Schallplattenklub Der Jugend
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The Doors' self-titled debut arrives here via the Austrian Schallplattenklub Der Jugend imprint—a fascinating artifact of how this Los Angeles quartet's visionary 1967 sound traveled through European distribution channels. Jim Morrison's yearning baritone, Robby Krieger's hypnotic guitar work, and Ray Manzarek's organ-driven arrangements captured something genuinely transgressive for the moment: blues-rock filtered through avant-garde sensibilities, psychedelia grounded in literary ambition rather than mere studio effects. From the urgent break of "Break On Through" through the sprawling, hallucinogenic descent of "The End," this record documents a band fully formed, uncompromising in their willingness to stretch beyond three-minute song structures. The album's heady mix of pop immediacy, experimental impulse, and raw sexual charge made it a cultural flashpoint—one that still resonates for anyone interested in how rock music became something stranger and more serious than anyone expected. A landmark that never grows old.
Item Details+
| Genre | Rock |
| Style | Classic Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock |
| Media | Near Mint (NM or M-) |
| Sleeve | Very Good Plus (VG+) |
| Description | Records between EX and NM. Box between VG+ and EX. |
| Label | Elektra |
| Country | Austria |
| Format | LP |
Tracklist+
The Doors
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 (Whisky Bar) 3:15
A6. Light My Fire 6:50
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
The Soft Parade
C1. Tell All The People 3:24
C2. Touch Me 3:15
C3. Shaman's Blues 4:45
C4. Do It 3:01
C5. Easy Ride 2:35
D1. Wild Child 2:36
D2. Runnin' Blue 2:27
D3. Wishful Sinful 2:56
D4. The Soft Parade 8:40
Morrison Hotel
E1. Roadhouse Blues 4:04
E2. Waiting For The Sun 3:58
E3. You Make Me Real 2:50
E4. Peace Frog 2:52
E5. Blue Sunday 2:08
E6. Ship Of Fools 3:06
F1. Land Ho! 4:08
F2. The Spy 4:15
F3. Queen Of The Highway 2:47
F4. Indian Summer 2:33
F5. Maggie M'Gill 4:24
L.A. Woman
G1. The Changeling 4:20
G2. Love Her Madly 3:18
G3. Been Down So Long 4:40
G4. Cars Hiss By My Window 4:10
G5. L.A. Woman 7:49
H1. L'America 4:35
H2. Hyacinth House 3:10
H3. Crawling King Snake 4:57
H4. The WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat) 4:12
H5. Riders On The Storm 7:14
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