The Doors will release an expanded, 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of their self-titled 1967 debut album on March 31.
Packaged in a 12 x 12 hardcover book, the 3CD/LP set will include remastered stereo and mono mixes of the original record alongside a live recording from a March 7, 1967 performance at The Matrix in San Francisco, CA.
Remastered for the first time in nearly 30 years, the stereo mix of “The Doors” makes its return to CD after a decade while the mono mix makes its CD debut and also appears on the LP included.
The Matrix concert recordings deliver eight songs from the band’s debut that were sourced from the recently discovered original tapes, which were previously thought to be lost; the upgrade tops a 2008 release of the material taken from a third-generation source.
Considered one of the most influential albums in the progression of psychedelic rock, “The Doors” features classics like “Break On Through (To The Other Side)”, “Soul Kitchen”, “The End” and the No. 1 single, “Light My Fire.”
The record remains the band’s most successful studio release, selling more than 4 million copies in the States alone and over 17 million worldwide.
The Doors announced the expanded Deluxe Edition of their debut on January 4 – fifty years to the day of its original release.
A full tracklisting can be found below the video.
The Doors
“The Doors: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition”
Release date: March 31
Disc One (Original Stereo Mix)
Disc Two (Original Mono Mix)
1. “Break On Through (To The Other Side)”
2. “Soul Kitchen”
3. “The Crystal Ship”
4. “Twentieth Century Fox”
5. “Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)”
6. “Light My Fire”
7. “Back Door Man”
8. “I Looked At You”
9. “End Of The Night”
10. “Take It As It Comes”
11. “The End”
Disc Three: Live At The Matrix, March 7, 1967
1. “Break On Through (To The Other Side)”
2. “Soul Kitchen”
3. “The Crystal Ship”
4. “Twentieth Century Fox”
5. “Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)”
6. “Light My Fire”
7. “Back Door Man”
8. “The End”
LP (Original Mono Mix)
See also:
The Doors announce 50th anniversary celebration
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