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ARTIST: THE DOORS TITLE: MORRISON HOTEL
TRACKS: ROADHOUSE BLUES / WAITING FOR THE SUN / YOU MAKE ME REAL / PEACE FROG / BLUE SUNDAY / SHIP OF FOOLS // LAND HO! / THE SPY / QUEEN OF THE HIGHWAY / INDIAN SUMMER / MAGGIE M'GILL.
LABEL: ELEKTRA / #: 8122-79865-3 (STEREO)  YEAR: ORIGINAL DATED 1970 TYPE: 12" LP,  SPEED: 33rpm.
CONDITION; (USING RECORD COLLECTOR GUIDELINES AS ADAPTED BY VINYLSHRINE) VINYL: NEAR MINT;  SLEEVE: GATEFOLD, EXCELLENT +;   LABELS; EXCELLENT +; OTHER; ELEKTRA PROMO INSERT.
NOTES:   The original was issued on Elektra EKS 75007 and is worth £100 in mint condition.
Morrison Hotel is the fifth studio album by American rock band the Doors. It was released by Elektra Records in February 1970. The album is divided into two separately titled sides, "Hard Rock Cafe" and "Morrison Hotel". On March 1, 1969, Jim Morrison allegedly performed while intoxicated and exposed himself in front of a crowd of nearly 12,000 at the Dinner Key Auditorium in Coconut Grove, Florida, for which he was charged with indecent exposure on April 4. The incident negatively reflected on the band's publicity, sparking a "March for Decency" at the Miami Orange Bowl. Consequently, twenty-five dates on the band's next tour were cancelled, and their records were blacklisted from radio airplay, resulting in the band abandoning the rest of their potential tour, costing what Densmore characterized as "a million dollars in gigs." Nevertheless, the band gradually regained momentum by playing eighteen concerts in twelve cities throughout the rest of the year, including the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival and their only appearances in Las Vegas and Mexico City. In July, the Doors released their fourth album, The Soft Parade, a heavily orchestrated affair that augmented the band's sound with horns and strings. Following the Miami incident, Morrison traded in his stage leathers for more conventional attire, grew a beard and gained weight as he attempted to live down his "Lizard King" image; however, his worsening alcoholism often undermined his efforts. Morrison Hotel's back to basics approach largely stemmed from the group's dismay over the protracted sessions for The Soft Parade, which took nine months to record and cost $86,000, far more expensive than any previous Doors record. The band had also been stung by the critical reception to the record. On this album, there is a slight steer toward blues, which would be fully explored by the band on their next album L.A. Woman. Morrison Hotel was recorded between November 1969 and January 1970 with the exception of "Indian Summer", which was recorded in August 1966 during sessions for The Doors (in contrast to the 1969-1970 tracks, additional reverb is evident on Morrison's vocal) and "Waiting for the Sun", which was recorded in March 1968 during sessions for the band's third album. "Queen of the Highway" was previously recorded in a jazzier arrangement (with Harvey Brooks on bass) during The Soft Parade sessions, while "You Make Me Real" (initially revived for the band's July 1969 Aquarius Theatre engagement) was one of Morrison's earliest compositions, dating from 1966. [WIKIPEDIA]
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