The Doors (VMP Essentials)

~ Release by The Doors (see all versions of this release, 51 available)

Annotation

VMP Essentials:
- Record of the Month for June 2021
- Remastered by Bruce Botnick from original mono masters
- Lacquers cut by Bernie Grundman
- Pressed on 180g Green & Gold Galaxy Vinyl
- Includes Clear "Light My Fire" 7" French EP
- Liner notes booklet by Jeff Weiss

Annotation last modified on 2024-01-28 23:08 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Break on Through (To the Other Side)
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
recording of:
Break On Through (in 1966-08)
writer:
John Densmore, The Doors, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
4.352:27
A2Soul Kitchen
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
recording of:
Soul Kitchen
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company and Nipper Music
3.53:32
A3The Crystal Ship
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
recorded at:
Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Crystal Ship
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3.352:33
A4Twentieth Century Fox
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
recording of:
Twentieth Century Fox
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company and Nipper Music
3.52:31
A5Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
cover recording of:
Alabama Song (from the songspiel “Mahagonny” & opera “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny”) (in 1966-09)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Elisabeth Hauptmann
publisher:
Harms Co., Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc., Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Universal Edition (London) Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Alabama Song (from “Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny”)
33:19
A6Light My Fire
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
recording of:
Light My Fire
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
4.56:59
B1Back Door Man
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
cover recording of:
Back Door Man
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
Chester Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Hoochie Coochie Music and Watertoons (BMI-affiliated - publisher associated with Muddy Waters)
sub-publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)), Sony Music Publishing France and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
3.53:32
B2I Looked at You
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
recording of:
I Looked at You
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company and Nipper Music
32:21
B3End of the Night
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
recorded at:
Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
End of the Night
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company and Nipper Music
32:52
B4Take It as It Comes
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
recording of:
Take It as It Comes
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company and Nipper Music
32:15
B5The End
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
recording of:
The End
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Vicious Recordings (publisher of releases on Vicious Vinyl and subsidiaries)
411:46
2▶7" Vinyl: Light My Fire French EP

Credits

Release

part of:Vinyl Me, Please. Essentials (number: E102) (order: 29)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/19054861 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Light My Fire
included in:A Collection
Infinite 45RPM Box Set
Infinite Box Set
Perception
The Complete Studio Albums
The Complete Studio Recordings
The Studio Recordings: Complete Discography
Vinyl Box
part of:Absolute Radio’s The 100 Collection (number: 8) (order: 8)
Uncut: The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006) (number: 28) (order: 28)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 42) (order: 42)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 42) (order: 42)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 46)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2022-07-01) (number: 47) (order: 47)
The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever (number: 76) (order: 76)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 86) (order: 86)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 86) (order: 86)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 93) (order: 93)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (number: 95) (order: 95)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/45347 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/The-doors/The-doors [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xnwx [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_doors/the_doors/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/24111/ [info]
https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=13917 [info]
https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/The_Doors/983 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000650088 [info]
Wikidata:Q201949 [info]