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Re-release of the fifth full-length studio album by legendary American Psychedelic/Blues Rock band.
Following the use of brass and string arrangements recommended by producer Paul A. Rothchild on their previous album, "The Soft Parade", the band returned to their original Blues Rock style and was largely seen as a return to form for the band.
The Doors entered Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles in November 1969 to record the album which is divided into two separately titled sides: "Hard Rock Cafe" and "Morrison Hotel". The band included session bassists Lonnie Mack and Ray Neapolitan on the album's songs.
The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, and performed better overseas than the preceding album. It was certified Gold by RIAA in February 1970. Additionally, it became the band's highest-charting studio album in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at No. 12.
Reissue on 180-gram HQ virgin vinyl housed in gatefold cover presents the original stereo mixes, artwork and a folded Elektra insert.
Elektra Records/Rhino Records, 1970/2009 (8122-79865-3). Made in EU.


Tracklist:

Side One: Hard Rock Cafe
1. Roadhouse Blues 4:04 
2. Waiting For The Sun 3:58 
3. You Make Me Real 2:50 
4. Peace Frog 2:52 
5. Blue Sunday 2:08 
6. Ship Of Fools 3:06

Side Two: Morrison Hotel
7. Land Ho! 4:08 
8. The Spy 4:15 
9. Queen Of The Highway 2:47 
10. Indian Summer 2:33 
11. Maggie M'gill 4:24

Total playing time: 37:05 min.

Remastered re-release of the second full-length studio album by legendary American Psychedelic Rock band.
Many of the songs on "Strange Days" had been written around the same time as the ones that appeared on "The Doors" (1967), and with hindsight one has the sense that the best of the batch had already been cherry-picked for the debut album. For that reason, the band's second effort isn't as consistently stunning as their debut, though overall it's a very successful continuation of the themes of their classic album. Besides the hit "Strange Days", highlights included the funky "Moonlight Drive", the eerie "You're Lost Little Girl", and the jerkily rhythmic "Love Me Two Times", which gave the band a small chart single. "My Eyes Have Seen You" and "I Can't See Your Face in My Mind" are minor but pleasing entries in the band's repertoire that share a subdued Eastern Psychedelic air. The 11-minute "When the Music's Over" would often be featured as a live showstopper, yet it also illustrated their tendency to occasionally slip into drawn-out bombast.
The album was a commercial success, reaching number 3 on the US Billboard 200 during a sixty-three-week chart stay in November 1967, and eventually earning RIAA Platinum certification. The album contains the Top 30 hit singles "People Are Strange" and "Love Me Two Times". In 2003, "Strange Days" was listed at No. 407 on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". In 2007, Rolling Stone included it on their list "The 40 Essential Albums of 1967".
Remastered from the Original 1967 MONO MASTER 180-gram HQ virgin. Issued with a 4-page fold out lyric sheet.
Elektra Entertainment/Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company, 1967/2017 (081227931810). Mono. Made in EU.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Strange Days 3:05
2. You're Lost Little Girl 3:01
3. Love Me Two Times 3:23
4. Unhappy Girl 2:00
5. Horse Latitudes 1:30
6. Moonlight Drive 3:00

Side Two
1. People Are Strange 2:10
2. My Eyes Have Seen You 2:22
3. I Can't See Your Face In My Mind 3:18
4. When The Music's Over 11:00

Total playing time: 34:49 min.