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The Doors - The Doors (Classic Albums) (2008)
DVD5 | 4.08 GB | Video codec: MPEG2 | Audio Codec: AC3 | Video: MPEG2 Video 720x480 (16:9) 29.97fps 9800Kbps | Audio: Dolby AC3 48000Hz stereo 192Kbps

Via interviews with surviving members of The Doors, archival clips and insider insights, this video retrospective looks at the creation of the group's self-titled debut album, a masterwork featuring megahits such as "Light My Fire" and "The End." Adding incisive commentary are record executives Billy James and Jac Holzman, musician Henry Rollins and recording engineer Bruce Botnick, who details how the band's mesmerizing sound was captured.

Despite the bald-faced references to bootlegs in the title, this is a totally legit four-CD box set release of live 1967-1970 Doors from numerous shows, all of it previously unissued…

All told, it's an excellent document of their early days that's strongly recommended to Doors fans.

Originally released in 1980 to coincide with the Jim Morrison biography No One Here Gets Out Alive, the life of Greatest Hits began as a ten-track release on vinyl that acted as a very succinct introduction to the Doors, with several of the band's most enduring songs – "Light My Fire," "Break on Through," "Touch Me," "Hello, I Love You," "Riders on the Storm" – included…

The Doors, one of the most influential and controversial rock bands of the 1960s, were formed in Los Angeles in 1965 by UCLA film students Ray Manzarek, keyboards, and Jim Morrison, vocals; with drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger. The group never added a bass player, and their sound was dominated by Manzarek's electric organ work and Morrison's deep, sonorous voice, with which he sang and intoned his highly poetic lyrics…

Japanese original release. Special box set release from The Doors contains 28 tracks total, including 17 ones available as CD format for the first time. EP covers faithfully replicate the ones released from Victor from 1967 to 1972.