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·        THE DOORS - STRANGE DAYS – ORIGINAL 1967 ELEKTRA STEREO LP EKS-74014

 

·        ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

 

·        ORIGINAL TAN (GOLDEN BROWN) ELEKTRA LABEL, LATE ‘60s STYLE

 

·        THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

 

·        ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBOARD COVER (NO THICK CARDBOARD COVERS WERE EVER PRODUCED FOR THIS TITLE);

 

·        CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

 

·        THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

 

·        THE RECORD HAS A DATE STAMP OF 9-20-1967 HAND-ETCHED IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) [WHICH MEANS THAT THIS PARTICULAR COPY WAS PRESSED FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE ALBUM WAS OFFICIALLY RELEASED!]

 

·        THE RECORD HAS 'AUDIOMATRIX' STAMP (BARELY VISIBLE) IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) AREA, WHICH IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED A PROOF OF AUTHENTICITY OF THE FIRST PRESSING.

 

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This doesn't seem so immediately excellent as the debut does, but I think it's better (their best, in fact). The addition of the bass is crucial- a whole new layer is added over here. Plus the addition of Krieger's slide guitar doesn't hurt.

 

Whereas The Doors' had a sort of rocking, electrifying energy, Strange Days is an album that's shadowed by a dark, haunting mood. Morrison sings with a more enigmatic voice, often switching to depressed whispers, which makes this album more beautiful than the previous one.

 

The album starts with one of its trump cards - the title track, Strange Days. Dark and sinister, the Moog adds so much character to Morrison voice and envelopes the music with an acapolyptic atmosphere. The imagery is just thrilling here. Morrison was by no means a poet (to be honest, good, accessible music can never really have poetry since it has to adhere to the music. Just look at Peter Sinfield's lyrics - they may be brilliant from the literary point of view, but they stick out and don't meld with the music). "Ordeals confused...memories misused" is just brilliant.

 

You're Lost Little Girl is sinister and yet rocking. Listen to how the organ adds slight textures to the main tune.

 

Love Me Two Times is like the Break On Through of this album. Short, funky, cool, easy-going. Still, it's probably my least favourite song on this album.

 

Right after that is Unhappy Girl, which has such an enchanting intro. The organ over here was played backwards and then reversed, hence that enveloping sound. I love this track, that wailing slide guitar is fantastic!

 

Horse Latitudes is probably the strangest moment here; a minute and a half of screechy spoken word, backed by creppy, half-coherent sounds. By the way, it's about throwing horses into seas. Must be really creepy on LSD. 

 

Moonlight Drive is perhaps one of my favourite bluesy tracks ever. The lyrics are superb, and that off-beat rhythm is just so inviting. Morrison is his usual self when it comes to vocals. Haha. The subject, though, is not so funny - it's about killing someone by drowning them. Part of what makes this album so cool is that it adopts a twisted, disturbed attitude by merrily addressing dark themes.

 

People Are Strange is Strange Days in a more groovy fashion. You hear that groove, man?

 

My Eyes Have Seen You is filler, but with the amount of quality already, this does not ruin the album.

 

I Can't See You Face In My Mind is eerie bottleneck guitar interspersed with rocking moods.

 

When The Music's Over bring The End (pun intended) to this album.

 

 

(EXCERPT FROM AN ANONYMOUS ONLINE REVIEW)

 

 

What else can be said of this classic 60s Doors masterpiece that hasn’t been said over the past 55 years since it was recorded? Not much, I believe. This - ORIGINAL - version of the album will leave you begging for more. You will hear all of those "Summer of Love" songs like you’ve heard them for the first time, four decades ago; you will also hear "When the music's over" in all its resplendent, analog 11-minute glory !!! Don’t miss out on an opportunity to own a piece of history - and then some!

 

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·                                     CONDITION:

 

·                                     THE RECORD

 

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

 

(a)           WE GRADE THE VINYL AS NEAR MINT. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

 

(a)           The record comes in its original, custom, inner sleeve, which is UNIQUE to this album.

 

(b)           The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

 

(a)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

 

 

·                                     THE COVER

 

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

 

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

 

-          Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 3

 

-          Cover has a light "wrinkle" (crease)  in one of the corners. (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY)

 

-          Cover has all four corners slightly worn (nothing significant)

 

-          Visible shelf wear noted on the bottom seam

 

-          Minor shelf wear noted on the top seam and spine (nothing significant)

 

-          Cover has a visible wrinkle (crease) in the cardboard base on the front panel

 

-          The cover has a few superficial scratch marks on the front side

 

-          Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

 

 

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

 

 

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