Live at the Matrix 1967: The Original Masters

~ Release by The Doors (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

The complete and original recordings taken straight from the first-generation 7” reels from a 5-night engagement in March 1967 at The Matrix in San Francisco, CA.
Tracks 1-1 to 2-7 recorded 3/7/67.
Tracks 2-8 to 3-10 recorded 3/10/67.
Track 3-11 recorded 3/8 or 3/9/67.

Tracks 1-1, 1-3, 1-5, 1-7, 2-2, 3-3, 3-10 are previously unreleased.
Tracks 1-6, 1-8, 1-9, 2-4, 2-5, 2-9 to 2-11, 3-1, 3-2, 3-5, 3-6, 3-8, 3-9 are first time released from the original master tapes.

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(As of 2025-01-20).

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Annotation last modified on 2025-01-20 19:45 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Bags’ Groove (instrumental)
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-07)
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-07)
cover recording of:
Bags’ Groove (on 1967-03-07)
composer:
Milt Jackson
8:42
2Back Door Man
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-07)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-07)
live cover recording of:
Back Door Man (on 1967-03-07)
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, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) 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)
5:29
3My Eyes Have Seen You
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-07)
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-07)
live recording of:
My Eyes Have Seen You (on 1967-03-07)
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
2:55
4Soul Kitchen
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-07)
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-07)
live recording of:
Soul Kitchen (on 1967-03-07)
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
4:04
5All Blues (instrumental)
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-07)
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-07)
live cover recording of:
All Blues (on 1967-03-07)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music Corporation
8:06
6Get Out of My Life Woman
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-07)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-07)
live cover recording of:
Get Out of My Life, Woman (on 1967-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
34:03
7When the Music’s Over
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-07)
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-07)
live recording of:
When the Music’s Over (on 1967-03-07)
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.
12:33
8Close to You
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-07)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-07)
live cover recording of:
Close to You (on 1967-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
32:58
9Crawling King Snake
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-07)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-07)
live cover recording of:
Crawling King Snake (on 1967-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Doors Music Company and Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
3.54:55
10I Can’t See Your Face in My Mind
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-07)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-07)
live recording of:
I Can’t See Your Face in My Mind (on 1967-03-07)
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
3:14
11People Are Strange
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-07)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-07)
live recording of:
People Are Strange (on 1967-03-07)
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.
2:18
12Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-07)
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-07)
live cover recording of:
Alabama Song (from the songspiel “Mahagonny” & opera “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny”) (on 1967-03-07)
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”)
3:52
13The Crystal Ship
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-07)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-07)
live recording of:
The Crystal Ship (on 1967-03-07)
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.
3.52:50
14Twentieth Century Fox
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-07)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-07)
live recording of:
Twentieth Century Fox (on 1967-03-07)
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
3.252:47
2▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Moonlight Drive
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-07)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-07)
live recording of:
Moonlight Drive (on 1967-03-07)
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
5:31
2Summer’s Almost Gone
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-07)
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-07)
live recording of:
Summer’s Almost Gone (on 1967-03-07)
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 Co., Inc. (in 1968)
3:30
3Unhappy Girl
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-07)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-07)
live recording of:
Unhappy Girl (on 1967-03-07)
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
34:00
4Woman Is a Devil / Rock Me Baby
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-07)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-07)
live medley including a cover recording of:
Rock Me (on 1967-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
live medley including a recording of:
Woman Is a Devil (on 1967-03-07)
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
2.358:13
5Break On Through (to the Other Side)
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-07)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-07)
live recording of:
Break On Through (on 1967-03-07)
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)
3:31
6Light My Fire
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-07)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-07)
live recording of:
Light My Fire (on 1967-03-07)
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)
3.58:20
7The End
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-07)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-07)
live recording of:
The End (on 1967-03-07)
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)
314:07
8My Eyes Have Seen You
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-10)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-10)
live recording of:
My Eyes Have Seen You (on 1967-03-10)
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
32:58
9Soul Kitchen
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-10)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-10)
live recording of:
Soul Kitchen (on 1967-03-10)
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
35:53
10I Can’t See Your Face in My Mind
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-10)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-10)
live recording of:
I Can’t See Your Face in My Mind (on 1967-03-10)
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
33:08
11People Are Strange
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-10)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-10)
live recording of:
People Are Strange (on 1967-03-10)
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.
4.52:16
12When the Music’s Over
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-10)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-10)
live recording of:
When the Music’s Over (on 1967-03-10)
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.
311:17
3▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Money
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-10)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-10)
live cover recording of:
Money (That’s What I Want) (on 1967-03-10)
writer:
Janie Bradford and Berry Gordy
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.
33:01
2Who Do You Love
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-10)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-10)
live cover recording of:
Who Do You Love? (on 1967-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1956)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
34:34
3Moonlight Drive
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-10)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-10)
live recording of:
Moonlight Drive (on 1967-03-10)
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
35:38
4Summer’s Almost Gone
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-10)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-10)
live recording of:
Summer’s Almost Gone (on 1967-03-10)
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 Co., Inc. (in 1968)
33:49
5I’m a King Bee
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-10)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-10)
live cover recording of:
I’m a King Bee (on 1967-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
James H. Moore (aka Slim Harpo)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. and Embassy Music Corporation
33:52
6Gloria
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-10)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-10)
live cover recording of:
Gloria (Van Morrison/Them song) (on 1967-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Exile Publishing Ltd., Gallo Music Publishers, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Unichappell Music, Bernice Music, Inc. (in 1965) and Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1965)
part of:
Gloria: In excelsis Deo
35:42
7Break On Through (to the Other Side)
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-10)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-10)
live recording of:
Break On Through (on 1967-03-10)
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)
3.53:48
8Summertime (instrumental)
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-10)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-10)
live cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1967-03-10)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
38:32
9Back Door Man
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-10)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-10)
live cover recording of:
Back Door Man (on 1967-03-10)
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, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) 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)
35:17
10Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (on 1967-03-10)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1967-03-10)
live cover recording of:
Alabama Song (from the songspiel “Mahagonny” & opera “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny”) (on 1967-03-10)
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”)
33:17
11The End (Partial) / Let’s Feed Ice Cream to the Rats
recording engineer:
Peter Abrams (co-owner of The Matrix nightclub) (from 1967-03-08 until 1967-03-09)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
recorded at:
The Matrix (club) in San Francisco, California, United States (from 1967-03-08 until 1967-03-09)
live partial recording of:
The End (from 1967-03-08 until 1967-03-09)
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)
4:32