The Doors: Box Set

The Doors Box Set
Box set by The Doors
Released	October 28, 1997
Recorded	1965-1971
Genre	Psychedelic rock, acid rock, blues-rock, hard rock
Length	257:50
Label	Elektra
Producer	Bruce Botnick & The Doors
The Doors chronology
The Doors: Box Set (Original Release Date: October 28, 1997) The Complete Studio Recordings (1999) Without a Safety Net Live In New York The Future Ain't What It Used To Be Band Favorites

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This is the first box set by the band The Doors released on October 28, 1997. The set includes previously rare and unreleased demo recordings.

Track listing

All songs written by Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, and John Densmore, except where noted.

Disc 1: Without a Safety Net

1. "Five to One" – 7:30 (Live at the Dinner Key Auditorium, Miami, FL, Mar. 1, 1969)
2. "Queen of the Highway" – 3:32 (Alternate Jazz version recorded at Elektra Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 1969)
3. "Hyacinth House" – 2:42 (Demo recorded at Robby Krieger's home studio, 1969)
4. "My Eyes Have Seen You" – 2:01 (Demo recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Sep. 2, 1965)
5. "Who Scared You?" – 3:19 (Recorded at Elektra Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 1969)
6. "Black Train Song" (The Doors, Junior Parker/Sam Phillips) – 12:27 (Live at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, May 1, 1970)
7. "End of the Night" – 3:02 (Demo recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Sep. 2, 1965)
8. "Whiskey, Mystics & Men" – 2:22 (Recorded at Elektra Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 1970)
9. "I Will Never Be Untrue" – 3:56 (Live at the Aquarius Theater, Hollywood, 1969)
10. "Moonlight Drive" (Demo) – 2:32 (Recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Sep. 2, 1965)
11. "Moonlight Drive" (Sunset Sound) – 2:44 (Recorded at Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 1966)
12. "Rock Is Dead" – 16:41 (Recorded at Elektra Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 25, 1969)
13. "Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor" (Tomaso Albinoni) – 4:39 (Recorded at TTG Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 1968)

• "Black Train Song" is a medley of "People Get Ready" > "Mystery Train" > "Away in India" > "Crossroads"

Disc 2: Live In New York

1. "Roadhouse Blues" – 4:39 (Felt Forum 1/17/70 late show)
2. "Ship of Fools" – 5:21 (Felt Forum 1/17/70 early show)
3. "Peace Frog" – 2:58 (Felt Forum 1/17/70 early show)
4. "Blue Sunday" – 2:32 (Felt Forum 1/17/70 early show)
5. "Celebration of the Lizard" – 17:18 (Felt Forum 1/18/70 late show)
6. "Gloria" – 7:14 (Aquarius Theater, Hollywood, 7/22/1969 & Felt Forum 1/18/70 late show)
7. "Crawling King Snake" (John Lee Hooker) – 6:12 (Felt Forum 1/17/70 late show)
8. "Money" (Berry Gordy, Jr., Smokey Robinson, Hooker) – 2:59 (Felt Forum 1/17/70 early show)
9. "Poontang Blues/Build Me a Woman/Sunday Trucker" – 3:35 (Felt Forum 1/18/70 late show)
10. "The End" – 18:01 (Felt Forum 1/17/70 late show)

Disc 3: The Future Ain't What It Used To Be

1. "Hello to the Cities" – 0:56 (Live on the Ed Sullivan Show, 1967 and at Cobo Hall, Detroit, 1970)
2. "Break on Through (To the Other Side)" – 4:32 (Live at the Isle of Wight Festival, England, Aug. 29, 1970)
3. "Rock Me" (Muddy Waters) – 6:36 (Live at The PNE Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Jun. 6, 1970)
4. "Money" (John Lee Hooker) – 2:59 (Live at The PNE Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Jun. 6, 1970)
5. "Someday Soon" – 3:41 (Live at the Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, Jun. 5, 1970)
6. "Go Insane" – 2:30 (Demo recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Sep. 2, 1965)
7. "Mental Floss" – 3:38 (Live at the Aquarius Theater, Hollywood, 1969)
8. "Summer's Almost Gone" – 2:17 (Demo recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Sep. 2, 1965)
9. "Adolph Hitler" – 0:12 (Live at Boston Gardens, Boston, MA, Apr. 10, 1970, late show)
10. "Hello, I Love You" – 2:28 (Demo recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Sep. 2, 1965)
11. "The Crystal Ship" – 2:55 (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA, Mar. 7, 1967)
12. "I Can't See Your Face in My Mind" – 3:16 (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA, Mar. 7, 1967)
13. "The Soft Parade" – 10:03 (Live on PBS Television, New York, NY, Apr. 28, 1969)
14. "Tightrope Ride" – 4:17 (The Doors Workshop, Los Angeles, 1971)
15. "Orange County Suite" – 5:27 (Recorded at Elektra Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 1970)

• "Rock Me" and "Money" feature Albert King as guest on guitar.

Disc 4: Band Favorites

1. "Light My Fire" – 7:05 (from The Doors)
2. "Peace Frog" (Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger) – 2:57 (from Morrison Hotel)
3. "Wishful Sinful" (Robby Krieger) – 2:55 (from The Soft Parade)
4. "Take It As It Comes" – 2:14 (from The Doors)
5. "L.A. Woman" (Jim Morrison) – 7:49 (from L.A. Woman)
6. "I Can't See Your Face in My Mind" – 3:22 (from Strange Days)
7. "Land Ho!" (Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger) – 4:06 (from Morrison Hotel)
8. "Yes, the River Knows" (Robby Krieger) – 2:34 (from Waiting for the Sun)
9. "Shaman's Blues" (Jim Morrison) – 4:47 (from The Soft Parade)
10. "You're Lost Little Girl" (Robby Krieger) – 2:59 (from Strange Days)
11. "Love Me Two Times" (Robby Krieger) – 3:15 (from Strange Days)
12. "When the Music's Over" – 10:56 (from Strange Days)
13. "The Unknown Soldier" – 3:21 (from Waiting for the Sun)
14. "Wild Child" (Jim Morrison) – 2:35 (from The Soft Parade)
15. "Riders on the Storm" (Jim Morrison, The Doors) – 7:09 (from L.A. Woman)

N.B. Tracks 1–5 selected by Robby Krieger, 6–10 by Ray Manzarek, 11–15 by John Densmore

All songs written by The Doors, unless noted otherwise.