Rock Is Dead

"Rock Is Dead"
Song by The Doors
from the album Without a Safety Net
Released	October 28, 1997 (1997-10-28)
Recorded	Elektra Sound Recorders Studios, 962 La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, 90069 February 25th, 1969
Length	1:00:00 (Full session) 16:41 (Edited version)
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore
Producer(s)	Bruce Botnick, The Doors

"Rock Is Dead" is a song by The Doors, which was recorded February 25th, 1969 at Elektra Sound Recorders Studios, 962 La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, 90069,.^[1] It was edited for a release in 1996 and was released for the first time on the compilation box set The Doors: Box Set.

Recording

The song came out of a jam session The Doors did February the 25th, after eating dinner at a Mexican bar.^[2] For exactly one hour this jam session was held, and remained unreleased until 1997. The song was recorded 3 months before the Soft Parade sessions ended.

Personnel

• Jim Morrison — vocals, backing vocals, harmonica
• Robby Krieger — electric guitar
• Ray Manzarek — Hammond organ, mellotron
• John Densmore — drums
• Bruce Botnick — producer

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