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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
- 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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Classic mash! heard it the first time in IKEA of all places a couple of years ago! Great stuff. Rock on Debby and Jim!
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