- rock, psychedelic rock, acid rock, blues rock
- 44 min
- 11 tracks
- Elektra
The Doors is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Doors, released on January 4, 1967, by Elektra Records. Recorded in August 1966 at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, California, the album was produced by Paul A. Rothchild. It contains the full-length version of the group's breakthrough single "Light My Fire" and concludes with "The End", noted for its improvised Oedipal spoken-word section.
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Character
Character-led, grave, earnest and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
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- American Songwriter5/5 ★
- Classic Rock4.5/5 ★
- The Independent5/5 ★
- Record Collector5/5 ★
- Rolling Stone Germany4.5/5 ★
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- The Great Rock Discography9/10
- MusicHound Rock4/5 ★
- Music Story5/5 ★
- Rolling Stone5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Slant Magazine4/5 ★
- Tom Hull – on the WebA−
- The Village VoiceB−
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Tracks
- A1Break On Through (to the Other Side)2:29
- A2Soul Kitchen3:35
- A3The Crystal Ship2:35
- A4Twentieth Century Fox2:34
- A5Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)3:20
- A6Light My Fire7:08
- B1Back Door Man3:34
- B2I Looked at You2:22
- B3End of the Night2:53
- B4Take It as It Comes2:17
- B5The End11:42
11 tracks, 44 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Doors
- Label
- Elektra
- Released
- January 4, 1967
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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