The Doors: Box Set

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The Doors Box Set
Box set by The Doors
Released	October 28, 1997
Recorded	1965-1971
Genre	Psychedelic Rock, Rock
Length	257:50
Label	Elektra
Producer	Bruce Botnick & The Doors
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1]
The Doors chronology
The Doors: Box Set (1997) The Complete Studio Recordings (1999)

This is the first box set by the band The Doors released in 1997.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Disc 1: Without a Safety Net (67:29) 1.2 Disc 2: Live In New York (70:27) 1.3 Disc 3: The Future Ain't What It Used To Be (56:22) 1.4 Disc 4: Band Favorites (68:36)

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc 1: Without a Safety Net (67:29)

1. "Five to One" - 7:30 (Live at the Dinner Key Auditorium, Miami, FL, Mar. 1, 1969)
2. "Queen of the Highway" - 3:32 (Alternate version recorded at Elektra Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 1969)
3. "Hyacinth House" - 2:42 (Demo recorded at Robby Krieger's home studio, 1969)
4. "My Eyes Have Seen You" - 2:01 (Demo recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Sep. 2, 1965)
5. "Who Scared You? (Edit)" - 3:19 (Recorded at Elektra Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 1969)
6. "Black Train Song" (The Doors, Junior Parker/Sam Phillips) - 12:27 (Live at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, May 1, 1970)
7. "End of the Night" - 3:02 (Demo recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Sep. 2, 1965)
8. "Whiskey, Mystics and Men" - 2:22 (Recorded at Elektra Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 1970)
9. "I Will Never Be Untrue" - 3:59 (Live at the Aquarius Theater, Hollywood, CA, Jul. 21-22, 1969)
10. "Moonlight Drive" (Demo) - 2:32 (Recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Sep. 2, 1965)
11. "Moonlight Drive" (Sunset Sound) - 2:44 (Recorded at Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 1966)
12. "Rock Is Dead" - 16:41 (Recorded at Elektra Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 25, 1969)
13. "Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor" (Tomaso Albinoni) - 4:39 (Recorded at TTG Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 1968)

N.B. The 1965 World Pacific Studios demos feature the following lineup:

• Jim Morrison - vocals
• Ray Manzarek - piano
• John Densmore - drums
• Rick Manzarek - guitar
• Jim Manzarek - harmonica
• Pat Sullivan - bass

"Black Train Song" is a medley of "People Get Ready" > "Mystery Train" > "Away in India" > "Crossroads"

[edit] Disc 2: Live In New York (70:27)

1. "Roadhouse Blues" - 4:19
2. "Ship of Fools" - 5:21
3. "Peace Frog" - 2:58
4. "Blue Sunday" - 2:32
5. "Celebration of the Lizard" - 17:18
6. "Gloria" (Van Morrison) - 7:14
7. "Crawlin' King Snake" (Tony Hollins, Bernard Besman, John Lee Hooker) - 6:12
8. "Money" (Berry Gordy, Jr., Smokey Robinson, Hooker) - 2:59
9. "Poontang Blues/Build Me a Woman/Sunday Trucker" - 3:35
10. "The End" - 18:01

N.B. Recorded live at The Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, Jan. 17-18, 1970. The Felt Forum was a smaller 4,000 seat venue at the MSG center, not to be confused with the 20,000 seat main arena, which The Doors played on Jan. 24, 1969.

[edit] Disc 3: The Future Ain't What It Used To Be (56:22)

1. "Hello to the Cities" - 0:56 (Live on the Ed Sullivan Show, New York, NY, Sep. 17, 1967 and Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI, May 8, 1970)
2. "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" - 4:32 (Live at the Isle of Wight Festival, England, Aug. 29, 1970)
3. "Rock Me" (Muddy Waters) - 6:36 (Live at The PNE Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Jun. 6, 1970)
4. "Money" (John Lee Hooker) - 2:59 (Live at The PNE Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Jun. 6, 1970)
5. "Someday Soon" - 3:41 (Live at the Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, Jun. 5, 1970)
6. "Go Insane" - 2:30 (Demo recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Sep. 2, 1965)
7. "Mental Floss" - 3:38 (Live at the Aquarius Theater, Hollywood, CA, Jul. 21-22, 1969)
8. "Summer's Almost Gone" - 2:17 (Demo recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Sep. 2, 1965)
9. "Adolph Hitler" - 0:12 (Recorded Live at Boston Gardens, Boston, MA, Apr. 10, 1970)
10. "Hello, I Love You" - 2:28 (Demo recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Sep. 2, 1965)
11. "The Crystal Ship" - 2:55 (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA, Mar. 7, 1967)
12. "I Can't See Your Face in My Mind" - 3:16 (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA, Mar. 7 or Mar. 10, 1967)
13. "The Soft Parade" - 10:03 (Live on PBS Television, New York, NY, Apr. 28, 1969)
14. "Tightrope Ride" (Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek) - 4:17 (Recorded at The Doors' Workshop, Los Angeles, CA, 1971)
15. "Orange County Suite" - 5:27 (Recorded at Elektra Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 1970)

N.B. "Rock Me" and "Money" with Albert King guesting on guitar.

The 1965 World Pacific Studios demos feature the following lineup:

• Jim Morrison - vocals
• Ray Manzarek - piano
• John Densmore - drums
• Rick Manzarek - guitar
• Jim Manzarek - harmonica
• unknown female - bass

"Tightrope Ride" is from Other Voices, the first post-Morrison album by The Doors.

[edit] Disc 4: Band Favorites (68:36)

1. "Light My Fire" (Robbie Krieger) - 7:05 (from The Doors)
2. "Peace Frog" - 2:57 (from Morrison Hotel)
3. "Wishful Sinful" (Robbie Krieger) - 2:55 (from The Soft Parade)
4. "Take It as It Comes" - 2:14 (from The Doors)
5. "L.A. Woman" - 7:49 (from L.A. Woman)
6. "I Can't See Your Face In My Mind" - 3:22 (from Strange Days)
7. "Land Ho!" - 4:06 (from Morrison Hotel)
8. "Yes, The River Knows" (Robbie Krieger) - 2:34 (from Waiting for the Sun)
9. "Shaman's Blues" - 4:47 (from The Soft Parade)
10. "You're Lost Little Girl" (Robbie Krieger) - 2:59 (from Strange Days)
11. "Love Me Two Times" (Robbie 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" - 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 Kreiger, 6-10 by Ray Manzarek, 11-15 by John Densmore

All songs written by The Doors, unless noted otherwise.

v • d • e The Doors Jim Morrison · Robby Krieger · Ray Manzarek · John Densmore Studio albums The Doors · Strange Days · Waiting for the Sun · The Soft Parade · Morrison Hotel · L.A. Woman · Other Voices · Full Circle · An American Prayer: Jim Morrison Compilations 13 (1970) · Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine (1972) · The Best of The Doors (1973) · The Doors Greatest Hits (1980) · The Best of The Doors (1985) · Essential Rarities (2000) · The Best of The Doors (2000) · The Very Best of The Doors (2001) · Legacy: The Absolute Best (2003) · The Very Best of The Doors (2007) Live albums Absolutely Live (1970) · Alive, She Cried (1983) · Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1987) · In Concert (1991) · Live In Detroit (2001) · Bright Midnight: Live in America (2001) · Live in Hollywood (2002) · Live in Boston (2007) Box sets The Doors: Box Set (1997) · The Complete Studio Recordings (1999) · Perception (2006) · The Doors: Vinyl Box Set (2008)