The Doors
The Doors
1250 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 37073085 |
| Excel File Row | 279 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:06:58 |
| Pressing Year | 1967 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | Elektra / Polydor |
| Stereo / Mono | STEREO |
| Catalogue Number | EKS 74007 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | EKS-74007A-1A (COL) A 17 ("Elektra orange-WHITE"".i. () simboli run-out""First State Label""STEREO Gold Foil Sticker""Polydor Records Ltd") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | EKS-74007B-1A COL A 20 ("COL tra parentesi""Elektra orange-white"".i. () simboli su run-out") |
| Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Media Condition | M |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | EX+ |
| Genre | Experimental/Psychedelic Rock |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
That 1967 copy, first pressing, carries with it the echo of one of the boldest artistic challenges of the era. The album, recorded in just two weeks in August '66, was a sonic hurricane, but the track that more than any other defined its controversial genius was the epic "The End". Although legend has it that the most explicit part of the lyrics, Jim Morrison's infamous Oedipal cry, was improvised in the studio under the influence of LSD, the truth is that segment had already been an integral part of their live performances for some time, often causing uproar among the audience. However, Elektra Records, while allowing its inclusion on the album without modifications, was preparing to face the wrath of censorship for a track that, in its darker nuances, opened profound insights into the human psyche and generational confrontation. Its unaltered presence on this first pressing elevates the record to an invaluable document of the creative audacity of a band that defied every convention, establishing an indelible legacy in the history of rock.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - Break On Through (To The Other Side) (2:25)
- A2 - Soul Kitchen (3:30)
- A3 - The Crystal Ship (2:30)
- A4 - Twentieth Century Fox (2:30)
- A5 - Alabama Song (3:15)
- A6 - Light My Fire (6:30)
- B1 - Back Door Man (3:30)
- B2 - I Looked At You (2:18)
- B3 - End Of The Night (2:49)
- B4 - Take It As It Comes (2:13)
- B5 - The End (11:35)
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