THE BEST OF THE DOORS AS FEATURED ON US TV 1967 – 1969 Signing with Elektra Records in 1966, the Doors released eight albums between 1967 and 1971, the yearthat mainstay Jim Morrison died. All but one hit the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 and went platinum or better. Their self-titled debut album (1967) was their first in a series of Top 10 albums in the United States, followedby Strange Days (also 1967), Waiting For The Sun (1968), The Soft Parade (1969), Morrison Hotel (1970),Absolutely Live (1970) and L.A. Woman (1971), with 20 Gold, 14 Platinum, and 5 Multi-Platinum albumawards in the United States alone.After Morrison's death, the surviving trio released two albums Other Voices and Full Circle with Manzarekand Krieger sharing lead vocals. Manzarek, Krieger and Densmore reunited in 2000 for an episode of VH1's "Storytellers" and subsequentlyrecorded Stoned Immaculate: The Music of the Doors with a variety of vocalists. According to the RIAA, they have sold 33 million certified units in the US and over 100 million recordsworldwide, making them one of the best-selling bands of all time. The Doors have been listed as one of the greatest artists ever by many magazines, including Rolling Stone,which ranked them 41st on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time." In 2002, Manzarek and Krieger started playing together again, branding themselves as the Doors Of The21st Century, with Ian Astbury of the Cult on vocals. Densmore opted to sit out and, along with the Morrison estate, sued the duo over proper use of the band'sname and won. After a short time as Riders on the Storm, they settled on the name Manzarek-Krieger and continued to touruntil Manzarek's death in 2013 at the age of 74. This collection brings together the finest televised appearances that the Doors made during their short butoften unpredictable and chaotic career. Featuring performances on a number of shows made between 1967 and 1969, and including live-in-thestudioeditions of classics such as ‘The End,’ ‘Light My Fire,’ ‘Moonlight Drive,’ and ‘The Soft Parade’ amonga number of others, these little-heard versions reveal yet another side of this hugely influential and legendarycollective
