The Doors - Live At the Aquarius Theatre - The First Performance Ltd. - 3 Vinyl - discussion

Numbered edition limited to 2,000 copies180-gram 3LP set2016 mix by The Doors engineer Bruce BotnickFeatures private sound check recorded at the Aquarius the day after the concertPressed at Quality Record Pressings on 180-gram vinylHoused in a 3-Pocket M-Pack Tip-On Jacket from Stoughton PrintingThis 3LP set features The Doors' first set at the Aquarius Theatre on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California on July 21, 1969. At the intimate Aquarius Theatre, The Doors took the stage for what would become one of their most captivating — and underrated — live recordings. Live at the Aquarius Theatre: The First Performance captures Morrison and company in rare form: loose, loud, and locked in, delivering a set that was equal parts dark poetry and rock 'n' roll exorcism.The setlist is a fiery blend of hits, deep cuts, and blues workouts, from a swaggering "Back Door Man" to a hypnotic "The End" that slithers like a fever dream through your speakers. Jim Morrison teeters between mystic shaman and cheeky frontman, while Robby Krieger's guitar cuts through the psychedelic fog with razor-sharp precision. Ray Manzarek's keyboards are their usual haunted carnival ride, and John Densmore's drumming is the glue holding together the madness."The Doors' first show at the Aquarius that you have on vinyl is an entirely new mix. When it came time to make the lacquer masters ... the only option was to remix the show, which turned out to be beneficial in the long run as it gave us an opport
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