The Doors: Box Set

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The Doors Box Set
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Box set by The Doors
Released October 28, 1997
Recorded 1965-1971
Genre Psychedelic rock, acid rock, blues rock, hard rock
Length 257:50
Label Elektra
Producer Bruce Botnick & The Doors
The Doors chronology
The Doors: Box Set
(Original Release Date: October 28, 1997)		 The Complete Studio Recordings
(1999)The Complete Studio Recordings1999
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Allmusic [1] 4.5/5 stars

The Doors: Box Set is the first box set by the band The Doors, released on October 28, 1997. The set includes previously rare and unreleased demo recordings.

Track listing

All songs written by Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, and John Densmore, except where noted.

Disc 1: Without a Safety Net

  1. "Five to One" – 7:30 (Jim Morrison) (Live at the Dinner Key Auditorium, Miami, Florida, March 1, 1969)
  2. "Queen of the Highway" – 3:32 (Morrison, Robby Krieger) (Alternate jazz version recorded at Elektra Studios, Los Angeles, California, 1969)
  3. "Hyacinth House" – 2:42 (Ray Manzarek, Morrison) (Demo recorded at Krieger's home studio, 1969)
  4. "My Eyes Have Seen You" – 2:01 (Morrison) (Demo recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, California, September 2, 1965)
  5. "Who Scared You" – 3:19 (Recorded at Elektra Studios, Los Angeles, California, 1969)
  6. "Black Train Song"+ – 12:27 (Morrison, Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Curtis Mayfield, Junior Parker, Robert Johnson) (Live at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 1, 1970)
  7. "End of the Night" – 3:02 (Morrison) (Demo recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, California, September 2, 1965)
  8. "Whiskey, Mystics & Men" – 2:22 (Recorded at Elektra Studios, Los Angeles, California, 1970)
  9. "I Will Never Be Untrue" – 3:56 (Live at the Aquarius Theater, Hollywood, California, July 22, 1969)
  10. "Moonlight Drive" – 2:32 (Morrison) (Demo recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, California, September 2, 1965)
  11. "Moonlight Drive" – 2:44 (Morrison) (Sunset Sound mix recorded at Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California, August 29, 1966)
  12. "Rock Is Dead" – 16:41 (Recorded at Elektra Studios, Los Angeles, California, February 25, 1969)
  13. "Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor" – 4:39 (Tomaso Albinoni) (Recorded at TTG Studios, Los Angeles, California, 1968)

Disc 2: Live In New York

  1. "Roadhouse Blues" – 4:39 (Morrison) (Live at the Felt Forum, New York City, New York, January 17, 1970 (The Early Show))
  2. "Ship of Fools" – 5:21 (Morrison, Krieger) (Live at the Felt Forum, New York City, New York, January 17, 1970 (The Early Show))
  3. "Peace Frog" – 2:58 (Morrison, Krieger) (Live at the Felt Forum, New York City, New York, January 17, 1970 (The Early Show))
  4. "Blue Sunday" – 2:32 (Morrison) (Live at the Felt Forum, New York City, New York, January 17, 1970 (The Early Show))
  5. "Celebration of the Lizard" – 17:18 (Morrison) (Live at the Felt Forum, New York City, New York, January 18, 1970 (The Late Show))
  6. "Gloria" – 7:14 (Van Morrison) (Live at the Aquarius Theater, Hollywood, July 22, 1969 & the Felt Forum, New York City, New York, January 18, 1970 (The Late Show))
  7. "Crawling King Snake" – 6:12 (Anon, arr. by John Lee Hooker) (Live at the Felt Forum, New York City, New York, January 17, 1970 (The Late Show))
  8. "Money" – 2:59 (Berry Gordy, Janie Bradford) (Live at the Felt Forum, New York City, New York, January 17, 1970 (The Early Show))
  9. "Poontang Blues/Build a Woman/Sunday Trucker" – 3:35 (Morrison) (Live at the Felt Forum, New York City, New York, January 18, 1970 (The Late Show))
  10. "The End" – 18:01 (Live at the Felt Forum, New York City, New York, January 17, 1970 (The Late Show))

Disc 3: The Future Ain't What It Used To Be

  1. "Hello to the Cities" – 0:56 (Live on the Ed Sullivan Show, 1967 and at Cobo Hall, Detroit, 1970)
  2. "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" – 4:32 (Morrison) (Live at the Isle of Wight Festival, England, UK, August 29, 1970)
  3. "Rock Me" – 6:36 (Waters) (Live at The PNE Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 6, 1970)
  4. "Money" – 2:59 (Gordy, Bradford) (Live at The PNE Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 6, 1970)
  5. "Someday Soon" – 3:41 (Live at the Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington, June 5, 1970)
  6. "Go Insane" – 2:30 (Morrison) (Demo recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, California, September 2, 1965)
  7. "Mental Floss" – 3:38 (Live at the Aquarius Theater, Hollywood, July 22, 1969)
  8. "Summer's Almost Gone" – 2:17 (Morrison) (Demo recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, CA, September 2, 1965)
  9. "Hello, I Love You" – 2:28 (Morrison) (Demo recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, California, September 2, 1965)
  10. "The Crystal Ship" – 2:55 (Morrison) (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, California, March 10, 1967)
  11. "I Can't See Your Face in My Mind" – 3:16 (Morrison) (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, California, March 7, 1967)
  12. "The Soft Parade" – 10:03 (Morrison) (Live on PBS Television, New York City, New York, April 28, 1969)
  13. "Tightrope Ride" – 4:17 (Manzarek, Krieger) (The Doors Workshop, Los Angeles, California, 1971)
  14. "Orange County Suite" – 5:27 (Morrison) (Recorded at Elektra Studios, Los Angeles, California, 1970)
  • "Rock Me" and "Money" feature Albert King as guest on guitar.

Disc 4: Band Favorites

  1. "Light My Fire" (Krieger) – 7:05 (from The Doors)
  2. "Peace Frog" (Morrison, Krieger) – 2:57 (from Morrison Hotel)
  3. "Wishful Sinful" (Krieger) – 2:55 (from The Soft Parade)
  4. "Take It As It Comes" (Morrison) – 2:14 (from The Doors)
  5. "L.A. Woman" (Morrison) – 7:49 (from L.A. Woman)
  6. "I Can't See Your Face in My Mind" (Morrison) – 3:22 (from Strange Days)
  7. "Land Ho!" (Morrison, Krieger) – 4:06 (from Morrison Hotel)
  8. "Yes, The River Knows" (Krieger) – 2:34 (from Waiting for the Sun)
  9. "Shaman's Blues" (Morrison) – 4:47 (from The Soft Parade)
  10. "You're Lost Little Girl" (Krieger) – 2:59 (from Strange Days)
  11. "Love Me Two Times" (Krieger) – 3:15 (from Strange Days)
  12. "When the Music's Over" – 10:56 (from Strange Days)
  13. "The Unknown Soldier" – 3:21 (from Waiting for the Sun)
  14. "Wild Child" (Morrison) – 2:35 (from The Soft Parade)
  15. "Riders on the Storm" – 7:09 (from L.A. Woman)

N.B. Tracks 1–5 selected by Robby Krieger, 6–10 by Ray Manzarek, 11–15 by John Densmore

All songs written by The Doors, unless noted otherwise.

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[1] Platinum 1,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

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