{"product_id":"the-doors-live-at-the-matrix-1967-the-original-masters-preorder","title":"The Doors- Live At The Matrix 1967: The Original Masters ( Vinyl )","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Doors were a few months away from stardom in March 1967 when they played five sparsely attended shows at a small club in San Francisco called The Matrix. These uninhibited performances would have been fleeting if not for Peter Abram, who co-owned  the pizza parlor-turned-nightclub with Jefferson Airplane founder Marty Balin. An avid recordist, Abram taped concerts at The Matrix regularly and his recordings of The Doors, made between March 7-11, 1967, spawned one of the band’s most storied bootlegs.  At long last, all known Matrix recordings, sourced entirely from Abram’s original master recordings, will be released on September 8.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBootlegs of The Matrix shows have circulated among fans for years and were popular despite the poor audio quality of most copies. The sound began improving in 1997 when the first two songs from The Matrix shows were officially released on The Doors: Box Set. Even more performances followed in 2008 on Live at the Matrix 1967; regrettably, it was discovered soon after that all the recordings were sourced from third-generation tapes, not the originals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, Abram’s original recordings have been remastered by Bruce Botnick, The Doors’ longtime engineer\/mixer, for official release. The vinyl version of LIVE AT THE MATRIX 1967: THE ORIGINAL MASTERS includes all 37 songs from the shows sourced from the master tapes. Except for 15 songs released in 2017 and 2018 as Record Store Day exclusives, most of the newly upgraded live recordings are making their debut in the collection, including eight that have never been featured on any of the previous Matrix releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s easy to understand the enduring appeal of these vintage performances by Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, and John Densmore. Recorded only a few months before “Light My Fire” propelled the band to worldwide success, the tapes capture The Doors playing a wide range of songs, including several from their self-titled debut, like “Break On Through,” “Soul Kitchen,” and “The End.” They also performed half the songs destined for the group’s soon-to-be-recorded second album, Strange Days, including early performances of “Moonlight Drive” and “People Are Strange.” 15 Sets of music over five nights at The Matrix gave the band time to indulge its love of the blues with extended covers of “I’m A King Bee” and “Crawling King Snake.” The Doors even delivered an instrumental version of “Summertime.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDOORS \/ LIVE AT THE MATRIX 1967: THE ORIGINAL MASTERS\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e* (March 7 1967) First Set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Backdoor Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e My Eyes Have Seen You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Soul Kitchen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e All Blues - Instrumental\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Get Out of My Life Woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e When the Music's Over\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e * (March 7 1967) Second Set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Close to You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Crawling King Snake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I Can't See Your Face in My Mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e People Are Strange\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Crystal Ship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Twentieth Century Fox\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Moonlight Drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Summer's Almost Gone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Unhappy Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e * (March 7 1967) Third Set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Woman Is a Devil\/Rock Me Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Break on Through (To the Other Side)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Light My Fire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The End\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The End (Partial) \/ Let's Feed Ice Cream to the Rats (From March 8 or 91967)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e * (March 10 1967) First Set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e My Eyes Have Seen You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Soul Kitchen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I Can't See Your Face in My Mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e People Are Strange\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e When the Music's Over\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Money\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Who Do You Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e * (March 10 1967) Second Set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Moonlight Drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Summer's Almost Gone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I'm a King Bee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Gloria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Break on Through (To the Other Side)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Summertime - Instrumental\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Back Door Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 7\" Single\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e March 7 1967 (First Set)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bag's Groove - Instrumental\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e Shop online at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e 24\/7.\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"aec","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57416242069839,"sku":"603497836666","price":18.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/8725\/2047\/files\/4234231-3021879.jpg?v=1775558043","url":"https:\/\/vibesvinyl.com\/products\/the-doors-live-at-the-matrix-1967-the-original-masters-preorder","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}