Doors - The Soft Parade - WLP Promo w/ Hype Sticker - EKS-75005- 1969 Vinyl LP
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Description
The Doors
The Soft Parade
EKS-75005
Original 1969 US pressing of The Doors' "The Soft Parade" LP on the Elektra label. Original White-Label Elektra promo pressing! Includes original "Titles" hype-sticker and promo sticker!
Grading:
Sleeve: VG Solid, shelf-wear, no splits, legible spine
Vinyl: VG- Decent player, but has numerous light scuffs that cause light background crackles
Notes:
The Soft Parade is the fourth studio album by the American rock band the Doors, and was released on July 18, 1969, after a grueling 9-months or recording sessions. It saw the group departing from the material that encompassed their past three albums adding brass and string arrangements into their compositions at a point in which the group was experiencing personal issues, particularly related to Jim Morrison. In addition, the album fulfilled the band's desire to feature more jazz and blues influences in their work. A staggering $86,000 was required to pay for the creation of the album. The complexity and difficulty of the developments reportedly prompted George Harrison, who appeared at the sessions in November 1968, to state that it resembled "the complexity required for the Sergeant Pepper recordings"
The Soft Parade album marked the first time in which each songwriter was credited under his own name, instead of the band name. This stemmed from Morrison not wanting to be associated with the lyrics of Krieger's "Tell All the People", as one line urges listeners to "grab your guns" while the hook implores listeners to "follow me down".
Upon release, the album peaked at number six on the Billboard Top LPs chart. It was preceded by the single "Touch Me" in December 1968, which awarded the Doors an unexpected top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and several other accolades, including a number-one listing in the Cashbox charts.
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