The Best of The Doors

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Annotation

Canadian CINRAM CD artwork...
Rear cover is a TELDEC German (i.e. post 1988...)
The black text on the cover dates it after 1991

Basically the CDs are in the wrong case. Should have Electra logos on the left and Made in Germany or France on the right.

See the discogs link

Tracklist

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1▼CD
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1Break On Through
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
drums (drum set):
John Densmore (in 1966-08)
electric guitar:
Robby Krieger (in 1966-08)
electronic organ and keyboard bass:
Ray Manzarek (in 1966-08)
lead vocals:
Jim Morrison (in 1966-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (in 1967) and Elektra Records (in 1967, in 2017)
engineered at:
Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1966-08)
recording of:
Break On Through (in 1966-08)
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
2:27
2Light My Fire
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
drums (drum set):
John Densmore (in 1966-09)
guitar:
Robby Krieger (in 1966-09)
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek (in 1966-09)
vocals:
Jim Morrison (in 1966-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (in 1967), Elektra Records (in 1967, in 2017), Elektra (in 1971) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2017)
engineered at:
Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Light My Fire by The Doors
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 35) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 310)
recording of:
Light My Fire (in 1966-09)
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and 日音 Synch事業部
7:07
3The Crystal Ship
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Bruce Botnick and Paul A. Rothchild
drums (drum set):
John Densmore (in 1966-09)
guitar:
Robby Krieger (in 1966-09)
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek (in 1966-09)
vocals:
Jim Morrison (in 1966-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (in 1967, in 2017)
engineered at:
Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Crystal Ship (in 1966-09)
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
2:34
4People Are Strange
audio engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Bruce Botnick and Paul A. Rothchild
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison
arranger:
The Doors
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (in 1967)
engineered at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
People Are Strange by The Doors
recording of:
People Are Strange
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
2:11
5Strange Days
audio engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison
arranger:
The Doors
engineered at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Strange Days
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3:07
6Love Me Two Times
audio engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison
arranger:
The Doors
engineered at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Love Me Two Times by The Doors
recording of:
Love Me Two Times
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3:16
7Alabama Song
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
drums (drum set):
John Densmore (in 1966-09)
guitar:
Robby Krieger (in 1966-09)
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek (in 1966-09)
vocals:
Jim Morrison (in 1966-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (in 1967, in 2017)
engineered at:
Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 27)
cover recording of:
Alabama Song (from the songspiel “Mahagonny” & opera “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny”) (in 1966-09)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill
translator:
Elisabeth Hauptmann
publisher:
Harms Co. and Universal Edition
translated version of:
Alabama Song (from “Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny”)
3:20
8Five to One
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
bass guitar:
Doug Lubahn
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison
recording of:
Five to One
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Nipper Music Co., Inc. (in 1968)
4:26
9Waiting for the Sun
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison
recording of:
Waiting for the Sun
lyricist and composer:
Jim Morrison
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music, Rondor Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3:59
10Spanish Caravan
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
acoustic bass guitar and bass:
Leroy Vinnegar
bass guitar and electric bass guitar:
Doug Lubahn
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison
recording of:
Spanish Caravan
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Nipper Music Co., Inc. (in 1968)
version of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47: V. Asturias (Leyenda) (for solo piano)
2:58
11When the Music's Over
audio engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison
arranger:
The Doors
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (in 1975)
engineered at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
When the Music’s Over
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
10:56
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1Hello, I Love You
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Bruce Botnick and Paul A. Rothchild
bass guitar:
Doug Lubahn
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison
recording of:
Hello, I Love You
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Nipper Music Co., Inc. (in 1968)
2:15
2Roadhouse Blues
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
bass:
Lonnie Mack
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger
harmonica:
G. Pugliese
keyboard and tack piano:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison
recording of:
Roadhouse Blues
lyricist:
Jim Morrison
composer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sharandall Music and Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
4:04
3L.A. Woman
producer:
Bruce Botnick and The Doors
bass guitar:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar [lead guitar]:
Robby Krieger
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Marc Benno
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek
lead vocals:
Jim Morrison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (in 1971)
recorded at:
The Doors Workshop in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1970)
recording of:
L.A. Woman (in 1970)
lyricist:
Jim Morrison
composer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison
publisher:
Doors Music Company and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
7:50
4Riders on the Storm
producer:
Bruce Botnick and The Doors
bass guitar:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar [lead guitar]:
Robby Krieger
Rhodes piano:
Ray Manzarek
lead vocals:
Jim Morrison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (in 1971)
recorded at:
The Doors Workshop in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1970)
remasters:
Riders on the Storm by The Doors
recording of:
Riders on the Storm (in 1970)
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison
publisher:
Doors Music Company and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
7:11
5Touch Me
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
bass:
Harvey Brooks (on 1968-11-14)
cello:
Jerry Kessler (on 1968-11-21), Nathan Gershman (on 1968-11-21) and Victor Sazer (on 1968-11-21)
cor anglais:
Champ Webb (on 1968-11-20)
drums (drum set):
John Densmore (on 1968-11-14)
guitar:
Robby Krieger (on 1968-11-14)
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek (on 1968-11-14)
saxophone and solo saxophone:
Curtis Amy (on 1968-11-20)
trombone:
Lou Blackburn (on 1968-11-20)
trumpet:
John Audino (on 1968-11-20) and Jules Chaikin (on 1968-11-20)
violin:
Harry Bluestone (on 1968-11-21), Norman Botnick (on 1968-11-21), Harris Goldman (on 1968-11-21), Jerome Reisler (on 1968-11-21), Darrel Terwillinger (on 1968-11-21) and John De Voogdt (on 1968-11-21)
woodwind:
John J. Kelson, Jr. (on 1968-11-20), John Lowe (on 1968-11-20) and Jay Migliori (on 1968-11-20)
vocals:
Jim Morrison (on 1968-11-14)
recorded at:
Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-11-14, on 1968-11-20, on 1968-11-21)
recording of:
Touch Me (from 1968-11-14 until 1968-11-21)
lyricist and composer:
Robby Krieger
publisher:
Nipper Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Doors Music Company (in 1968) and Nipper Music Co., Inc. (in 1968)
3:12
6Love Her Madly
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Bruce Botnick and The Doors
bass guitar:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar [lead guitar]:
Robby Krieger
keyboard [vox continental]:
Ray Manzarek
lead vocals:
Jim Morrison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (in 1971)
recorded at:
The Doors Workshop in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1970)
recording of:
Love Her Madly (in 1970)
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison
publisher:
Doors Music Company and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3:18
7The Unknown Soldier
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
bass:
Kerry Magness
bass guitar:
Doug Lubahn
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison
recording of:
The Unknown Soldier
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Nipper Music Co., Inc. (in 1968)
3:24
8The End
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
drums (drum set):
John Densmore (in 1966-09)
guitar:
Robby Krieger (in 1966-09)
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek (in 1966-09)
vocals:
Jim Morrison (in 1966-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (in 1967) and Elektra Records (in 1967, in 2017)
engineered at:
Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
edit of:
The End by The Doors
part of:
Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 328)
recording of:
The End (in 1966-09)
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Vicious Recordings
11:42

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Germany
photography:Joel Brodsky
remastering:Bruce Botnick
manufactured by:Cinram
distributed by:WEA Music of Canada, Ltd.
copyrighted (©) by:WEA International Inc. (in 1985)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1985)
WEA International Inc. (in 1985)
remastered at:Digital Magnetics in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/371381 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000002H22 [info]