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LIVE
IN HOLLYWOOD: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE AQUARIUS THEATRE PERFORMANCES
A
Note From The Doors: In
July 1969 THE DOORS played two concerts to packed audiences at the
Aquarius Theatre on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. In
addition, the day after the two concerts, THE DOORS used the Aquarius
Theatre stage, still loaded with their equipment from the night
before, to conduct a private rehearsal. Both of these concerts,
as well as the private rehearsal, were recorded. Bright Midnight
Archives will release four titles made from these Aquarius Theatre
recordings. This is the first of these titles. This 10-track single
disc of recordings made during these two July 1969 Aquarius theatre
concerts contains tracks which have been selected by Bruce Botnick
and the band.
An Excerpt From Danny Sugerman's Notes:
If you like The Doors now, and never saw them live, I'm here to
tell you about the word on the street back in the late 1960s. It
was "If you think their albums are good, you've got to see these
guys live". The same integrity they captured so well as recording
artists was always present, except that in concert, you never knew
what Jim Morrison was going to do. The Doors were performance rock
like no one ever before or since. Morrison's charisma and power
came pouring off the stage, entranced, like the rest of us by the
Doors music. Morrison appeared possessed, or, it was even whispered,
insane... Everyone in the audience believed The Doors nailed it
at The Aquarius. No more concert recordings would be necessary.
But upon listening to the playbacks producer Paul Rothchild thought
they could do better. Cautiously, more concert dates were booked
to be recorded. These additional concerts, preserved on one-inch
8-track master tapes, will all be released in their entirety on
Bright Midnight Archives. Because The Aquarius Theatre started the
process, Bright Midnight picks up here.
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