The Doors' third album showed the band in transition, even as "Hello, I Love You" became the Doors' second number-1 hit.
The band's songs set Morrison's poetic and often bizarre lyrical imagery against the spiraling keyboards of Manzarek and Krieger's bluesy guitar. Their chart success, however, alienated them from their original audience, who no longer considered them "underground" enough, while their concert audiences increasingly consisted of teenage girls, drawn by Morrison's sexual performing style. "Hello, I Love You" pushed them firmly into the rock mainstream.
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- 12" 180-gram HQ virgin vinyl reissues of the original stereo mixes of the legendary band's six Jim Morrison-fronted studio albums.
- The reissues of these now historic albums - all originally released between 1967 and 1970 - are replicas of the initial vinyl offerings, including artwork and inner sleeves.
- The laquers were cut at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood, CA under the direct supervision of original Doors producer/engineer Bruce Botnick and Electra Records founder Jac Holzman.
- 1968's WAITING FOR THE SUN, the Doors' first chart-topper, delivered the #1 signature smash "Hello, I Love You" and the Top 40 hit "The Unknown Soldier."
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: Pop
- Released: 09/15/2009
The Doors: Jim Morrison (vocals), Robbie Krieger (guitar), Ray Manzarek (keyboards), John Densmore (drums).
Additional personnel: Leroy Vinegar (acoustic bass), Douglas Lubahn, Kerry Magness (bass).
Originally released on Elektra (74024).
All songs written by The Doors.
Tracklist
| A1 | Hello, I Love You | 2:22 |
| A2 | Love Street | 3:06 |
| A3 | Not To Touch The Earth | 3:54 |
| A4 | Summer's Almost Gone | 3:20 |
| A5 | Wintertime Love | 1:52 |
| A6 | The Unknown Soldier | 3:10 |
| B1 | Spanish Caravan | 2:58 |
| B2 | My Wild Love | 2:50 |
| B3 | We Could Be So Good Together | 2:20 |
| B4 | Yes, The River Knows | 2:35 |
| B5 | Five To One | 4:22 |
