2000 compilation album by the Doors
Essential Rarities is a compilation album by the Doors , originally released as part of the boxed set The Complete Studio Recordings in 1999, but reissued in 2000 as a single CD , containing studio cuts, live cuts and demos taken from the 1997 The Doors: Box Set .[ 1] [ 2]
Releases
All the tracks on the album had been officially released on the 1997 box set, with the exception of the bonus track "Woman Is a Devil," which was edited from the 1969 "Rock Is Dead " sessions from Elektra Records ' Elektra Sound Recorders , and was not included in the box set version of the album. Some songs appear in more complete form than their Box Set versions: "Roadhouse Blues" has a 35-second section that was cut from the bridge of the song, and "Who Scared You" has an extra verse.
Track listing
All songs written by the Doors (John Densmore , Robby Krieger , Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison ), except where noted.
Title Recording source 1. "Hello to the Cities" Live on The Ed Sullivan Show , 1967 and at Cobo Hall , 1970 0:57 2. "Break On Through (To the Other Side) " (Jim Morrison) Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 4:44 3. "Roadhouse Blues " (Morrison) Live at Madison Square Garden , 1970 4:31 4. "Hyacinth House (Demo)" (Ray Manzarek, Morrison) Robby Krieger's home studio, 1969 2:38 5. "Who Scared You" B-side of "Wishful Sinful " single 3:55 6. "Whiskey, Mystics and Men" The Soft Parade outtake2:23 7. "I Will Never Be Untrue" (Morrison) Live at Aquarius Theater, 1969 3:58 8. "Moonlight Drive " (Morrison) 1965 demo 2:31 9. "Queen of the Highway (Alternate version)" (Morrison, Krieger) Morrison Hotel outtake3:35 10. "Someday Soon" Live at Seattle Center , 1970 3:49 11. "Hello, I Love You " (Morrison) 1965 demo 2:31 12. "Orange County Suite" (Morrison) L.A. Woman outtake5:44 13. "The Soft Parade " (Morrison) Live on PBS Television , 1969 10:09 14. "The End " Live at Madison Square Garden, 1970 17:46 15. "Woman Is a Devil" (Robert Johnson ) The Soft Parade outtake4:10
Personnel
The Doors
Technical
References
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