L.A. Woman (180 Gram Vinyl)

The Doors | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (September 15, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino Records
• ASIN: B0028ER4PK
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,149 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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L.A. Woman is the sixth and last studio album that the American rock band The Doors recorded with lead singer Jim Morrison, who died in July 1971. The album's style is arguably the most blues rock -oriented of the band's catalogue. Following the departure of their record producer Paul A. Rothchild (who dismissed the group's differing style as 'cocktail music') around November 1970, the Doors and engineer Bruce Botnick began production on the album at The Doors Workshop in Los Angeles. Most of the tracks were recorded live, except for a few overdubbed keyboard parts by Ray Manzarek. Session musicians Jerry Scheff and Marc Benno entered the studio in January 1971 to put some finishing touches. It is the only Jim Morrison-era studio album which The Doors did not follow up with a concert tour; Morrison had moved to Paris by the time it was released in April 1971 and died three months later on July 3, 1971.Track listingSide oneThe Changeling - 4:21 Love Her Madly - 3:20 Been Down So Long - 4:41 Cars Hiss By My Window - 4:12 L.A. Woman - 7:57 Side twoL'America - 4:37 Hyacinth House - 3:11 Crawling King Snake - 5:00 The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) - 4:16 Riders on the Storm - 7:09

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Closing DOORS, November 14, 2010

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Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
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This sixth ELEKTRA release by the DOORS was this quartet's best since STRANGE DAYS, and as it turned out, the group's last hurrah with front man Jim Morrison.

The set's opener, "The Changeling," shows most clearly the self-inflicted wear and tear Morrison had endured over five years. "Love Her Madly," "L.A. Woman" and "Riders On The Storm" were legitimate hits-- "Hyacinth House" is also excellent. Despite the gushing of diehard fans, what's left over here is somewhat ordinary. But that was always the pattern with this group-- they'd astound everyone with a classic like "Riders" and then bewilder us with the march-beat laden "L'America." The full-sounded musicality of "Hyacinth House" would be offset by a dragging, bareboned "Cars Hiss By My Window."

From 1967 to '71, the DOORS had undergone many stylistic shifts. At any given moment they could be Top 40 hitmakers, psychedelic wordsmiths, political heralds, frothy pop artists, and here, a blues-grunge band. It's hard to imagine what else these guys would have created had Morrison lived. L.A. WOMAN seems as fitting an au revoir as any. One thing is certain: you didn't know what was coming next from the DOORS, and it's too bad we were never destined to find out.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME -- 48:42

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Getting better, March 7, 2010

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Brian M. Polizzotti "bmplockmonster" (south boston,ma) - See all my reviews
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I had to return the first album because "love her madly" was skipping. Amazon sent another one out next day mail, and that one could have been packed better. The box was to small so the cover got bent a little. so I kept the first cover and returned the sum of the 2 bad ones. Amazon had been getting better at shipping records, and the first was not their fault. From what I read RTI (the co. who presses the record) had problems w/ the first runs which was quit a while ago and maybe I received an old pressing

As for the record this is the first doors remaster I have heard and it's awesome! Well done by Bernie Grundman Studios.

5.0 out of 5 stars 180 grams of L.A. gold, January 12, 2012

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My vinyl collection has started. What else would i get first besides my favorite bands best album. Of course L.A. Woman. Sounds fantastic on my new Sony (plug plug) record player. I can feel the weight difference between these new 180 gram albums and some of my original prints. Not sure but i would think the album would flex less after repeated usage. We'll see. Looking around seeing prices of $30 and well above for classic rock albums makes this even better. Under $30 is what i paid for this. If you like The Doors and vinyls then it's a no brainer. If you don't like The Doors-GO AWAY! I don't wanna know you!