The Doors – The Doors EKL-4007, Mono, 1st Columbia Pressing, US, 1967
$
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Description
The Doors – The Doors
Label: Elektra – EKL-4007
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: USA
Released: January 1967
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock 💿 DESCRIPTION
Original U.S. first-press mono LP of The Doors’ landmark 1967 debut, containing classics such as “Break On Through,” “Soul Kitchen,” “Light My Fire,” and “The End.”
Issued on Elektra’s gold labels with large white logos and deep groove pressings. The mono mix features notably different balances and vocal presence compared to the stereo issue (EKS-74007).
Cover photography by Guy Webster (front) and Joel Brodsky (back), art direction by William S. Harvey.
Recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders and produced by Paul A. Rothchild for Elektra Records.
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• True first mono press with catalog number EKL-4007 and gold Elektra labels.
• “Recording first published January 1967” printed below tracklist.
• Hand-etched matrix numbers with (COL) suffix identify Columbia Records Pressing Plant (Santa Maria or Terre Haute for Elektra contracts 1966-67).
• “COL” indicates Columbia mastering and pressing service for Elektra’s early mono runs before Warner distribution.
• Front cover displays bright neon-green logo and “mono” box lower right corner.
• Back cover shows New York & London addresses (1555 Broadway / 2 Dean St.), confirming early 1967 printing before Elektra moved to West Coast distribution.
• Later pressings (1968-69) switched to brown/tan labels and omit the “Recording first published January 1967” text.
- Side Matrix / Runout Pressing Code Label Color Plant A EKL-4007-A 1 (COL) Hand-etched Gold w/ white logo Columbia B EKL-4007-B 1 (COL) Hand-etched Gold w/ white logo Columbia
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