger andLarry Knechtelwere not credited in the album's liner notes as bass players.[28]
  3. ^Paul McCartney didn't refer specifically to the eponymous-debut album,[88]but onlyThe Doorswas officially released during the period ofSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band's making.[89]
  4. ^Engineer Bruce Botnick has claimed that the song's bass guitar was provided by session musician Larry Knechtel,[105]but Krieger argues that he played the bass part.[36][106][107]
  5. ^Bruce Botnick stated on the documentaryClassic Albums: The Doors,while hearing the song's final verse: "It's possible that Paul Rothchild would singing in there too."[104]
  6. ^Although some sources incorrectly state this record peaked at 106, the actual chart published inBillboardverifies the position was 126.[114]

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