Mastered by Doug Sax and overseen by Bruce Botnick, The Doors producer/engineer.

Hybrid Multichannel SACD

Part of The Doors reissue series proudly presented by Analogue Productions!

The surround sound program on the Doors SACDs comes from the original 96K, 24-bit files mixed and mastered by Bruce Botnick for the DVD Audio Doors/Perception release. Those mixes were made from the original one-inch, eight track, 15 i.p.s. analog master tapes. For the SACDs, the mixes were then up-sampled without filters to DSD using the Weiss Saracon format converter and authored by Gus Skinas at the Super Audio Center.

Rolling Stone proclaimed thatMorrison Hotelopens “with a powerful blast of raw funk called Roadhouse Blues. It features jagged barrelhouse piano, fierce guitar, and one of the most convincing raunchy vocals Jim Morrison has ever recorded.”

In short, the harsh brilliance of “Roadhouse Blues” was its angry hard rock manner, brought to fore in brooding fashion with a chillingly true Morrison lyric: “I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer/The futures uncertain and the end is always near.”

Making it one of The Doors best-ever tracks, “Roadhouse Blues” was joined as praise-worthy in Rolling Stones review by the buoyant catchiness of anotherMorrison Hotelsingle, “Land Ho.” “A chanty that sets you rocking and swaying on first listen and never fails to bring a smile every time its repeated.”

Analogue Productions and Quality Record Pressings are proud to announce that six studio LP titles The Doors,Strange Days,Waiting For The Sun,Soft Parade,Morrison HotelandL.A. Woman are featured on 200-gram vinyl, pressed at 45 rpm. All six titles are also available on Hybrid Multichannel SACD! All were cut from the original analog masters by Doug Sax, with the exception of The Doors, which was made from the best tape copy.

This is no time to wallow in the mire. The Doors are on Analogue Productions!

Originally released in 1970

Ray Manzarek, keyboards

Jim Morrison, vocals

John Densmore, drums

Robby Krieger, guitar