AUDIO RECORDINGS
1961-03-29 UCLA Trio - The Lighthouse Jazz Club - Hermosa Beach, CA
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 31:12
Quality: A (Soundboard Recording)
Moanin' / Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise / Joey / Ikin Retnin / 'Round Midnight
The earliest live recording of Ray Manzarek when he was a member of a jazz group at UCLA. Ray introduces each song and plays piano, John Hallibertan plays bass, and Sam Beale plays drums. Remastered and speed-corrected.
1965-05-06 Rick & The Ravens Singles - World-Pacific Jazz Studios - Los Angeles, CA
Source: Direct Transfer + "Stages" Box Set + Low Generation
Length: 19:46
Quality: A (Studio Recording)
Henrietta / Just For You / Soul Train / Geraldine / Big Bucket "T" / Rampage / Circle Twist / Blow Top
Ray's first band to obtain a recording contract was called Rick & The Ravens. The group consisted of Ray on vocals and piano, Rick Manczarek on guitar, Jim Manczarek on organ and harmonica, Roland Biscaluz on bass, Pat Stonner on sax, and Vince Thomas on drums. These are all eight singles the group recorded for Aura & Posae Records. All tracks sourced from the best possible sources and remastered for best quality.
1965-09-02 The Doors Aura Studio Demos - World-Pacific Jazz Studios - Los Angeles, CA
Source: "The Doors Box Set (1997)"
Length: 14:35
Quality: A (Studio Recording)
Moonlight Drive / Hello, I Love You / Summer's Almost Gone / My Eyes Have Seen You / End Of The Night / Go Insane
These are The Doors' original demos that they recorded before being signed to Elektra. A completely different sound as this was recorded before Robby Krieger had joined the band. In addition to Jim, Ray, and John, the group featured Ray's brothers Rick (guitar) and Jim Manczarek (harmonica) as well as an unknown female bass player. Sourced from Jim Morrison's original acetate.
1966-1971 Studio Outtakes - Sunset Sound Recorders - Hollywood, CA
Source: Unknown Generation
Length: 47:15
Quality: B/C (Studio Recording)
Indian Summer (1966 Demo) / Roadhouse Blues (Dirty Version) / Roadhouse Blues (Ray On Vocals) / Double Dose Of Love (Ray On Vocals) / I'm Your Doctor (Ray On Vocals) / Roadhouse Blues (False Start) / Roadhouse Blues (Outtake) / Who Do You Love (False Start) / Who Do You Love / Smokey The Bear / Baby Please Don't Go & Roadhouse Blues (False Start) / Roadhouse Rap (Take 7) / Blues For Lonnie / Queen Of The Highway (Instrumental)
Rare, complete studio outtakes. These demos and alternate takes differ from those released on "Perception." Some of these tracks are in pretty good quality, while others are in poor quality. Contact me for more specific information.
1967-1971 The Doors: Complete Singles Collection
Source: Various
Length: 6:56:46 (6 CDs)
Quality: A/B (Studio Recording)
This six-disc set contains nearly every Doors single ever issued. A great collection put together by Fred Baggen.
1967-1971 Alternate Studio Mixes - Sunset Sound Recorders - Hollywood, CA
Source: "The Doors: Off The Hinge" CD
Length: 70:03
Quality: A+ (Studio Recording)
Love Me Two Times [No Drums] / Love Me Two Times [Drums & Vocals Only] / Riders On The Storm [No Whisper Track] / Riders On The Storm [Whisper Track Only] / Love Her Madly [No Bass & No Drums] / Love Her Madly [Drums & Vocals Only] / Love Her Madly [No Organ & No Drums] / Soul Kitchen [No Drums] / Soul Kitchen [Drums & Vocals Only] / People Are Strange [No Drums] / Light My Fire [No Backing Vocals] / Light My Fire [Instrumental] / Hello, I Love You [No Backing Vocals] / Hello, I Love You [Ray Vocals Only] / Moonlight Drive [No Drums & No Slide Guitar] / Moonlight Drive [Instrumental] / Touch Me [No Drums] / Touch Me [Drums & Horns Only]
These are alternate mixes made of nine Doors studio songs as released on "The Best Of The Doors" quadraphonic LP. Some mixes are less interesting than others. My favorites are the two versions of "Riders On The Storm" (with and without the whisper track) and "Hello, I Love You" with only Ray singing. I also have the entire quadraphonic album split into single mono channels, which is the closest we have to hearing the original studio multitracks.
1967-1971 "The Best Of The Doors" Quadraphonic [Split Channels]
Source: "The Best Of The Doors (1973)" Reel-To-Reel Tape
Length: Varied
Quality: A+ (Studio Recording)
Who Do You Love / Soul Kitchen / Hello, I Love You / People Are Strange / Riders On The Storm / Touch Me / Love Her Madly / Love Me Two Times / Take It As It Comes / Moonlight Drive / Light My Fire
The previously listed alternate mixes were made using "The Best Of The Doors" quadraphonic release. Quadraphonic was an early form of surround sound that used four speakers. Each song here has been split into four separate mono tracks so that each speaker channel can be heard on its own. This results in some very different sounding versions of these songs. Along with the "Perception" split channels listed befow, this the closest we have to hearing the original studio multitracks. This is a terrific transfer taken from a reel-to-reel source. I also have this in a DTS version for surround sound systems.
1967-1971 "Perception" Box Set [Split Channels]
Source: "The Doors: Peception" Box Set
Length: Varied
Quality: A+ (Studio Recording)
Like the above split channels from the quadraphonic release, this is the entire "Perception" box set (all six studio albums) with every song separated into five mono tracks so each surround sound speaker can be heard on its own. Some channels contain more bleedthrough than others. For example, the "Indian Summer" vocal track contains no bleedthrough and sounds like an original studio multitrack, while many other songs contain the vocals plus the bass track in the same channel.
1967-03-04 Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
Source: 2nd Generation + "It Crawled Out Of The Vaults Of The KSAN 1966-1968" Box Set
Length: 16:35
Quality: A (Soundboard Recording)
Moonlight Drive / Back Door Man / Who Do You Love
This is believed to be the earliest live recording of The Doors to circulate -- though some say the correct date should actually be May 1967. The first two songs are sourced from a 2nd generation tape while "Who Do You Love" is sourced from the best quality bootleg.
1967-03-07 The Matrix Club - San Francisco, CA
Source: 2nd Generation (Reel(2)>DAT>CDR)
Length: 112:37
Quality: A (Soundboard Recording)
Back Door Man / My Eyes Have Seen You / Soul Kitchen / Get Out My Life, Woman / When The Music's Over / Close To You / Crawling King Snake / I Can't See Your Face In My Mind / People Are Strange / Alabama Song / The Crystal Ship / Twentieth Century Fox / Moonlight Drive / Summer's Almost Gone / Unhappy Girl / Woman Is A Devil / Rock Me / Break On Through / Light My Fire / The End
An excellent early gig in great sound quality. This comes from a rare second generation tape and, unlike most bootleg releases, contains no noise reduction or missing portions. It's the best quality available to date. Though labelled as a soundboard recording, it's more accurate to call it a stage recording as microphones were hung by the PA system to capture the sound. (Note: "Who Do You Love" is often included in this setlist between "People Are Strange" and "Alabama Song" but that song is actually from the Avalon '67 show listed above.)
1967-03-10 The Matrix Club - San Francisco, CA
Source: 2nd Generation (Reel(2)>DAT>CDR)
Length: 84:57
Quality: A (Soundboard Recording)
My Eyes Have Seen You / Soul Kitchen / I Can't See Your Face In My Mind / People Are Strange / When The Music's Over / Money / Who Do You Love / Moonlight Drive / Summer's Almost Gone / I'm A King Bee / Gloria / Break On Through / Summertime [instrumental] / Back Door Man / Alabama Song / The End [cut]
Same second generation source as above. Excellent sound quality. (Note: The cut version of "The End" included with this show is said to be from The Doors' performance on the 9th at the Matrix and is sadly the only material taped from that night to have survived.)
1967-07-09 Continental Ballroom - Santa Clara, CA
Source: 3rd Generation
Length: 26:23
Quality: B- (Audience Recording)
House Announcer / Soul Kitchen / Break On Through / Alabama Song / Back Door Man [cut] / The End [cut]
Nice low generation copy of this show. The end of "Back Door Man" is cut as is the beginning of "The End." Like the San Bernardino '67 show listed below, there is some debate as to the actual date of this recording. It's possible this tape dates from another Santa Clara area performance during the fall of 1967.
1967-07-30 The Doors/Lennart Wretlind Interview - Fillmore Auditorium - San Francisco, CA
Source: Low Generation
Length: 4:17
Quality: A (Private Recording)
An early interview with all four members of The Doors conducted backstage at the Fillmore.
1967-09-11 The Doors Interview - Oswego State University Radio - Oswego, NY
Source: "The Lost Interview Tapes: Volume 1" CD
Length: 28:22
Quality: A+ (Private Recording)
Another early interview with all four members of The Doors for Oswego State University radio just before a performance at the school that night. (Why wasn't the tape recorder rolling during the show?) The tape ends with the guys recording a series of amusing radio promos for the station.
1967-09-14 "The Rock Scene: Like It Is" - Toronto, Canada
Source: "The Doors: Soundstage Performances" DVD
Length: 12:20
Quality: A (Soundboard Recording)
Wake Up / The End
The Doors make an appearance on this CBC television show and perform "The End" (minus the Oedipal section). This program is later rebroadcast in 1970 in the US under the name "Now Explosion."
1967-09-17 "The Ed Sullivan Show" - New York, NY
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 6:01
Quality: A (Soundboard Recording)
Introduction / People Are Strange / Light My Fire / Outro
The Doors' most infamous television appearance. The band performs "People Are Strange" and "Light My Fire." Producers had asked Jim not to sing the line "Girl, we couldn't get much higher." In rehearsals, Jim agreed. But during filming, he sang the original line anyway. The band was then banned from "The Ed Sullivan Show." Includes the complete, as-aired performance along with Sullivan’s intro and outro.
1967-09-22 "Murray The K In New York" WPIX-TV - New York, NY
Source: Low Generation
Length: 22:03
Quality: A- (Soundboard Recording)
People Are Strange [Outtakes]
Jim performs multiple takes of "People Are Strange" for this television appearance. The vocals are live, but the music is pre-recorded.
1967-09-30 The Family Dog - Denver, CO
Source: "First Flash Of Eden" CD
Length: 8:37
Quality: B (Soundboard Recording)
Light My Fire
The only song to have surfaced/survived from this recording. This version runs at the correct speed (most copies run too slow). I also have a nice sounding master clone transfer of this track, but unfortunately it contains a lot of noise reduction.
1967-10-XX Cheetah Magazine Promo (The Tom Maule Show) - KHJ Radio - Los Angeles, CA
Source: RealAudio File (MR>RealAudio>WAV)
Length: 00:47
Quality: A (Studio Recording)
Cheetah Magazine Promo
An amusing little clip I discovered back in 2000 and circulated in 2002. It's a radio promo recorded by Jim Morrison for Cheetah Magazine and aired on October 11, 1967 during The Tom Maule Show (it was likely recorded several days/weeks before and aired on several different KHJ radio shows). I originally transferred this clip from a RealAudio stream of the 1967 radio show and all circulating copies come from my transfer. It's likely the RealAudio stream came from a 1st generation recording of the original broadcast. Jim's opening line: "This is Jim Morrison of The Doors suggesting you can light your own fires and open your minds by turning on to a new magazine called Cheetah."
1967-10-11 Danbury High School Auditorium - Danbury, CT
Source: 1st Generation (Master 7" Reel (3.75 ips)>Reel To Reel>DAT>CDR)
Length: 58:09
Quality: B (Audience Recording)
Introduction / Moonlight Drive / Horse Latitudes / Money / Break On Through / Back Door Man / People Are Strange / The Crystal Ship / Wake Up / Light My Fire / The End
Though labeled an audience recording, this was in fact recorded through the school's PA system by a faculty member. The sound quality, however, is comparable to a very good audience recording. Unlike bootleg releases of this show, this tape has no cuts during "Break On Through" and contains Jim's complete introduction to "The End."
1967-10-XX The Doors/Ed Bare Interview - Guard Scene Radio Show - New York, NY
Source: Unknown Generation
Length: 5:52
Quality: A- (Studio Recording)
Radio interview with Jim and Ray for a radio show geared toward the National Guard.
1967-12-16 Swing Auditorium - San Bernardino, CA
Source: 2nd Generation
Length: 29:47
Quality: B- (Audience Recording)
Introduction / When The Music's Over / Horse Latitudes / Tuning / Break On Through / Alabama Song / "We'll Be Right Back" / Light My Fire
Problems with the PA system force the band to end this show early despite Jim's claim to the audience that they would be right back. There is a possibility that this show is in fact from the Kaiser Dome in San Bernardino on July 4, 1967. The Kaiser Dome was a venue on the same grounds as the larger Swing Auditorium. Information is still unclear, but If anyone can help track down a review or the taper for this show, please let me know.
1967-12-26 Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA
Source: 2nd Generation
Length: 46:14
Quality: B (Audience Recording)
Back Door Man / Break On Through / When The Music's Over / Close To You / I'm A Man / Light My Fire
The Doors were on the bill with Otis Redding for these December shows at the Winterland. Sadly, Redding was killed in a plane crash only two weeks before they happened. During "When The Music's Over," Jim debuts his "Poor Otis" lyric which will later be used as the introduction to the song "Runnin' Blue."
1967-12-27 "The Jonathan Winters Show" - Los Angeles, CA
Source: Low Generation
Length: 6:10
Quality: A- (Soundboard Recording)
Moonlight Drive / Light My Fire
The Doors perform "Moonlight Drive" and "Light My Fire" with live vocals and pre-recorded music. This is the band's last American television appearance for almost a year.
1967-12-28 Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA
Source: 2nd Generation
Length: 22:36
Quality: B (Audience Recording)
Alabama Song / Back Door Man [cut] / You're Lost Little Girl [cut] / Love Me Two Times [cut] / Wake Up / Light My Fire / The Unknown Soldier [cut]
An early show that includes a rare performance of "You're Lost Little Girl." Unfortunately, this recording has a lot of cuts on it.
1968-03-17 Back Bay Theatre - Boston, MA
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 53:52
Quality: B+ (Audience Recording)
When The Music's Over / Back Door Man / Five To One / Break On Through / Love Me Two Times / You're Lost Little Girl / Light My Fire / The End
Recently remastered version of this show. I fixed a large drop-out during "The End" and restored the overall tape quality.
1968-05-10 Chicago Coliseum - Chicago, IL
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 54:14
Quality: B (Audience Recording)
Soul Kitchen / Break On Through / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Five To One / When The Music's Over / The Crystal Ship / Wake Up / Light My Fire
An upgraded source to the high generation tapes floating around.
1968-07-05 Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA [Soundboard Recording]
Source: "Live At The Hollywood Bowl" Laserdisc (HLD-X9 (Digital Out)>M-Audio 24/96 (Digital In)>WAV)
Length: 60:57
Quality: A+ (Soundboard Recording)
Introduction / When The Music's Over / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Five To One / Back Door Man (Reprise) / Moonlight Drive / Horse Latitudes / A Little Game / The Hill Dwellers / Spanish Caravan / Wake Up / Light My Fire / The Unknown Soldier / The End
Great quality soundboard. Unfortunately, some of the songs feature vocal overdubs from 1970-era recordings used to fix errors on the master recording and to "punch up" the performance in places (most notably during "When The Music's Over"). This source is also missing "Hello, I Love You." But it does contain the complete version of "The End." This is the best transfer I've heard of this material, taken from the original laserdisc release.
1968-07-05 Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA [Audience Recording]
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 52:19
Quality: B (Audience Recording)
House Announcer / When The Music's Over / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Five To One / Back Door Man (Reprise) [cut] / Hello, I Love You / Moonlight Drive / Horse Latitudes / A Little Game / The Hill Dwellers [cut] / Spanish Caravan / Wake Up [cut] / Light My Fire / The Unknown Soldier / The End [cut]
Audience recording of this well-known Doors show. This tape came straight from the original taper and, unlike most circulating copies, does not contain any noise reduction.
1968-07-09 Dallas Memorial Auditorium - Dallas, TX
Source: "Live - The Music's Over" CD
Length: 57:40
Quality: B+ (Audience Recording)
Soul Kitchen / Back Door Man / Five To One / Break On Through / The Crystal Ship / Texas Radio And The Big Beat / Hello, I Love You / Moonlight Drive / Money / When The Music's Over / Wake Up / Light My Fire
Very nice sounding audience recording from a low gen source. This version has been speed-corrected and remastered.
1968-07-10 Sam Houston Coliseum - Houston, TX [First Source]
Source: 2nd Generation
Length: 49:22
Quality: B+ (Audience Recording)
Break On Through / Back Door Man / When The Music's Over / Texas Radio And The Big Beat / Hello, I Love You / Little Red Rooster / Who Do You Love [cut] / The Crystal Ship / Wake Up / Light My Fire [cut]
Another nice quality tape. Jim improvises a lot of lyrics during this show. This version has been speed-corrected and remastered.
1968-07-10 Sam Houston Coliseum - Houston, TX [Second Source]
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 55:00
Quality: B- (Audience Recording)
Taper's Chat / Break On Through / Back Door Man / When The Music's Over / Texas Radio And The Big Beat [cut] / Hello, I Love You / Little Red Rooster / Who Do You Love / The Crystal Ship [cut] / Light My Fire [cut]
A rare alternate source recording that includes an uncut version of "Who Do You Love" and a longer version of "Light My Fire" (almost 9 minutes). Unfortunately, this source contains cut versions of other songs (it's also missing "Wake Up") and is slightly worse quality than the first source. The opening track features the tapers discussing how to work the recording device.
1968-08-02 Singer Bowl, Flushing Meadows - Queens, NY [First Source]
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 37:32
Quality: B (Audience Recording)
Back Door Man / Five To One / Break On Through / When The Music's Over / "Never Performed Before" / Wild Child / Wake Up / Light My Fire
A famous riot show. Tape speed still distorts toward the end of the recording, but this is the best version of this source available.
1968-08-02 Singer Bowl, Flushing Meadows - Queens, NY [Second Source]
Source: "The Doors: Boot Yer Butt" + 1st Generation Tape
Length: 20:14
Quality: A- (Audience Recording)
Wild Child / Light My Fire [clip] / The End
Alternate source recording. Sound quality is terrific for an audience tape -- likely recorded very near the stage. Includes "Wild Child" (from "Boot Yer Butt" release), "Light My Fire" (only a brief clip), and "The End" (likely from a 1st gen source). The rest of the show exists but remains uncirculated.
1968-08-03 Cleveland Public Auditorium - Cleveland, OH
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 60:22
Quality: B- (Audience Recording)
House Announcer / Break On Through / Back Door Man / Five To One / When The Music's Over / "What Do You Wanna Hear?" / Soul Kitchen / Light My Fire / "Thank You For Coming"
Jim is drunk for this show and has a lot of fun with the audience.
1968-08-04 Philadelphia Arena - Philadelphia, PA
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 45:51
Quality: A- (Audience Recording)
House Announcer / When The Music's Over / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Five To One / Spanish Caravan / Texas Radio And The Big Beat / Hello, I Love You / Wake Up / Light My Fire
Great quality for an audience recording. Remastered from the original transfer.
1968-08-31 Asbury Park Convention Hall - Asbury, NJ
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 52:39
Quality: B (Audience Recording)
Back Door Man / Five To One / Break On Through / Love Me Two Times / When The Music's Over / Spanish Caravan / Soul Kitchen / Wake Up / Light My Fire
Recently discovered uncirculating show. Similar in quality to other recordings from the 1968 tour. "Back Door Man/Five To One" medley is very similar to Boston '68. Jim gets annoyed during "When The Music's Over" and yells at the audience to "Shut up and listen!" Also features a nice extended version of "Soul Kitchen" with some unique lyrics. I have the original transfer as well as a remastered version I made which seamlessly removes all distortion/scratches present on the original source.
1968-09-06 The Roundhouse - London, England (Late Show)
Source: Low Generation
Length: 78:57
Quality: B (Audience Recording)
Five To One / Break On Through / When The Music's Over / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Spanish Caravan / Love Me Two Times / Light My Fire / The Unknown Soldier / Soul Kitchen / A Little Game / The Hill Dwellers / Not To Touch The Earth / Hello, I Love You / Moonlight Drive / Horse Latitudes / Money
1968-09-07 The Roundhouse - London, England
Source: Low Generation (2nd or 3rd Gen)
Length: 55:29
Quality: B (Audience Recording)
Five To One / Break On Through / When The Music's Over / When The Music's Over [cut] / Wake Up / Light My Fire / The End
While my theory remains unproven (though Greg Shaw agrees with me), I firmly believe that there are two different shows on this tape. The first three songs appear to be from one show (possibly the early show on the 7th) and the remaining four songs from another (possibly the late show on the same night). The sound quality, tape speed, wave form, hiss level, and track listing have all convinced me that there are two different performances on this tape and, since this tape has always been presented as a single show, the strongest likelihood is that they both come from the same night. For more information or to discuss this matter futher, please feel free to contact me.
1968-09-08 Jim Morrison/Geoffrey Cannon - London, England
Source: Low Generation
Length: 15:43
Quality: A- (Private Recording)
Geoffrey Cannon's interview with Jim Morrison conducted while the group was touring London. This version includes Cannon's questions.
1968-09-14 Kongresshalle - Frankfurt, Germany (Early Show)
Source: "The Night On Fire" LP
Length: 46:36
Quality: B- (Audience Recording)
Tuning / Break On Through / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / When The Music's Over / Texas Radio And The Big Beat / Hello, I Love You / Light My Fire / The Unknown Soldier
Unlike most circulating copies of this show, this is sourced from the vinyl release of "The Night On Fire" bootleg (Tangie Town Records, 1981). The same label released a CD version under the same name in 1995 but, strangely, with inferior sound quality. The belief is that the LP was sourced from the original master tape whereas the CD version was sourced from a cassette copy. This vinyl transfer has been speed-corrected and gone through some light click/pop removal. Also, the original LP fades out after "When The Music's Over" (the end of side one). On this version, the fade out has been removed to blend into the following track as on the original tape by synching up the audience noise. The resulting sound quality is the best I've heard for this show.
1968-09-15 Concertgebouw - Amsterdam, Holland
Source: 3rd Generation
Length: 44:23
Quality: B (Audience Recording)
Vince's Announcement / Tuning / Ray's Introduction / Break On Through / Soul Kitchen / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Hello, I Love You / "Decisions, Decisions" / Light My Fire / The Unknown Soldier [cut]
Jim broke on through a little too much in Amsterdam and is hospitalized just prior to this show. For this reason, Ray Manzarek takes over on vocals. This is the most complete source for this show. Includes Vince Treanor's announcement to the audience asking if The Doors should go on without Jim plus all of "Light My Fire" and a one-minute portion of "The Unknown Soldier." Most circulating copies of this show are missing the end of "Light My Fire" and "The Unknown Soldier" clip.
1968-09-18 Television-Byen - Gladsaxe, Copenhagen, Denmark
Source: Low Generation
Length: 30:18
Quality: A- (Soundboard Recording)
Introduction / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Texas Radio And The Big Beat / Love Me Two Times / When The Music's Over / The Unknown Soldier
The Doors perform a laid back set for Danish television. Includes the original Danish introduction to the show.
1968-09-20 Konserthuset - Stockholm, Sweden (Early Show)
Source: "Live In Stockholm 1968" CD
Length: 41:48
Quality: A (Soundboard Recording)
Five To One / Love Street / Love Me Two Times / When The Music's Over / A Little Game / The Hill Dwellers / Light My Fire / The Unknown Soldier
This show and the late show are sourced from Swedish radio broadcasts of the soundboard recordings.
1968-09-20 Konserthuset - Stockholm, Sweden (Early Show) [Master Clone]
Source: Master Clone
Length: 45:16
Quality: A+ (Soundboard Recording)
Five To One / Love Street / Love Me Two Times / When The Music's Over / A Little Game / The Hill Dwellers / Light My Fire / The Unknown Soldier / Interview
Uncirculating source. Amazing pre-FM quality that is purported to be a direct master clone from Swedish Radio archives. Also includes Lennart Wretlind's interview with Jim Morrison.
1968-09-20 Konserthuset - Stockholm, Sweden (Late Show)
Source: "Apocalypse Now" CD
Length: 71:42
Quality: A (Soundboard Recording)
Five To One / Mack The Knife / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / You're Lost Little Girl / Love Me Two Times / When The Music's Over / Wild Child / Money / Wake Up / Light My Fire / Turn Out The Lights / The End
Speed-corrected bootleg source for this show. Sourced from a radio broadcast.
1968-09-20 Konserthuset - Stockholm, Sweden (Late Show) [Master Clone]
Source: Master Clone
Length: 72:28
Quality: A+ (Soundboard Recording)
Five To One / Mack The Knife / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / You're Lost Little Girl / Love Me Two Times / When The Music's Over / Wild Child / Money / Wake Up / Light My Fire / Turn Out The Lights / The End
Uncirculating source. Amazing pre-FM quality that is purported to be a direct master clone from Swedish Radio archives.
1968-10-04 "The Doors Are Open" Granada TV - London, England
Source: "The Doors Are Open" DVD
Length: 24:24
Quality: A (Soundboard Recording)
Back Door Man / Spanish Caravan / Wake Up / Light My Fire / The Unknown Soldier
Audio from the Granada television special "The Doors Are Open." These tracks come from a DVD release but have been speed-corrected as every release runs about 4% too slow. The songs included here are the only complete songs in the entire program. All the songs featured in the special come from the late show performance on September 6, 1968.
1968-11-10 Minneapolis Concert Hall - Minneapolis, MN
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 72:51
Quality: A- (Audience Recording)
Soul Kitchen / Break On Through / When The Music's Over / Back Door Man / Little Red Rooster / "Take Off Your Clothes!" / Wild Child / Money / Love Me Two Times / Light My Fire
One of the best shows of the 1968 tour, period. Harmonica player Tony Glover joins the band for several songs ("Back Door Man," "Little Red Rooster," "Wild Child," "Money," and "Love Me Two Times") and Jim improvises some hilarious lyrics throughout much of it. This comes from a first generation tape that I speed-corrected and remastered. The cleanest-sounding source for this show to ever turn up.
1968-12-04 "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" - New York, NY
Source: "The Smothers Brothers: Best Of Season 3" DVD
Length: 6:22
Quality: A (Soundboard Recording)
Wild Child / Touch Me
The Doors perform "Wild Child" and "Touch Me." As on other television appearances, the vocals are live, but the music is pre-recorded.
1968-12-14 L.A. Forum - Inglewood, CA [First Source]
Source: Low Generation
Length: 64:09
Quality: B (Audience Recording)
Tuning / Introduction / Tell All The People / Love Me Two Times / Who Scared You / Spanish Caravan / The Crystal Ship / Wild Child / Touch Me / Light My Fire / "What Do You Really Want?" / The Celebration Of The Lizard
The first of three sources for this show. Recently remastered and speed-corrected. Overall better sound quality than the second source listed below, but "Who Scared You" features some loud screeching.
1968-12-14 L.A. Forum - Inglewood, CA [Second Source]
Source: 2nd Generation
Length: 57:22
Quality: B- (Audience Recording)
Introduction / Tell All The People / Love Me Two Times / Who Scared You [cut] / Spanish Caravan / The Crystal Ship / Wild Child / Touch Me / Light My Fire / "What Do You Really Want?" / The Celebration Of The Lizard
The second source available for this show. Recently remastered and speed-corrected. "Who Scared You" doesn't have any screeching noise, but it is unfortunately slightly cut in the middle.
1968-12-14 L.A. Forum - Inglewood, CA [Third Source]
Source: 1st Generation (Master 10" Reel>Metal Cassette>DAT>CDR)
Length: 62:38
Quality: A- (Audience Recording)
House Announcer / Tuning / Introduction / Tell All The People / Love Me Two Times / Who Scared You / Spanish Caravan / The Crystal Ship / Wild Child / Touch Me / Light My Fire / "What Do You Really Want?" / The Celebration Of The Lizard
A third source for this show. Very nice quality audience recording. Recently remastered and speed-corrected. It seems this taper was the closest to the stage of the three. Sadly, he later erased "The Celebration Of The Lizard" from his master tape. So this copy includes "Celebration" from a very low gen copy of the first source (much better than the version I have listed above). All in all, this is the best sounding version of the complete show.
1969-01-24 Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
Source: 2nd Generation
Length: 68:56
Quality: B (Audience Recording)
The Soft Parade [cut] / Tell All The People / Love Me Two Times / Who Scared You / Spanish Caravan / Wild Child / Light My Fire / Anybody Have A Cigarette? / Back Door Man / Five To One / Woman Is A Devil / Band Introductions / Five To One (Reprise) / Forget This Is The Square Garden / Hitler Poem / When The Music's Over
This is a new transfer for the second generation source I once had listed here. This version sounds much fuller than the last transfer which had an almost mono sound. The overall quality is also much crisper on this version. Jim delivers an enthusiastic performance tonight.
1969-02-25 Rock Is Dead Studio Session - Sunset Sound Recorders - Hollywood, CA [First Source]
Source: "Missing Links" CD
Length: 67:12
Quality: A (Studio Recording)
Whiskey, Mystics And Men (Version 1) / Petition The Lord With Prayer / Whiskey, Mystics And Men (Version 2) / Love Me Tender / Rock Is Dead (Part 1) / Woman Is A Devil / Rock Is Dead (Part 2) / Rock Is Dead (Part 3) / Rock Is Dead (Part 4) / Queen Of The Magazines / Medley: Pipeline, Rock Me, Mystery Train, Rock Is Dead (Part 5)
The famous studio jam session. Sourced from the best quality bootleg. Note that the first version of "Whiskey, Mystics And Men" included in this bootleg is actually from another date and is not technically part of the Rock Is Dead session. I also have two other versions of this tape that contain extra portions which are listed below.
1969-02-25 Rock Is Dead Studio Session - Sunset Sound Recorders - Hollywood, CA [Second Source]
Source: 2nd Generation
Length: 65:37
Quality: A (Studio Recording)
Petition The Lord With Prayer / "One More Time" / Whiskey, Mystics And Men / Love Me Tender / Rock Is Dead / Woman Is A Devil / Are You Ready? / No Revolution / Boogie All Night Long / The Death Of Rock 'N' Roll / Rock 'N' Roll Woman / Queen Of The Magazines / Madison [clip] / Pipeline / Naked Woman / Rock Me / Mystery Train / When I Got Home / I Could Not Help Myself / Rock Is Dead Finale
Sourced from a purported 2nd generation tape. This is the most complete version of the studio jam available. Contains slightly more material than "Missing Links." The addition of a version of "Whiskey, Mystics and Men" from another session on the bootleg release accounts for the slightly longer running time. This source is actually the most complete version of the Rock Is Dead studio jam as it contains no material from other sessions.
1969-02-25 Rock Is Dead Studio Session - Sunset Sound Recorders - Hollywood, CA [Third Source]
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 47:30
Quality: A (Studio Recording)
Petition The Lord With Prayer / "One More Time" / Whiskey, Mystics And Men / Love Me Tender / Rock Is Dead / Woman Is A Devil / No Revolution (Part 1) / Boogie All Night Long / No Revolution (Part 2) / Rock 'N' Roll Woman / Queen Of The Magazines / Pipeline / Naked Woman / Rock Me / Mystery Train / Rock Is Dead Finale
Sourced from a purported 1st generation tape that originally came from Bruce Botnick. This is an edited version of the Rock Is Dead session likely compiled by Paul Rothchild. The quality is better than either source listed above, but it suffers the most cuts/edits. This version also contains a few small bits missing from the second source.
1969-03-01 Dinner Key Auditorium - Miami, FL
Source: 1st Generation (Master>8-Track>DAT(2)>CDR)
Length: 57:16
Quality: B+ (Audience Recording)
No Revolution #1 / Back Door Man / "Hey Listen, I'm Lonely" / Five To One / No Revolution #2 / Touch Me / Love Me Two Times / When The Music's Over / Wake Up / Light My Fire / "No Limits, No Laws"
The infamous Miami concert. This copy came from Greg Shaw's archives and is a direct DAT transfer of the tape played during the Miami trial. This version is mixed with a very rare LP release of that includes a few extra seconds at the beginning of the recording and some missing lines of dialogue during "When The Music's Over." Making this uncirculating version the most complete Miami tape available anywhere.
1969-03-XX Jim Morrison Poetry Session - Elektra Sound Recorders - Hollywood, CA
Source: "The Lost Paris Tapes" CD
Length: 36:40
Quality: A+ (Studio Recording)
Session Start / In That Year... [False Start] / In That Year... / Bird Of Prey / Tape Noon (Tell Them You Came) / Whiskey, Mystics And Men / Orange County Suite / All Hail The American Night / The American Night / The Holy Sha / Hitler Poem / Can We Resolve The Past / Always A Playground Instructor / There's A Belief... / Indian, Indian... / Woman In The Window / She's Selling News... / Science Of Night (Earth, Air, Fire, Water) / Tales Of The American Night (Discovery...) / Now Listen To This (Texas Radio) / Babylon Fading / Thank You, O Lord
The first complete poetry session Jim ever recorded. Much of this was used on the 'American Prayer' album. Superb quality.
1969-04-28 "Critique" PBS Studios, WNET-Channel 13 - New York, NY
Source: Low Generation
Length: 42:24
Quality: A- (Soundboard Recording)
Tell All The People / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Wishful Sinful / Build Me A Woman / Interview / The Soft Parade
1969-05-31 Cinematheque 16 - Hollywood, CA
Source: "An American Prayer" CD + Unknown Generation Tape
Length: 6:57
Quality: A- (Audience Recording)
I Will Never Be Untrue [cut] / Back Door Man
Jim and Robby perform together at a Norman Mailer Benefit. A complete recording of this performance exists but does not circulate.
1969-07-21 Aquarius Theatre - Hollywood, CA (Early Show)
Source: "Live At The Aquarius Theatre: First Performance" CD
Length: 95:00
Quality: A+ (Soundboard Recording)
Tuning / Jim's Introduction / Back Door Man / Break On Through / "What Do We Do Next?" / Soul Kitchen / You Make Me Real / Tuning / I Will Never Be Untrue / Crowd Requests / When The Music's Over / Universal Mind / Crowd Requests & Tuning / Mystery Train / Crossroads / Build Me A Woman / Tuning / Who Do You Love [False Start] / Who Do You Love / Light My Fire / Crowd Requests / Celebration Of The Lizard
A complete, professionally recorded show as released by The Doors.
1969-07-21 Aquarius Theatre - Hollywood, CA (Late Show)
Source: "Live At The Aquarius Theatre: Second Performance" CD
Length: 138:00
Quality: A+ (Soundboard Recording)
Introduction And Tuning / Jim's Introduction / Back Door Man / Break On Through / When The Music's Over / Tuning / Universal Mind / Crowd Requests / Mystery Train / Crossroads / Little Red Rooster / Tuning / Gloria / Tuning / Touch Me / The Crystal Ship / Tuning / Light My Fire / Crowd Requests / Celebration Of The Lizard / Request Of The Management / Soul Kitchen / Jim Introduces Ray / Close To You / Conversation With The Crowd / Peace Frog [Instrumental] / Blue Sunday / Five To One / Crowd Requests / Jim Introduces The Movie / Rock Me
A complete, professionally recorded show as released by The Doors. Longer than the previous night's show and with better performances.
1969-07-22 Aquarius Theatre - Hollywood, CA
Source: "Backstage & Dangerous: The Aquarius Rehearsal" CD
Length: 90:00
Quality: A+ (Soundboard Recording)
We're Rolling / I Will Never Be Untrue / Peace Frog [Instrumental] / Blue Sunday / Maggie M'Gill / Arranging 'You Need Meat' / You Need Meat / Arranging 'Close To You' / Close To You / Arranging 'Gloria' / Gloria / 'Mystery Train' Rehearsal / Mystery Train / Crossroads / Continued / Thousands Of Dollars / I'm Your Doctor / Hyper Yachting / Build Me A Woman / Yachting / Cars Hiss By My Window Blues Jam / Money Beats Soul / Mental Floss / Maggie M'Gill [Instrumental] / Maggie M'Gill [Jazzy]
A professionally recorded jam session as released by The Doors. This was a jam recorded the day after the previous shows at the Aquarius and was meant to capture some songs for the upcoming live album. Some really nice versions were recorded tonight. Don't ask me about all of the strange track breaks/titles though. Note: The last two songs listed (Maggie M'Gill [Instrumental] & Maggie M'Gill [Jazzy]) are actually from the soundcheck for the early show on the 21st.
1969-09-13 Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Canada
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 56:03
Quality: A- (Audience Recording)
When The Music's Over / Break On Through / Back Door Man / The Crystal Ship / Wake Up / Light My Fire / The End
Nice "Back Door Man" medley performed with bits of "Maggie M'Gill" and "Roadhouse Blues" included. Most circulating copies of this show are either sourced from a bootleg or a 2nd-3rd generation tape. This comes from a rare 1st generation source. Great quality.
1969-11-06 Jim Morrison/Howard Smith - The Doors Office - Los Angeles, CA
Source: "The Ceremony Continues" CD + Low Generation Tape
Length: 60:19
Quality: A (Private Recording)
This is Howard Smith's complete interview with Jim Morrison for the Village Voice. Includes Smith's generally unheard opening comments about the interview that's missing from all bootleg sources.
1969-11-XX "Roadhouse Blues" Interlude - Elektra Sound Recorders - Hollywood, CA
Source: 2nd Generation
Length: 00:22
Quality: A- (Studio Recording)
Roadhouse Blues [Interlude]
A clip of Jim's vocal improv from "Roadhouse Blues" -- sounds like a studio overdub recording done during the 'Morrison Hotel' sessions.
1970 "Absolutely Live" Outtakes - Various Venues
Source: "Stages" Box Set + Unknown Generation Tapes
Length: Varied
Quality: B (Soundboard Recording)
Roadhouse Blues [01-17-70 Early] / Ship Of Fools [01-17-70 Early] / Money [01-17-70 Early] / Light My Fire [01-17-70 Early - cut] / Soul Kitchen [01-17-70 Early] / Who Do You Love [01-17-70 Late] / Roadhouse Blues [04-10-70 Late] / The Spy [04-10-70 Late] / "I Wanna Have My Kicks" [04-10-70 Late] / Build Me A Woman [04-10-70 Late - cut] / You Make Me Real [04-10-70 Late] / Roadhouse Blues [05-02-70] / Mystery Train [05-02-70] / Someday Soon [05-02-70]
Some live recordings generically labeled as 'Absolutely Live' outtakes. These are soundboard recordings made by The Doors from various live shows, but the quality is much less than one would expect from a soundboard source because they were recorded poorly -- but they're still better than some audience recordings. Currently, these clips are the only way to hear the first performance of "Someday Soon" and other songs from the Pittsburgh '70 show. Recently expanded to include uncirculating tracks from the Boston and Felt Forum shows. Whenever I obtain the complete soundboard recordings for these shows, I will remove the appropriate songs from this list.
1970-01-17 Felt Forum - New York, NY (Late Show)
Source: 1st Generation (ANA(1)>DAT>CDR)
Length: 58:41
Quality: A- (Audience Recording)
Introduction / Roadhouse Blues / Break On Through / Ship Of Fools / Crawling King Snake / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Five To One / Build Me A Woman / "Bring Out Your Dead" / The End
A great performance and probably my favorite of the circulating Felt Forum shows. Unfortunately, it's incomplete. The taper claims to have lost one of the original tapes. Missing from the show (between "Build Me A Woman" and "The End") is "Who Do You Love," "Wild Child (Attempt)," "When The Music's Over," "Light My Fire," "Soul Kitchen," and, most disappointingly, a joke told by Jim. Thankfully, whenever the soundboard recording of this show is released by The Doors everything should (hopefully) be intact.
1970-01-18 Felt Forum - New York, NY (Early Show)
Source: 1st Generation (ANA(1)>DAT>CDR)
Length: 76:41
Quality: B+ (Audience Recording)
Tuning / Roadhouse Blues [cut] / Ship Of Fools / Break On Through / Universal Mind / Alabama Song (False Start) / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Five To One / Moonlight Drive / Horse Latitudes [cut] / Who Do You Love / Money / "Thank You For Being So Patient" / Light My Fire / When The Music's Over
A tight performance that includes my favorite version of "Moonlight Drive." For some reason, a portion in the middle of "Roadhouse Blues" is missing. There's also a brief cut during "Horse Latitudes." Aside from these cuts, there are no missing songs on this tape.
1970-01-18 Felt Forum - New York, NY (Late Show) [First Source]
Source: Master Clone
Length: 112:47
Quality: A- (Audience Recording)
Roadhouse Blues / Peace Frog / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Five To One / Celebration Of The Lizard / Build Me A Woman / When The Music's Over / Soul Kitchen / Petition The Lord With Prayer / Light My Fire / Rock Me / Going To New York / Maggie M'Gill / Gloria
The last from the series of shows The Doors played at the Felt Forum. Also a very long show. John Sebastian (harmonica) and Dallas Taylor (drums) join the band onstage for a few numbers. This is the first of two circulating audience recordings for this show. Unlike the second source, this tape includes most of the blues songs played after "Light My Fire." The only song missing is "Close To You," which was performed between "Rock Me" and "Going To New York." (The taper didn't record it.) Oddly enough, it's the same performance of the song used on the 'Absolutely Live' album. The second half of this tape (starting with "Rock Me") is often used as the second half of most circulating copies of this show.
1970-01-18 Felt Forum - New York, NY (Late Show) [Second Source]
Source: 1st Generation (ANA(1)>DAT>CDR)
Length: 77:15
Quality: A- (Audience Recording)
Jim's Dialogue With The Audience / Roadhouse Blues / Peace Frog / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Five To One / Celebration Of The Lizard / Build Me A Woman / When The Music's Over / Soul Kitchen / Petition The Lord With Prayer / Light My Fire
This is the second source for the late show at the Felt Forum on January 18th. Unlike the above source, this tape includes Jim's opening comments to the audience. Unfortunately, the taper only taped until "Light My Fire" and missed all of the blues songs that followed. This source is often used as the first half of most circulating copies of this show due to having slightly better quality.
1970-02-06 Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA
Source: 2nd Generation
Length: 8:48
Quality: B+ (Audience Recording)
Rock Me / Carol
The only songs to have surfaced from this show. Contains my favorite version of "Rock Me."
1970-02-07 Long Beach Sports Arena - Long Beach, CA [First Source]
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 86:38
Quality: B (Audience Recording)
Roadhouse Blues / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Five To One / Ship Of Fools / When The Music's Over / The Spy / Break On Through / "Is There Any Left?" / Peace Frog [cut] / Blue Sunday [cut] / Petition The Lord With Prayer / Light My Fire / Soul Kitchen / "Turn Those Lights Off" / Love Me Two Times / Maggie M'Gill
Strong show from the 1970 tour. Unfortunately, the quality isn't great.
1970-02-07 Long Beach Sports Arena - Long Beach, CA [Second Source]
Source: 2nd Generation (MR>ANA2>DAT>CDR)
Length: 40:09
Quality: B+ (Audience Recording)
Roadhouse Blues / Ship Of Fools / When The Music's Over / The Spy / "Is There Any Left?" / Peace Frog / Petition The Lord With Prayer / Light My Fire / Soul Kitchen / "Turn Those Lights Off" / Love Me Two Times / "Requests" / Universal Mind / Carol / The End
An alternate source for the Long Beach show with better sound quality but unfortunately every song is horribly cut. There was something wrong with the taper's recording device and there are constant problems with the tape. However, this source does include portions of "Universal Mind," "Carol," and "The End" which are not on the other circulating source. This copy was taken from a DAT of a 2nd generation tape. Unlike other circulating versions, this copy has the songs in their correct order.
1970-02-15 Chicago Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, IL (Early Show)
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 54:47
Quality: C+ (Audience Recording)
The Spy (Ray Instrumental) / Roadhouse Blues / Ship Of Fools [cut] / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Five To One [cut] / Peace Frog / Blue Sunday / Crawling King Snake [cut] / When The Music's Over / Will The Circle Be Unbroken / The Spy [cut] / Break On Through / The Soft Parade [cut] / Light My Fire
The quality isn't the best (sounds muffled) and many of the songs are cut (some are only a few seconds long) but this is the only known recording of The Doors performing "Will The Circle Be Unbroken." This version has been speed-corrected from the original transfer which ran too slow.
1970-04-10 Boston Arena - Boston, MA (Early Show)
Source: 3rd Generation
Length: 79:05
Quality: C (Audience Recording)
Jim's Introduction ("Bellowing") / Roadhouse Blues / Ship Of Fools / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Five To One / When The Music's Over / Rock Me / Mystery Train / Requests / Wake Up / Light My Fire
Recently acquired this low gen source. Unlike my previous copy, this is a few minutes longer and doesn't contain any audio problems unlike the typical circulating version.
1970-04-10 Boston Arena - Boston, MA (Early Show)
Source: "The Doors - Live In Boston" CD
Length: 79:32
Quality: A+ (Soundboard Recording)
Start / All Right, All Right, All Right / Roadhouse Moan / Roadhouse Blues / Ship Of Fools / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Five To One / When The Music's Over / Rock Me / Mystery Train / Away In India / Crossroads / Prelude To Wake Up / Wake Up / Light My Fire
A complete, professionally recorded show as released by The Doors.
1970-04-10 Boston Arena - Boston, MA (Late Show)
Source: Master Clone (MR>DAW>SDII>WAV>CDR)
Length: 100:48
Quality: B- (Audience Recording)
Introduction / Break On Through / When The Music's Over / Roadhouse Blues / The Spy / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Five To One / Build Me A Woman / You Make Me Real / People Get Ready / Mystery Train / Away In India / Crossroads / Band Introductions / Hitler Poem / Light My Fire / Been Down So Long (Maggie M'Gill) / Power Cut Off
Quality is slightly better than the early show recording. Jim interacts a lot with the audience. Near the end, the band starts playing "Maggie M'Gill" and Jim starts singing "Been Down So Long." The result is a surprisingly nice mix. The show ends up going over time however (12am - 2am) and the arena cuts power at the end.
1970-04-10 Boston Arena - Boston, MA (Late Show)
Source: "The Doors - Live In Boston" CD
Length: 106:30
Quality: A+ (Soundboard Recording)
Start / Break On Through / I Believe In Democracy / When The Music's Over / Roadhouse Blues / The Spy / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Five To One / Astrology Rap / Build Me A Woman / You Make Me Real / Wait A Minute! / Mystery Train / Away In India / Crossroads / Band Introductions / Adolf Hitler / Light My Fire / Fever / Summertime / St. James Infirmary Blues / Graveyard Poem / Light My Fire / More, More, More! / Ladies & Gentlemen / We Can't Instigate / They Want More / Been Down So Long / Power Turned Off
A complete, professionally recorded show as released by The Doors. While Jim was drunk during the early show, he was completely blotto by the late show performance. In the words of Robby Krieger: "Jim was feeling no pain that night, that's for sure."
1970-04-18 Honolulu Convention Center - Honolulu, HI
Source: 3rd Generation
Length: 103:03
Quality: B+ (Audience Recording)
Back Door Man / Love Hides / Five To One / Roadhouse Blues / Break On Through / When The Music's Over / Peace Frog / The Crystal Ship / Mystery Train / Love Me Two Times / Rock Me / Wake Up / Light My Fire / The End
Great show. One of the best of the 1970 tour. This is a 3rd generation source that's much clearer (and much less bass) than the circulating DCM source.
1970-05-01 The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA
Source: Master Clone
Length: 89:02
Quality: B (Audience Recording)
Break On Through [cut] / Back Door Man / Love Hides / Ship Of Fools / Universal Mind [cut] / When The Music's Over / Mystery Train / Tuning / Wake Up / Light My Fire / House Announcer / Maggie M'Gill [cut] / Roadhouse Blues [Reprise] / Been Down So Long / Rock Me / Carol / Soul Kitchen
This is the complete audience recording (although it's not the complete show).
1970-05-01 The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA
Source: "The Doors - Live In Philadelphia" CD
Length: 103:31
Quality: A+ (Soundboard Recording)
House Announcer / Tuning / Roadhouse Blues / Break On Through / Back Door Man / Love Hides / Ship Of Fools / Universal Mind / When The Music's Over / Mystery Train / Wake Up / Light My Fire / Concert Continues / Maggie M'Gill / Roadhouse Blues [Reprise] / Been Down So Long / Rock Me / Music Capital Of The World / Carol / Soul Kitchen
A complete, professionally recorded show as released by The Doors. Compared with the audience recording, this version is missing some banter between songs from Jim.
1970-05-02 Civic Sports Arena - Pittsburgh, PA
Source: "The Doors - Live In Pittsburgh" CD
Length: 79:41
Quality: A+ (Soundboard Recording)
Back Door Man / Love Hides / Five To One / Roadhouse Blues / Mystery Train / Universal Mind / Someday Soon / When The Music's Over / Tonight You're In For A Special Treat / Close To You / Light My Fire
A complete, professionally recorded show as released by The Doors. Like the Philadelphia release, this concert is also missing some banter from Jim with the audience and some discussion about which songs to perform and how poorly the show is going. Too bad they didn't release the entire concert unedited. A lukewarm show overall. However, it does contain the only other known performance of the song "Someday Soon" (the other was in Seattle 1970).
1970-05-08 Cobo Hall - Detroit, MI
Source: "The Doors - Live In Detroit" CD
Length: 135:00
Quality: A+ (Soundboard Recording)
Tuning / Roadhouse Vamp / Hello To The Cities / Dead Cats, Dead Rats / Break On Through / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Five To One / Roadhouse Blues / You Make Me Real / Ship Of Fools / When The Music's Over / People Get Ready / Mystery Train / Away In India / Crossroads / Tuning / Carol / Light My Fire / Been Down So Long / Love Hides / Mean Mustard Blues / Carol [Reprise] / Close To You / I'm A King Bee / Rock Me / Heartbreak Hotel / The End
A complete, professionally recorded show as released by The Doors. One of the longest and best shows of the 1970 tour.
1970-05-15 Jim Morrison/Tony Thomas Interview - The Doors Office - Los Angeles, CA
Source: "The Lost Interview Tapes: Volume 1" CD
Length: 26:53
Quality: A+ (Private Recording)
This is Tony Thomas's complete interview with Jim Morrison for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In early 2000, I was able to track down this tape (a member of the Thomas family still owned it) and with Danny Sugerman successfully helped negotiate its sale to The Doors for release on their Bright Midnight label.
1970-06-05 Seattle Center Coliseum - Seattle, WA
Source: 2nd Generation
Length: 89:06
Quality: B (Stage Recording)
Back Door Man / Love Hides / Hitler Poem / Roadhouse Blues / When The Music's Over / Dialogue With The Audience / People Get Ready / Mystery Train / Baby, Please Don't Go / Mystery Train / Crossroads / Break On Through / Someday Soon / Five To One / Petition The Lord With Prayer / Light My Fire [cut]
Unlike bootleg releases of this show, this is the complete recording of the concert. The last song cuts at the end because the master tape ran out. Rare performance of the song "Someday Soon."
1970-06-06 P.N.E. Coliseum - Vancouver, Canada [Stage Recording]
Source: "One Hundred Minutes" CD + Low Generation Tape
Length: 102:07
Quality: A (Stage Recording)
Roadhouse Blues / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Five To One / When The Music's Over / Love Me Two Times / Albert King Joins / Little Red Rooster / Money / Rock Me / Who Do You Love / Albert King Exits / Petition The Lord With Prayer / Light My Fire / The End
The Doors perform with Albert King for some songs. This is the uncirculating complete stage recording made by Vince Treanor. It includes extra dialogue and portions not present on the original bootleg release sourced from a low generation tape.
1970-06-06 P.N.E. Coliseum - Vancouver, Canada [Audience Recording]
Source: Master Clone
Length: 104:02
Quality: A (Audience Recording)
Roadhouse Blues / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Five To One / When The Music's Over / Love Me Two Times / Albert King Joins / Little Red Rooster / Money / Rock Me / Who Do You Love / Albert King Exits / Petition The Lord With Prayer / Light My Fire / The End
Very nice sounding audience recording of a show for which a stage recording already circulates. The taper was under the stage when he taped the show.
1970-08-21 Bakersfield Civic Auditorium - Bakersfield, CA
Source: 1st Generation + "Bright Midnight Sampler" CD
Length: 72:39
Quality: A (Stage Recording)
Roadhouse Blues [cut] / Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Old Stone Road / Five To One / Universal Mind / When The Music's Over / Tuning / Mystery Train / Ship Of Fools / Love Me Two Times
Recently surfaced show. The first few seconds of "Roadhouse Blues" are cut. This is the first reel of the recording only. The second reel (unsurfaced) is said to contain "Light My Fire" and "The End." The second reel also includes "Love Me Two Times" which was released on the 'Bright Midnight Sampler' and is listed here.
1970-08-22 International Sports Arena Center - San Diego, CA
Source: 2nd Generation
Length: 36:01
Quality: C- (Audience Recording)
Poetic Improvisation / Carol / Louie, Louie / The Celebration Of The Lizard / Heartbreak Hotel / Light My Fire
In an unusual twist, rather than perform the final portion of "The Celebration Of The Lizard," Jim breaks into the Elvis Presley hit "Heartbreak Hotel" before the band ends the show with an extended "Light My Fire" medley. While this seems to be one of the more interesting performances captured on tape, the sound quality is probably the worst of any circulating recording. Here's hoping a better version comes along someday. I recently remastered this tape to remove a large amount of tape hiss and it's currently the best sounding copy I've ever heard -- with the exception of a few tracks released on the "Celebration" LP.
1970-08-29 East Afton Farm - Isle Of Wight, England [Master Clone]
Source: Master DAT Clone
Length: 69:23
Quality: A+ (Soundboard Recording)
Announcer / Back Door Man / Break On Through / When The Music's Over / Ship Of Fools / Roadhouse Blues / Light My Fire / The End
Recently surfaced source. This is the complete concert sourced from a DAT copy of the master tape. Unlike previous bootleg releases, this is the entire concert. No cuts during "The End" and "When The Music's Over" includes the complete intro. Superb quality. Better than the "Palace Of Exile" bootleg source.
1970-08-29 East Afton Farm - Isle Of Wight, England [Audience Recording]
Source: "First Flash Of Eden" CD
Length: 56:00
Quality: B+ (Audience Recording)
Announcer / Back Door Man / Break On Through / When The Music's Over / Ship Of Fools / Light My Fire / The End
Audience recording of the Isle Of Wight show. Missing the "Roadhouse Blues" encore.
1970-08-30 Jim Morrison/John Tobler Interview - Isle Of Wight, England
Source: "Ultimate Collected Spoken Words" CD
Length: 15:14
Quality: A- (Private Recording)
John Tobler's interview with Jim Morrison conducted the night after The Doors' Isle Of Wight performance. I've heard that an additional 15 minutes of this interview (cut from the beginning) exists but doesn't circulate.
1970-10-13 Jim Morrison/Salli Stevenson Interview - The Doors Office - Los Angeles, CA
Source: "The Lost Interview Tapes: Volume 2" CD
Length: 58:06
Quality: A+ (Private Recording)
Salli Stevenson's complete interview with Jim Morrison for Circus Magazine. During this interview, Jim delivers his well-known self-description: "I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown, which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments."
1970-12-08 Jim Morrison Birthday Poetry Session - Village Recorders - West Los Angeles, CA
Source: Unknown Generation
Length: 1:42
Quality: A- (Studio Recording)
Graveyard Poem / The Politics Of Ecstacy / Kingdoms Of Our Own
Three clips from Jim Morrison's 1970 birthday poetry session. The complete session still remains unsurfaced and locked away. Much of this session was used on the 'American Prayer' album along with the 1969 poetry session.
1970-12-11 State Fair Music Hall - Dallas, TX (Early Show)
Source: Master Clone (Master Cassette>DAT(2)>CDR)
Length: 56:51
Quality: B (Audience Recording)
Introduction / Love Her Madly / Back Door Man / Ship Of Fools / The Changeling / L.A. Woman / When The Music's Over
The last Doors concert with Jim Morrison captured on tape to circulate. The band performs a late show tonight and another show in New Orleans the following night before calling off what would be their final tour. This is the best source I've been able to locate for this recording. It comes from Greg Shaw's DAT copy of the original master cassette.
1971-01-XX Jim Morrison/Bob Chorush Interview - Los Angeles, CA
Source: Low Generation
Length: 125:01
Quality: B (Private Recording)
Bob Chorush's complete (and long) interview with Jim Morrison for the Los Angeles Free Press. The article this tape originates from was released on January 15, 1971 so the date for the recording falls between the 1st and the 15th of January (given the topics discussed and the release date of the Free Press article). Jim shares a lot of interesting information. This comes from the best, low generation source available for this recording.
1971-02-XX Jim Morrison/Ben Fong-Torres Interview - Diane Gardiner's Apartment - Los Angeles, CA
Source: "A Conversation With Jim Morrison" CD
Length: 74:00
Quality: A (Private Recording)
Ben Fong-Torres's interview with Jim Morrison for Rolling Stone Magazine. Jim's longtime girlfriend, Pamela Courson, also joins the conversation. This would turn out to be Jim's final interview.
1971-06-16 Jim Morrison's Final Studio Session - Jomo And The Smoothies - Paris, France [?]
Source: "The Lost Paris Tapes" CD
Length: 14:25
Quality: A+ (Studio Recording)
Warm Up & Tuning / "Starting Now!" / Orange County Suite
Supposedly this is Jim Morrison's final studio recording. Rumor has it that this was recorded in Paris in 1971 (with an oddly specific date), but there's been nothing substantial to prove that. Others believe it may have been recorded in Los Angeles just before Jim left for Paris, still making it his last studio recording. The box on the original master reel, which was discovered in Paris after his death along with a copy of his 1969 poetry session, was labelled (apparently by Jim himself) as "Jomo And The Smoothies."
1971-11-23 Carnegie Hall - New York, NY
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 69:08
Quality: B- (Audience Recording)
Opening / Tightrope Ride / Variety Is The Spice Of Life / In The Eye Of The Sun / I'm Horny, I'm Stoned / Hang On To Your life / Band Introductions / Love Me Two Times / Down On The Farm / Close To You / Ships With Sails / Good Rockin' / Light My Fire / Hoochie Choochie Man
An uncirculated recording of The Doors performing without Jim Morrison at the prestigious Carnegie Hall. This is also the earliest known Post-Morrison Doors recording. The band had started their tour only a week and a half earlier.
1971-11-26 Hollywood Palladium - Hollywood, CA
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 69:39
Quality: B (Audience Recording)
Tightrope Ride / Variety Is The Spice Of Life / In The Eye Of The Sun / I'm Horny, I'm Stoned / Hang On To Your life / Love Me Two Times / Down On The Farm / Close To You / Ships With Sails / Hoochie Choochie Man
All circulating copies of this show that I've been able to find come from a minidisc source. While the audio compression isn't nearly as bad as mp3, it is still technically a lossy source. I'd be interested in tracking down a non-minidisc source for this show. Please contact me if you can help.
1971-12-02 Berkeley Community Theatre - Berkeley, CA
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 9:28
Quality: B+ (Audience Recording)
Light My Fire
The only song to surface from this show. This is a remastered, speed-corrected version from a low generation source.
1972-03-02 C.W. Post College Dome Auditorium - Greenvale, NY
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 71:40
Quality: A- (Audience Recording)
Opening / Tightrope Ride / Variety Is The Spice Of Life / The Mosquito (Instrumental) / In The Eye Of The Sun / I'm Horny, I'm Stoned / Band Introductions / Love Me Two Times / Get Up And Dance / Ship With Sails / Good Rockin' / "You're All Invited" / Light My Fire / "Thank You Very Much" / Close To You
Great sounding audience recording and a great performance from either a master clone or first generation source. This version has been remastered to run at the correct speed.
1972-03-03 Painters Mill Music Theatre - Owings Mill, MD
Source: Unknown Generation
Length: 56:58
Quality: B (Audience Recording)
Opening / Tightrope Ride / Variety Is The Spice Of Live / The Mosquito / In The Eye Of The Sun / I'm Horny, I'm Stoned / Band Introductions / Love Me Two Times / Ships With Sails / Light My Fire
1972-03-12 Fort Homer Hesterly Armor - Tampa, FL
Source: Unknown Generation
Length: 41:53
Quality: C (Audience Recording)
Opening / Tightrope Ride / In The Eye Of The Sun / I'm Horny, I'm Stoned / The Mosquito (Instrumental) / Band Introductions / Love Me Two Times / Ships With Sails
1972-05-01 Olympia Theatre - Paris, France
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 50:50
Quality: B (Audience Recording)
In The Eye Of The Sun / I'm Horny, I'm Stoned / Love Me Two Times / Band Introductions / Verdilac / Close To You / Ships With Sails / Good Rockin' / Light My Fire / Hoochie Coochie Man
1972-05-03 "Beat-Club" Radio Bremen TV - Bremen, Germany
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 51:05
Quality: A+ (Soundboard Recording)
Introduction / Tightrope Ride / In The Eye Of The Sun / I'm Horny, I'm Stoned / Love Me Two Times / Verdilac / Ships With Sails (False Start) / Ships With Sails / Good Rockin'
I have two complete sources for this recording. One is great quality, and the other has a hum running through it but it contains an extra track ("Good Rockin'") that, if it is indeed from this session, was either played during the soundcheck or after "Ships With Sails." Both versions contain more tuning/chatting between songs than the broadcast video version. There's a slight possibility that "Light My Fire" was also performed.
1972-05-09 "The Old Grey Whistle Test" BBC2 TV Centre - London, England
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 38:18
Quality: A+ (Soundboard Recording)
Introduction / I'm Horny, I'm Stoned (Take 1) / I'm Horny, I'm Stoned (Take 2) / I'm Horny, I'm Stoned (Take 3) / I'm Horny, I'm Stoned (Take 4) / Ships With Sails (Take 1) / Ships With Sails (Take 2) / In The Eye Of The Sun (Take 1) / In The Eye Of The Sun (Take 2)
Audio from recently discovered raw footage of the band performing on The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1972. Only "Tightrope Ride" has ever been broadcast or officially released. This is the uncut footage of the group working out a few different songs for the broadcast. There's a lot of downtime between songs and the group goofs around a bit. These performances feature live vocals but pre-recorded music.
1972-05-12 Imperial College Great Hall - London, England
Source: Unknown Generation
Length: 83:43
Quality: C (Audience Recording)
Opening / Tightrope Ride / In The Eye Of The Sun / I'm Horny, I'm Stoned / Band Introductions / Love Me Two Times / Verdilac / Close To You / Ship With Sails / Good Rockin' / Light My Fire / The Mosquito / Hoochie Coochie Man
1972-07-21 Aragon Ballroom - Chicago, IL
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 62:45
Quality: A- (Soundboard Recording)
In The Eye Of The Sun / I'm Horny, I'm Stoned / Verdilac / Band Introductions / Love Me Two Times / The Mosquito / Ships With Sails / Good Rockin' / Light My Fire
A soundboard recording from a WGLD-FM radio broadcast.
1972-08-13 Balboa Stadium - San Diego, CA
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 70:30
Quality: A- (Audience Recording)
Opening / Tightrope Ride / In The Eye Of The Sun / I'm Horny, I'm Stoned / Band Introductions / Love Me Two Times / Verdilac / Close To You / The Mosquito / Ships With Sails / Good Rockin' / Light My Fire
Recorded near the PA so everything comes through very clearly.
1972-08-21 Wollman Memorial Rink, Central Park - New York, NY
Source: "Central Park New York - Aug. 21, 1972" CD
Length: 73:49
Quality: B+ (Audience Recording)
Tightrope Ride / In The Eye Of The Sun / The Mosquito / Love Me Two Times / Verdilac / I'm Horny, I'm Stoned / Ships With Sails / Light My Fire / Close To You
1972-08-25 "The Dick Cavett Show" ABC 56th Street Theatre - New York, NY
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 6:39
Quality: B+ (Soundboard Recording)
Introduction / The Mosquito / Good Rockin'
This audio was taped by a fan during the original 1972 television broadcast. No footage of this appearance seems to have survived.
1972-09-10 Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA
Source: 1st Generation
Length: 53:57
Quality: B (Audience Recording)
Opening / Tightrope Ride / In The Eye Of The Sun / The Mosquito / Band Introductions / Love Me Two Times / The Piano Bird / Verdilac / I'm Horny, I'm Stoned / Ships With Sails / Light My Fire
Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, and John Densmore return to the Hollywood Bowl for their last show officially known as "The Doors."