The Doors Collection
The Doors Collection | ||||
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Video by the Doors | ||||
Released | April 13, 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1966 – 1970 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 184 minutes
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Label | Universal | |||
Producer | Rick Schmidlin | |||
The Doors chronology | ||||
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The Doors Collection is a music video compilation by the American rock band the Doors, released on Laserdisc and DVD in 1995 and 1999, respectively. It compiles three films previously released on VHS by MCA/Universal Home Video: Dance on Fire (1985), Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1987) and The Soft Parade – A Retrospective (1991).
Dance on Fire (65 mins) is a collection of promotional clips, live concert performances, TV appearances and rare behind-the-scenes film footage. It was directed by keyboardist Ray Manzarek and includes 14 songs one of which is a short film by Manzarek backed by the song "L.A. Woman".
Live at the Hollywood Bowl (62 min) is a Doors' concert filmed live at the Hollywood Bowl in the summer of 1968.
The Soft Parade - A Retrospective (48 mins) includes previously unreleased band performances, interview footage and the Doors' last televised appearance on PBS in 1969 (in the aftermath of Jim Morrison's arrest and later trial for indecent exposure).
Also included are photo galleries, Manzarek's UCLA student films and audio commentary from Manzarek, Robbie Krieger and John Densmore.
The Doors Collection was released in North America in 1999. The DVD was not released in Europe until 2001, where it was titled The Doors 30th Anniversary Collection (2001 was the 30th anniversary of Jim Morrison's death) and had different cover art (pictured here).[1]
DVD track listing
Dance on Fire
- "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" (Morrison) – Elektra Promo clip - November 1966
- "People Are Strange" (Morrison, Krieger) – Montage of clips from Murray the K and The Ed Sullivan Show – September 1967[2]
- "Light My Fire" (Krieger, Morrison) – The Ed Sullivan Show – September 17, 1967
- "Wild Child" (Morrison) – October 1968, Recording studio
- "L.A. Woman" (Morrison) – 1985 short film by Ray Manzarek, extended on DVD[3]
- "The Unknown Soldier" (The Doors) – Elektra promo clip - March 1968
- "Roadhouse Blues" (Morrison) – Excerpts from Feast of Friends concert documentary of the 1968 tour
- "Texas Radio and the Big Beat" / "Love Me Two Times" (Morrison) (Krieger) – Filmed for Danish Television – September 18, 1968
- "Touch Me" (Krieger) The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour – December 6, 1968
- "Horse Latitudes" / "Moonlight Drive" (Morrison) – The Jonathan Winters Show – December 4, 1967
- "The End" (The Doors) – Filmed live at the Hollywood Bowl – July 5, 1968
- "The Crystal Ship" (Morrison) – American Bandstand, July 7,1967
- "Adagio in G Minor" (Tomaso Albinoni) – Instrumental piece recorded during "Waiting for the Sun", played while home movies are shown
- "Riders on the Storm" (The Doors) – Plays over the end credits
Live at the Hollywood Bowl
- "When the Music's Over"
- "Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)" (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill)
- "Back Door Man" (Willie Dixon, Chester Burnett)
- "Five to One" (Jim Morrison)
- "Back Door Man" (Dixon, Burnett) – Reprise
- "Moonlight Drive" (Morrison)
- "Horse Latitudes" (Morrison)
- "A Little Game" (Morrison) – Excerpt from The Celebration of the Lizard
- "The Hill Dwellers" (Morrison) – Excerpt from The Celebration of the Lizard
- "Spanish Caravan" - (The Doors) Edited version
- "Wake Up" (Morrison)
- "Light My Fire" (Robby Krieger, Morrison)
- "The Unknown Soldier" (The Doors)
- "The End" (The Doors)
The Soft Parade: A Retrospective
- "The Changeling" (Morrison) – 1991 short film by The Doors
- "Wishful Sinful" (Krieger) – PBS TV Show Critique – April 28, 1969
- "Wild Child" (Morrison) – October 1968, Recording Studio
- "Build Me a Woman" (Morrison) – PBS TV Show Critique – April 28, 1969
- "The Unknown Soldier" (The Doors) - Elektra promo clip – March 1968, July 5 1968 & September 6 & 18 1968
- "The Soft Parade" (Morrison) – PBS TV Show Critique - April 28, 1969
- "Hello, I Love You" (Morrison) – September 13, 1968, Frankfurt TV Show
Laserdisc and 1999 DVD bonus features
- Photo galleries "Doors memorabilia" and "Henry Diltz Photographs", with audio commentary by Kerry Humpherys and Diltz, respectively.
- Manzarek's UCLA student films: "Induction" and "Evergreen"
- Excerpt from Densmore's one-man play "Riders on the Storm"
- "The End" (The Doors) as performed by Krieger[4] with Arthur Burrow and Bruce Gary
2001 DVD bonus features
- "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" (Morrison) Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
- "The Ghost Song" (Morrison) – from An American Prayer, 1978
Personnel
- 1966-1971 - Jim Morrison, Robbie Krieger, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek
References
- ^ "The Doors Collection : Densmore, John, Humpherys, Kerry, Krieger, Robby, Manzarek, Ray, Morrison, Jim, Manzarek, Ray, Schmidlin, Rick: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ "Films Dance On Fire | Ray Manzarek of The Doors". Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Films The Doors Collection | Ray Manzarek of The Doors". Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "DVD Talk". www.dvdtalk.com. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
External links
- The Doors: Live at the Hollywood Bowl at IMDb
- Dance on Fire at IMDb
- The Soft Parade at IMDb
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- The Doors (1967)
- Strange Days (1967)
- Waiting for the Sun (1968)
- The Soft Parade (1969)
- Morrison Hotel (1970)
- L.A. Woman (1971)
- Other Voices (1971)
- Full Circle (1972)
- An American Prayer (1978)
- Absolutely Live (1970)
- Alive, She Cried (1983)
- Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1987)
- In Concert (1991)
- Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (1996)
Bright Midnight Archives |
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- 13 (1970)
- Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine (1972)
- The Best of The Doors (1973)
- Greatest Hits (1980)
- The Doors Classics (1985)
- The Best of The Doors (1985)
- Greatest Hits (1996)
- Essential Rarities (1999)
- The Best of The Doors (2000)
- The Very Best of The Doors (2001)
- Legacy: The Absolute Best (2003)
- The Very Best of The Doors (2007)
- The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits (2008)
- The Platinum Collection (2008)
- The Singles (2017)
- The Doors (1991)
- When You're Strange: Music from the Motion Picture (2010)
- The Doors: Box Set (1997)
- The Complete Studio Recordings (1999)
- No One Here Gets Out Alive (2002)
- Boot Yer Butt: The Doors Bootlegs (2003)
- Love/Death/Travel Box Set (2005)
- Perception (2006)
- The Doors: Vinyl Box Set (2008)
- A Collection (2011)
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1983 |
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- Wilderness: The Lost Writings of Jim Morrison
- The American Night
- No One Here Gets Out Alive
- The Doors Are Open (1968)
- A Tribute to Jim Morrison (1981)
- The Doors (1991)
- The Doors – 30 Years Commemorative Edition (1999)
- Soundstage Performances (2002)
- Live in Europe 1968 (2004)
- When You're Strange (2009)
- Live at the Bowl (2012)
- R-Evolution (2013)
- Feast of Friends (2014)
- Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (2018)
- Discography
- Rick & the Ravens
- Bill Siddons
- Danny Sugerman
- Butts Band
- Manzarek–Krieger
- "Craigslist"
- The Lost Paris Tapes
- Stoned Immaculate: The Music of The Doors
- Barbaturex morrisoni
- HWY: An American Pastoral
- Night Divides the Day – The Music of the Doors
- Light My Fire: A Classic Rock Salute to The Doors
- Pamela Courson
- Patricia Kennealy-Morrison
- George Stephen Morrison
- Paul A. Rothchild
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