Doors - L.A. Woman - 50th Anniversary DELUXE box set w/ 3 CDs & 1 180g LP

Artist: The Doors  | Label: Elektra / Rhino  | Format: LP + 3 CDs |  Genre: Rock | Vinyl & CD Condition: Mint | Cover Condition: Sealed

The Doors 
L.A. Woman Deluxe 
Elektra / Rhino 659055 - DELUXE 50th Anniversary edition 

The Doors 50th anniversary L.A. Woman Deluxe: The 3CD/1-LP set expands The Doors sixth studio album with more than two hours of studio outtakes, including the original demo of “Riders on the Storm” recorded at Sunset Sound Studios. The album, which features numerous hits including “Love her Madly,” “L.A. Woman,” and “Riders on the Storm” has been lovingly remastered by original engineer Bruce Botnick. The final Doors album to feature vocalist Jim Morrison reaffirmed the quartet's grasp of blues-rock. Beset by personal and professional problems, they retreated to a rehearsal room, cast pressures aside, and recorded a handful of their most memorable compositions. The overall sound of the record is relatively stripped down, but the musicianship is uniformly excellent, with empathetic interplay between guitarist Robbie Krieger and keyboard player Ray Manzarek. Jim Morrison's voice, though somewhat ragged and weather-worn, adds its fiercely unmistakable resonance. The spooky, low-key "Cars Hiss By My Window" and an edgy cover of John Lee Hooker's "Crawling King Snake" are straight, no-nonsense blues, but the album's highlights, including the jangling radio hit "Love Her Madly" and the breezy, chugging title track, which rides on a thrumming bass line and Krieger's fluid licks, mix bluesy bluster with the Doors' swirling, poetic magic. Morrison's death within weeks of the album's completion cast a pall over its content, especially the eerie rain and the funereal electric piano of "Riders On The Storm," the album's indisputable standout, and one of the most compelling, evocative songs in the band's catalogue. Including 2 hours of newly remixed audio from the original multitrack session tapes, this set allows you to experience the progression of each song as it developed in the studio. A fascinating experience. Though not the Doors' finest record, L.A. WOMAN was a fitting swan song for one of the most unique and important bands of the '60s.

Contains the tracks; 
     CD 1 - The Original Stereo Mix - re-mastered
The Changling
Love Her Madly
Been Down So Long
Cars Hiss By My Window
L.A. Woman
L'America
Hyacinth House
Crawling King Snake
The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) 
Riders on the Storm
Hyacinth House (demo) (bonus track) 
Riders on the Storm (Sunset Sound Version) (bonus track) 
     CD 2 - L.A. Woman Sessions, Part 1
The Changeling 
Love Her Madly
Riders on the Storm 
L.A. Woman (Part 1) 
     CD 3 - L.A, Woman Sessions, Part 2
L.A. Woman (Part 2) 
She Smells So Nice 
Rock Me Baby 
Mr. Mojo Risin' 
Baby Please Don't Go 
L.A. Woman (Part 3)
Been Down So Long 
Get Out of My Life Woman 
Crawling King Snake 
The Bastard Son of Jimmy & Mama Reed (Cars Hiss By My Window) 
Been Down So Long 
Mystery Train 
The WASP (Texas Radio & The Big Beat) 
     LP - The Original Stereo Mix - remastered 
The Changeling 
Love Her Madly 
Been Down So Long
Cars Hiss By My Window 
L.A. Woman 
L'America 
Hyacinth House 
Crawling King Snake 
The WASP (Texas Radio & The Big Beat) 
Riders on the Storm 

NEW SEALED DELUXE box set w/ 3 CDs & 1 LP including lots of outtakes - packaged in a thick book style box.