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The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore. The band took its name from Aldous Huxley's book The Doors of Perception, the title of which was a reference to a William Blake quotation: "If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite. " They were among the most controversial rock acts of the 1960s, due mostly to Morrison's wild, poetic lyrics and charismatic but unpredictable stage persona. After Morrison's death in 1971, the remaining members continued as a trio until finally disbanding in 1973. They were signed to Elektra Records in 1966, and released a string of multi-platinum albums, beginning with their 1967 eponymous debut album, followed by their 1967 album Strange Days. In 1968, the band broke into the mainstream with the album Waiting for the Sun. The 1967 release of The Doors was the first in a series of top ten albums in the US, followed by Strange Days (1967), Waiting for the Sun (1968), The Soft Parade (1969), Morrison Hotel (1970), Absolutely Live (1970) and L.A. Woman (1971), with 19 Gold, 14 Platinum and 5 Multi-Platinum album awards in the United States alone. Although The Doors' active career ended in 1973, their popularity has persisted. According to the RIAA, they have sold 32.5 million certified units in the US alone. The band has sold 100 million albums worldwide. Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger continue to tour as Manzarek-Krieger, performing Doors songs exclusively. They were the first American band to accumulate eight consecutive gold LPs. Three of the band's studio albums, The Doors (1967), Strange Days (1967), and L.A. Woman (1971), were featured in the Rolling Stone list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, at positions 42, 407 and 362 respectively. In 1993, The Doors were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Discography

From the Inside (Live and Unreleased)
The Best of The Doors, 2000
The Doors, 1967
Live in Boston 1970, 2007
Live in Europe
Morrison Hotel, 1991
Set the Night on Fire
The Platinum Collection, 2008
In Concert, 1991
Waiting for the Sun / L.A. Woman, 1999
Selections From the Forthcoming Box Set, 1997
Strange Days, 2007
Lost Interview Tapes Featuring Jim Morrison, Volume 2: The Circus Magazine Interview
1970-08-29: Isle of Wight Festival, UK
The Soft Parade, 2007
Mystic Man: The Uncut Soft Parade Sessions 1968-69
Séance, 1993
Super Stars Best Collection, 1999
Other Voices / Full Circle, 1995
The Best Of
Backstage and Dangerous (The Private rehearsal) (disc 1)
L.A. Woman
Live In New York, Felt Forum, January 17-18, 1970, 2009
The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits, 2008
Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine, 1972
Perception, 2006
Waiting for the Sun, 1998
The Doors (Show Bizz)
Live in Vancouver 1970, 2010
The Doors Box Set, 1997
Live in Hollywood (Highlights From the Aquarius Theatre Performances), 2001
This Is the End / Danger, 2008
The Complete Matrix Tapes, Volume 1
The Doors Original Soundtrack Recording, 1991
Riders on the Storm, 1991
Orange County Suite
Limitless and Free
Greatest Hits, Volume 2
1970-02-02: Freedom Man: The Doors in 1970: Long Beach, CA, USA (disc 2), 1994
L.A. Woman / Waiting for the Sun, 2000
The Very Best of The Doors, 2007
Live in Pittsburgh 1970, 2008
Live in Philadelphia '70, 2007
The Live Doors (It Was More Than 20 Years Ago)
Live in Detroit, 2000
Essential Rarities, 2000
Full Circle, 1999
Wishful Sinful, 1969
Legacy: The Absolute Best, 2003
Love Me Two Times, 2003
Live at the Hollywood Bowl, 1987
Classics Cover 1967-1970
No One Here Gets Out Alive, 2001
Wild Child, 1968
'Missing Tapes' Rock Is Dead Jam Session
1967-10-17: High School Confidential: Danbury Highschool, Danbury, CT, USA
Four Closed Doors, 1991
1968-09-14: The Night on Fire: Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
Greatest Hits, 1996
When You're Strange: Songs From the Motion Picture, 2010
1967-03: Matrix Live Recordings: The Matrix, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 1996
1970-02-02 / 1970-08-29: Freedom Man: The Doors in 1970: Long Beach, CA, USA / Isle of Wight Festival, Isle of Wight, UK (disc 3), 1994
Breakn' a Sweat (Zedd remix), 2012
Backstage and Dangerous: The Private Rehearsal, 2002
Opening the Doors of Perception
Light My Fire, 1991
Resurrection
Live in Hollywood: Highlights from the Aquarius Theatre Performances, 2001
Canadian Night
Live in Los Angeles
Live in Seattle, June 5th 1970
Legendary Master Pieces
Absolutely Live, 1996
Live at the Aquarius Theatre: The First Performance, 2001
Missing Tapes
Live at the Matrix in Los Angeles in March 1967, 2003
Live at the Aquarius Theatre: The Second Performance, 2001
Bright Midnight: Live in America, 2001
The Greatest Hits
13, 1971
Scattered Sun
Live at the Aquarius Theatre: The Second Performance (disc 2), 2001
Sneaking Out the Backdoor
Poems, Lyrics and Stories by James Douglas Morrison, 1990
Hello, I Love You, Won't You Tell Me Your Name?, 1968
SuperDoors
Outtakes
1970: One Hundred Minutes: Vancouver, BC, Canada, 1995
The Doors Dallas 1968
Live in New York, 2009
Alive She Cried, 1983
The Studio Recordings: Complete Discography
Missing Links
Hit Collection 2000
Blues Before Sunrise: The Black Angel's Death Song
Los Grandes Del Rock 3: No Limits (Doors)
The Doors Interviewed
Waiting for the Sun (40th Anniversary Mixes), 2007
Crawling King Snakes
Liquid Night
Hello, I Love You (Freeland Remixes), 2006
Boot Yer Butt! The Doors Bootlegs, 2006
1970-01-18: Freedom Man: The Doors in 1970: Felt Forum, New York City, NY, USA (disc 1), 1994
Best
Live in Stockholm 1968
When the Music Is Over, 1998
Grand Collection
L.A. Woman (40th anniversary edition), 2012
Interview Disc
The Very Best of the Doors (Bonus Track Version)
Lost Interview Tapes Featuring Jim Morrison, Volume 1
The Complete Studio Recordings, 1999
The Doors with Eddie Vedder, 1993
1969-03-01: Miami Dinner Theatre, Miami, FL, USA
Lizard King (live in Seattle 5.6.70), 1993
The Doors of Heaven
The Complete Matrix Tapes
Lucifer Rising
Other Voices, 1971
Replica Blues
1970-05-05: Wanted - In The County of Dade
Apocalypse Now
Alabama Song, 1997
The Doors: The Ceremony Continues
The End
Greatest Hits 3
In Concert (disc 2)
Love Me Tender: Doors Studio Session 1969, 1993
The Stockholm Tapes
Live at the Matrix '67, 2008
Peace Frog, 1997
Celebration
New York Blues
Live at the Matrix, 2008
Gold
Hello, I Love You, 1979
1968-12-14: L.A. Forum, CA, USA
Classics Live 1967/1968
1968-04-19: Westbury Music Fair, New York, NY, USA
The Riot Show
Classics Live 1970
Welcome to the Soft Parade, 1993
Ghost Songs on Dawn's Highway
Autumn Life (Matrix 67)

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