UK 1968 ? MONO MIXES ? THE DOORS - WAITING FOR THE SUN ? JIMBO MORRISON

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                    ORIGINAL 1968 UK ELEKTRA

AMAZING MONO SOUNDS LIKE MORRISON IS IN YOUR SOUNDROOM!

       SUPER RARE  MONO MIXES FIRST PRINTING                  
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        Waiting For The Sun                              ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..                                USA - ELEKTRA - EKL 4024 (MONO)


       A-1 / B-2  MACHINE STAMPED MATRIX

             TOP COPY <===> PLAYS VERY CLEAN !

SUPER RARE BRITISH 1968 MONO MIXES FIRST PRINTING in gatefold cover ...

The (rare) MONO issue features different song mixes than the stereo issue and also has a more solid deep punch to the production

The mighty DOORS set Morrison's poetic and often bizarre lyrical imagery against guitarist Robby Krieger's bluesy lysergic styling mixed with the liquid spiraling keyboards of Ray Manzarek.

The DOORS chart success, however, alienated them from their original audience, who no longer considered them "underground" enough, while their concert audiences increasingly consisted of teenage girls wanting to get-it-on with the singer, totally drawn by Morrison's sexy performing style. "Hello, I Love You" pushed them firmly into the rock mainstream super-stardom.

Nevertheless --- their peculiar raw sound, surrealistic elements and Morrison's fine poetry really make this as a LP a genuine Doors classic ! The record begins with two catchy classic Doors love songs, which are followed by marvelous "Not to Touch The Earth", which has constantly growing aggressive chant spinning up to it's atavistic climax, containing the famous "Lizard King" phrase in it.

Elsewhere, "Summer's Almost Gone" is very a very surreal song, followed by the melancholy poetic themed, "Wintertime Love" -- a very effective groove. "Unknown Soldier" is then a Vietnam protest song, combining ethereal and conventional pop/rock elements finding Morrison in best ranting form. There was a famous film shot for this tune, where Morrison get's shot in the impressionistic execution sequence (see 'youtube.')

What's one really clever element of these early Doors albums is their style how they combine easy musical elements with more challenging and surrealistic themes, making their music accessible and interesting for very large audiences! The B-side of the vinyl starts with "Spanish Caravan", revealing the magic fingers ala Latin/folk music background of the guitarist. There are some quotations of Albenitz guitar suites, and the traditional sound gets also treated with psychedelic sound textures. "My Wild Love" is archaic Indian chant painting visions of singers dancing around the nocturnal fireside at the desert. Another love song follows, and "Yes, The River Knows" is a tune that features a strong melody, full of effective moods. “Five to One” is the group at its most forceful. To all warnings from his legions of followers to take it easy Jim shouts “No one here gets out alive!” and that he is ready and willing to trade in his hours for a handful of dimes. We didn’t know what he was talking about at the time but he was walking down a one-way street toward Dylan’s desolation row and no one could stop him. The over-indulgences Jim couldn’t resist were just beginning to take its toll.

"Hello, I Love You" – 2:16
"Love Street" – 2:53
"Not to Touch the Earth" – 3:56
"Summer's Almost Gone" – 3:22
"Wintertime Love" – 1:54
"The Unknown Soldier" – 3:25
"Spanish Caravan" – 3:03
"My Wild Love" – 3:01
"We Could Be So Good Together" – 2:26
"Yes, the River Knows" – 2:36
"Five to One" – 4:26
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                 CONDITION: The cover: rated: is solid and colorful, rated: near M- (rare TOP COPY, don't doubt us on this ...) it's very solid. Overall a final collection copy ... has no split seams, no bends, no delete marks, no writing...

The vinyl: Rated: all shiny both sides, near M- clean & enjoyable through both sides, without issues... The MONO Elektra labels are both clean. Machinestamped matrix A-1 / B-2 = ORIGINAL and very rare! 
             A cool addition to anyone's music library!






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