The Doors

The Doors by The Doors is a true classic and one of those records that feels just as powerful today as it must have when it was first released — even though it was before my time. The album is iconic from start to finish. Tracks like “Break On Through,” “Light My Fire,” and “The End” still sound bold, moody, and experimental. There’s a raw energy and atmosphere here that helped define an era and continues to influence music decades later. This pressing sounds very good. The mix has great presence, with clear vocals, punchy drums, and plenty of space for the organ and guitar to breathe. It really benefits from vinyl playback and rewards listening straight through rather than jumping between tracks. I listen primarily on a Pro-Ject Debut Carbon with an Ortofon 2M Red, running into Klipsch tower speakers, and this record sounds full, dynamic, and engaging on that setup. A foundational album that still holds up remarkably well. If you’re building a vinyl collection, this one absolutely belongs on the shelf.

The Doors set the bar very high on their Electra debut released in January 1967. It is arguably their finest album. This remaster presents excellent definition in the stereo mix. I have not heard the mono version of this LP. The Doors made a lasting impact with their raw psychedelic-blues approach to these songs. They were psychedelic without being trendy and bluesy without being purists. They were true pioneers on the underground scene along with lable mates Love, Paul Butterfield, MC5 & later on the Stooges. This is an essential & timeless 60s release and one of the strongest debuts by any rock band .

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The Door’s self titled first album came out at a strange time in America, sandwiched between established [and Establishment] AM Radio, who played the three minute or so radio version of the song, and the fledgling [and Anti Establishment] FM Radio, which usually came on at night, from 8 PM until 12 or 2 AM, playing the album length version of the song “Light My Fire.” This record was a breath of really fresh air, if not hazy blue smoke, in a variety of ways ... the first being that it was an American band, and they were challenging the British Invasion, more aptly, The Beatles, with darker more prophetic lyrics that reflected the underside of the Flower Power movement, and in many respects, is probably responsible for its demise. I’m sure you’ve all seen the movie, but to have been there when this record hit the streets was an event like no other. If you were lucky enough to have gotten the album instead of the 45 rpm, then you were in for a real treat, because once you got past the hit, the music was like opening a long lost and forbidden book of truth, passion, horror, and total abandonment ... all set to a new blues / rock beat, with psychedelic overtones. Sometimes the album's going to seem disjointed, perhaps fragmented, and travel off in way too many directions, just listen to "I Looked At You," and tell me you don't hear hints of the chart-topping Dave Clark 5, but Jim and the boys were walking on uncharted water here ... with their next album Strange Days, finding more unification, though like this release, later outings all had their own special issues. I realize this sounds like I’m speaking of a weakness, but that’s hardly the truth. It’s just that The Doors had so much to say, both lyrically and musically, that it was nearly impossible to scoop all that was flowing out of them and create a concise release ... and for me, I like it just the way it was, they just kept opening door after door after door, and I wandered down every hallway totally bathed in the harmonies and luster that have made this band one of the most magical groups of all time. Review by Jenell Kesler

Great add to my collection

Item new as advertised

My can be said that hasn't already been said about this album?

Eine tolle Scheibe , die fehlte mir schon lange. Die Doors gehörten zu meiner Generation wie Beatles, Deep Purple, LED Zeppelin und viele andere.

El debut de The Doors es una obra fundamental para cualquier melómano. Todas las piezas que lo forman se han transformado en clásicas. Escucharlo en su formato original es toda una experiencia, en tanto que el vinilo está muy cuidado en su prensado.

Great album and excellent pressing - no surface noises, dynamic, not warped.

Obra considerada entre los mejores discos debut. Un álbum mágico que se posiciona en el nº 42 de la revista Rolling Stone entre los mejores de todos los tiempos. Una mezcla entre el blues, jazz, rock psicodélico y cabaret, con letras de pura poesía. Imprescindible. Puntos positivos: calidad del artículo, vinilo alto gramaje (180grs) y buen sonido. Insert interior Elekctra. Buen precio. Puntos negativos: no incluye hoja con letras. Conclusión: Un buen disco para que no falte en tu colección. Excelente edición a cargo de Rhino Vinyl.

L'album omonimo dei The Doors è un capolavoro senza tempo che ha definito un'epoca e rivoluzionato il rock psichedelico. Ogni traccia è un'esperienza unica, dal magnetico inizio con "Break on Through (To the Other Side)" alla maestosa e ipnotica "The End". La voce di Jim Morrison, combinata con le melodie uniche create da Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger e John Densmore, rende questo album un ascolto imprescindibile per qualsiasi amante della musica. La qualità del CD è eccellente, e l'artwork della copertina è iconico quanto la musica stessa. Questo disco è un pezzo fondamentale per ogni collezione musicale.