Strange Days - The Doors 2nd album, 50th anniversary

...imagine if the doors first two albums had been released as a double LP back in 1967? ...

 

I totally agree with you and thanks for having the guts to say it. I know this is sacrilegious but I could do without "Horse Latitudes" at all.

 

Strange Days (50th Anniversary Expanded Edition)

• Audio CD (November 17, 2017)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Elektra Catalog Group
• ASIN: B075VGX1DV

 

Well, that's exciting!

No product details yet. I wonder what the second disc is going to be. The mono mix perhaps?

 

I would guess the mono mix would be included. But wouldn't there have to be more than the mono and stereo mixes to fill 2 Cd's ?

 

You're right. They could squeeze both the stereo and mono mixes on 1 CD. Perhaps the Strange Days track performed at the Matrix on the 2nd CD.

 

I hope it sounds good as the 50th anniversary debut.

 

Still leaves 30-40 minutes of possible space. 1 Fog track and 1 Sullivan track only adds 6-7 mins.

Maybe couple tracks from Fillmore East late 67 with an over dub.

Studio outtakes are the big possibility, but Jampol likes being a party pooper.

 

me too!
Latitudes needs to go! Back to back songs about drowning...bound to inspire great trips around the world

Now, don't get me wrong, I love the Strange Days album but my main squonk about the Doors is for a psychedelic band they sure have real negative energy bound to inspire bad experiences on drugs if you're not careful. Too many songs are real downers as far as subject matter, it makes you want to give Jim a happiness pill

 

...no tracks from the Fillmore east. I believe your thinking about Fillmore West....

 

...the truth of the matter, some members make it very difficult to have a peaceful, civil and intelegent way about these release dates...

 

...your in for a special treat my fellow Doors fan! ...

 

Yep. Both the mono and stereo can fit on one disc, and there'd still be about 9 minutes of room

 

...I said the same thing about the singles release, many many Doors fans including our forum president expressed there reflections on the single release ... don't let this release slip thru any Doors fan fingers because of someone's resintment about the doors past releases. This is beyond joy. It's an artist freedom for the band to release what they want, not the M.F.M plans...

 

That vibe is what is unique and enchanting about The Doors first two albums in particular. They were not wearing flowers in their hair.

The singles set is long overdue and apparently very well done. The debut LP anniversary set was botched horribly. This has two discs on it so may well have even less content than the debut 50th. Unless it has a disc of studio outtakes and unheard material, it will be a redundant and pointless reissue.

 

...what makes it a two disc release and what being offered is gonna make any Doors fans twitch ...

 

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...does every body know what M.F.M stands for?

 

...can you please explain. I'm trying to understand the whole dynamics of your thoughts...

 

Why was it "botched?" Because you didn't like what they did? That's your opinion not a fact.

 

No previously unreleased studio material. The only bonus material being a selection of tracks from a longer recording (which we were already cheated once with and that they will most likely milk again later with a complete set - making this disc totally worthless instead of just mostly). Yeah, real exciting stuff. Not to mention the sound. The Matrix raw transfer sampler sounds way better than the 50th. I'll stick to the bootlegs if that is how a complete set sounds, if it ever happens. Their handling of the Matrix material has been the very definition of botched at every step.

 

I'm trying to understand your post. Which part of my post are you asking me to explain? If the second part, see rnranimal's post for a perfect distillation of my thoughts.

 

As I said above, another poster echoed my thoughts but I say it was botched because:
- no outtakes at all (even the ones from Perception)
- not including at least the correct Indian Summer for those of us stuck with the mislabelled Morrison Hotel version on the debut 40th anniversary CD
- a sample of Matrix tracks only, not the whole lot or at least the entire recording of the the 7th meaning either a. that the sample tracks will be duplicated on any full issue of the Matrix and that the sample tracks were here as bait only or b. the full Matrix is not getting released
- not including the 5.1 mix
- not including the stereo remix
- not including the single edit of LMF
- no footage (BOT clip, TV appearances, interviews)
- no archival interview audio

It was a repackaging of the stereo and mono mixes with a handful of weirdly mastered Matrix tracks. It isn't even close to a definitive resource for this LP. It should have been that at the very least; done properly it would have been the one-stop-shop for all official mixes of the album, plus a clean out of all outtakes for this album plus all available archival footage and audio. You can get more from this era of The Doors from YouTube than you can from this box.

I suppose one issue with my use of the word "botched" is that it implies error or mistake. I seriously doubt that this reissue was so sparse due to error or mistake...

 

You just don't understand business.

 

I bet it's just the stereo and mono mixes with nothing else... my guess