MONO The Doors WAITING FOR THE SUN @LP cvr/disc=VG-/NM

$

477

Record Label:  Elektra Records   EKL 4024  MONO 

Date: 1968

Format:  LP, the last Doors album (and the last Elektra album) produced in MONO, in a very limited edition compared to the Stereo version.  MONO copies often sell for over $400 - $500 in mint condition.

Review:  The third, best selling, and highest Billboard charting Doors studio album.  
Their 2nd #1 hit "Hello, I Love You (, Won't You Tell Me Your Name?)" is on this LP.

This was one of their six original Morrison-authored songs on their Aura acetate demo before Robby Krieger joined the group (replacing Ray’s two brothers), as was "Summer’s Almost Gone" on this LP also.  Three of the other demos were on their two earlier LPs - "End Of The Night" appeared on their debut eponymous LP, and both "Moonlight Drive" and "My Eyes Have Seen You" were on their 2nd LP "Strange Days".  The sixth demo cut, "Go Insane", finally appeared on their later live double LP album "Absolutely Live" as part of Morrison’s performance poem "The Celebration of the Lizard" that he wanted to be on this record, but had to settle for just the "Not To Touch The Earth" section of the Celebration piece.  However, compromise yielded the consolation gatefold UNIPAK cover with the full lyrics of the ‘Theatre Composition’ Celebration poem facing the "TCotL" lizard pictured opposite inside.

The album title did not have a matching song track on this record; however, two albums later Doors fans were delighted to hear the song "Waiting For The Sun" on the LP "Morrison Hotel" – it was worth waiting for...!

Grading:  cover/disc – VG-/NM

Cover:  Some minor edge wear (mostly at corners), very slight top-only ring wear only on back, spine wear mostly at center (EKL 4024 on left, Elektra on right are both OK; DOORS/WAITING at center is partially worn @ For The Sun.).  Front cover has large upper-right corner crease above Robby’s head that is also on the upper-left back cover through the "d" of "doors" logo, as well as on the Lizard page inside - there is also a minor 1-inch bump to the side-edge near the top of this creased corner.   Front cover also has smaller lower-right corner crease by Robby’s left foot, but this crease is isolated to the front cover only, as the back cover is OK inside & out.  See pictures.

Vinyl:  Both sides are shiny with full luster and virtually flawless.  Under a bright light, Side 2 looks perfect, while side 1 has a very slight superficial surface scratch through "The Unknown Soldier" that should not affect play in addition to a couple very minor paper scuffs at the beginning songs.  See pictures - I tried to get maximum light reflection to show off "clean" surfaces, so odd circular reflections around label are from candelabra above.

Label:  Clean brown or tan paper labels with large stylized "E" - very minor spindle lines near hole on both sides.  See pictures – hardly noticeable.        

Track listing:

Side One

1.  

Hello, I Love You

2.  

Love Street

3.  

Not To Touch The Earth

4.  

Summer's Almost Gone

5.  

Wintertime Love

6.  

The Unknown Soldier

Side Two

1.

Spanish Caravan

2.  

My Wild Love

3.  

We Could Be So Good Together

4.  

Yes, The River Knows

5.  

Five to One

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