THE DOORS STRANGE DAYS ULTRA-RARE STILL SEALED (ORIG?) 1967 ELEKTRA STEREO LP

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·      THE DOORS - STRANGE DAYS (THE GROUP'S SECOND ALBUM) –1967 ELEKTRA STEREO LP EKS-74014

·      GENUINE  U.S. PRESSING

***  VERY RARE STILL SEALED  ELEKTRA STEREO PRESSING; POSSIBLY THE ORIGINAL FIRST 1967 PRESSING, BUT MUCH MORE LIKELY TO BE A MID-70s PRESSING ***

·      BELIEVED TO BE A VERY EARLY PRESSING CIRCA 1974/75 ON ELEKTRA LABEL WITH 'BUTTERFLY' MOTIF AND WITH SMALL 'WEA' LOGO ON THE THE EDGE OF THE LABEL (IN USE BETWEEN 1973 AND 1977)

·      FIVE “BREATHE” (AIR) HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP (TWO ON EACH SIDE)

·      THIS IS NOT AN IMPORT, RECORD CLUB RELEASE OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·      ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBOARD COVER (NO THICK CARDBOARD COVERS WERE EVER PRODUCED FOR THIS TITLE)

·      FOR THOSE UNFAMILIAR WITH NEW YORK CITY, THE ALBUM'S COVER PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AT THE SNIFFEN COURT IN MANHATTAN, JUST A BLOCK AND A HALF AWAY FROM THE QUEENS-BOUND ENTRANCE TO THE MIDTOWN TUNNEL ON THE MANHATTAN SIDE.  THE PLACE LOOKS ALMOST UNRECOGNIZABLE TODAY AND CAN ONLY BE IDENTIFIED BY THE PRESENCE OF THE ALABASTER RELIEFS ON THE FAR WALL.

·      FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least thick, and  10 being the thickest), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 7.

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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This doesn't seem so immediately excellent as the debut does, but I think it's better (their best, in fact). The addition of the bass is crucial- a whole new layer is added over here. Plus the addition of Krieger's slide guitar doesn't hurt.

Whereas The Doors' had a sort of rocking, electrifying energy, Strange Days is an album that's shadowed by a dark, haunting mood. Morrison sings with a more enigmatic voice, often switching to depressed whispers, which makes this album more beautiful than the previous one.

The album starts with one of its trump cards - the title track, Strange Days. Dark and sinister, the Moog adds so much character to Morrison voice and envelopes the music with an acapolyptic atmosphere. The imagery is just thrilling here. Morrison was by no means a poet (to be honest, good, accessible music can never really have poetry since it has to adhere to the music. Just look at Peter Sinfield's lyrics - they may be brilliant from the literary point of view, but they stick out and don't meld with the music). "Ordeals confused...memories misused" is just brilliant.

You're Lost Little Girl is sinister and yet rocking. Listen to how the organ adds slight textures to the main tune.

Love Me Two Times is like the Break On Through of this album. Short, funky, cool, easy-going. Still, it's probably my least favourite song on this album.

Right after that is Unhappy Girl, which has such an enchanting intro. The organ over here was played backwards and then reversed, hence that enveloping sound. I love this track, that wailing slide guitar is fantastic!

Horse Latitudes is probably the strangest moment here; a minute and a half of screechy spoken word, backed by creppy, half-coherent sounds. By the way, it's about throwing horses into seas. Must be really creepy on LSD. 

Moonlight Drive is perhaps one of my favourite bluesy tracks ever. The lyrics are superb, and that off-beat rhythm is just so inviting. Morrison is his usual self when it comes to vocals. Haha. The subject, though, is not so funny - it's about killing someone by drowning them. Part of what makes this album so cool is that it adopts a twisted, disturbed attitude by merrily addressing dark themes.

People Are Strange is Strange Days in a more groovy fashion. You hear that groove, man?

My Eyes Have Seen You is filler, but with the amount of quality already, this does not ruin the album.

I Can't See You Face In My Mind is eerie bottleneck guitar interspersed with rocking moods.

When The Music's Over bring The End (pun intended) to this album.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ANONYMOUS ONLINE REVIEW)

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THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE MATTHEW GREENWALD'S INTERVIEW WITH BRUCE BOTNICK, LEGENDARY ENGINEER OF ALL SIX DOORS STUDIO ALBUMS (AND THE CO-PRODUCER OF L.A. WOMAN)

Matthew Greenwald: "It sounds to me as if the first Doors album had the best high-frequency extension, transient snap, and overall transparency, and that with each album— sonically fine as they are—those qualities seemed to diminish. Would you agree or disagree?"

Bruce Botnick: "I'd agree with that to an extent, because the first album was all tube. Strange Days was done on a tube console, but with a solid-state eight-track. From then on it became all solid-state consoles and solid-state tape machines. There was also this direction that Paul [Rotschild] wanted to take it, a more intellectual kind of a sound, not as raw as the first album. The sound started to become more scientific as it went along, a little more clinical, because studios, by and large, are hospitals, they're not places to record music. Technology is the evil person here".

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·                          CONDITION:

·                          THE RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)         THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them.

(b)         The record is believed to come in its original, custom, inner sleeve, which is UNIQUE to this album , SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN ABOVE, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION

(c)          The record is  apparently pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(a)         Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                          THE COVER

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT,  STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-       Cover has one corner slightly dinged (BARELY VISIBLE)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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