ORIG 1971 Window = THE DOORS - LA WOMAN psych blues JIM MORRISON MOJO's RISING

Sold Date: February 23, 2014
Start Date: February 20, 2014
Final Price: $78.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 25
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        HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE "Window Cover Original"

                                          

                                                             
                       THE DOORS

                         L.A. Woman

                                        

                                          

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\                                      USA -ELEKTRA RECORDS (butterfly) - EKS 75001 - stereo

 

100% ORIG FIRST PRESS! =

SCARCE ...Original 1971 vinyl with the highly collectible window cover to the LAST stand DOORS & JIM MORRISON .... featuring the sought after custom designed "window" cover...

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"LA Woman" is the Doors' blues-rock swan song (at least, for Jim), and what an album! This is the Lizard King at his bluesman stage, where he gains a certain newfound mystique with possibly, wisdom? Definitely maybe the album for people who like that hard-hitting blues-rock sound.

Being a Doors album, it is bound to have a song or two everyone knows, coming in the form of three songs actually. First, is the quick and infectious melody of "Love Her Madly", a minor hit and a smaller nugget compared to the double headed eight minute monsters of the title song and the ghostly finale "Riders on the Storm". With the track "LA Woman" being the centerpiece song of the album, it highlights the fact that the album on the whole is just a great, plain old drivingalbum. There is nothing greater in the world than driving at night to this album. Not only does Morrison hold his own, but Robby Krieger's guitar and John Densmore's drums are definite ingredients to the song's greatness. "Riders On The Storm" is a fitting end to the album (and to Morrison) with it's quiet piano and the ambient sounds of the falling rain.
The opener "The Changeling" is catchy and tough, showing that band could still play like the young band of old, but with a touch a grittiness that a less-experienced band could not have pulled off. Morrison in his growling gruff greatness... "Cars Hiss By My Windows" still has that old beatnick club-like blues sound which ends in a wah-wah impersonation by Jim. And then, "L' America" builds up in an eerie way, definitely being the "scary song" that seems to be on every Doors album. "Texas Radio and the Big Beat" is a favorite with a lot of people, and it's very interesting and quite unique amongst the rest of the songs. Morrison's vocals are distorted a bit to give that classic radio sound, and it's quite catchy, that's for sure.
Overall, this is one of the bands' finest efforts, and it's amazing Morrison could still pull off all of the stops for his final performance despite all the world weariness his body took in a short amount of time. Still a testament to his greatness, too. Basically, this is the full blossoming of what "Morrison Hotel" started in transforming the Doors from a strange psychedelic band to a complex powerhouse blues-rock band. One of the best 'rock' albums from the 70's.

The Changeling

Love Her Madly

Been Down So Long

Cars Hiss by My Window

L.A. Woman

L'America

Hyacinth House

Crawling King Snake

W.A.S.P., The (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)

Riders on the Storm


CONDITION: The Cover: The rounded corners 'window' cover is "EX" (excellent) the stylized rounded corner seams are tight and solid, just a bit of visual past handling... No split seams, no bends, no writing, no delete marks ...

The Vinyl: is ALL glossy over both sides, rated VG++ having ONLY some minor little scuffs slide marks, still easily plays with excellent enjoyable  ... both labels are clean

The crucifix inner sleeve, um...yeah, is that Morrison on the cross? That's what they were implying the way the government was hassling him back in the day ...redneck Amerika

   

             

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

 

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