The Doors - Debut Album 180g - Rhino Hi-Fidelity edition

Artist: The Doors  | Label: Elektra  | Format: LP |  Genre: Rock | Vinyl Condition: Mint | Cover Condition: Sealed

The Doors 
The Doors 
Rhino 74007 - re-issue LP in a thick gatefold jacket from Rhino's Hi-Fi Series

**AAA Cut From The Original Stereo Master Tapes By Kevin Gray
**Pressed On 180-Gram Heavyweight Vinyl At Optimal
**Heavyweight Glossy Gatefold Jacket
**Features Rare Photos And Detailed Liner Notes By Doors Archivist David Dutkowski
**Unnumbered Edition

The first Doors album was an important development in the evolution of rock, representing the dark underbelly of the '60s counterculture, the Jekyll to the Beatles/Beach Boys' Hyde. The Doors were the antithesis of windblown Californian pop. Dark, brooding and alienated, every element of the quartet's metier was unveiled on their debut album. In Jim Morrison they posessed one of rock's authoritative voices, while the group's dense instrumental prowess reflected his lyrical mystery. Highly literate, they wedded Oedipian tragedy with counter-culture nihlism and, in "Light My Fire", expressed exotic images previously unheard in pop. Howlin' Wolf, Brecht and Weill are acknowledged as musical reference points, a conflict between the physical and cerebral that give THE DOORS its undiluted tension. Or you can just enjoy it as a brilliant album that sucks you in as it breathes out the '60's.
In 1965, University of California student Ray Manzarek invited a fellow student, singer/songwriter Jim Morrison, to join his and his two brothers' R&B band, Rick And The Ravens. Manzarek then recruited drummer John Densmore. His brothers then dropped out of the group, replaced by guitarist Robbie Krieger. The group, now named the Doors, became popular on the Los Angeles club scene. Elektra recording artists Love recommended the group to their label, which signed them in 1966. 

ABOUT THE RHINO HIGH FIDELITY SERIES
Rhino is synonymous with high-quality reissues, setting the standard with award-winning audio releases for the past 45 years. Now we're raising the bar with a new premium vinyl series, Rhino High Fidelity. These high-end, limited-edition vinyl reissues of classic albums represent the pinnacle of sound and packaging.

To ensure consistent sonic excellence, Kevin Gray will cut lacquers for all Rhino Hi-Fi releases, and Optimal will press the 180-gram vinyl records. The releases boast high-quality glossy covers and “tip-on” jackets, an old-school aesthetic that evokes the golden age of vinyl.

     Contains the tracks; 
Break On Through
Soul Kitchen
The Crystal Ship
Twentieth Century Fox
Alabama Song / Whiskey Bar
Light My Fire
Back Door Man
I Looked At You
End of the Night
Take it As It Comes
The End

NEW SEALED re-issue LP in a thick gatefold jacket from Rhino's Hi-Fi Series