THE DOORS "LIVE AT THE MATRIX" ORIGINAL MASTERS: WHAT'S IN IT?

 

Until now, the most complete version of The Doors' live performances recorded in San Francisco on March 7-10, 1967 contained 24 songs (Bright Midnight Archives). The edition being released today (September 8, 2023) has 37 songs.

So let's see what are the differences from previous releases: 8 unreleased tracks.

THE TRACKS:

We start with 6 songs from the March 7th concert:

- Back Door Man, previously released version.

- My Eyes Have Seen You, previously unreleased.

- Soul Kitchen, previously released version.

- All Blues, previously unreleased.

- Get Out My Life Woman, previously released, but here for the first time from the original tapes.

- When The Music's Over, previously unreleased.

 

Then we have 7 songs from the second concert on March 7th:

- Close To You, previously released, but here for the first time from the original tapes.

- Crawling King Snake, previously released, but here for the first time from the original tapes.

- I Can't See Your Face In My Mind, previously released version.

- People Are Strange, previously released version.

- Alabama Song, previously released version.

- The Crystal Ship, previously released version.

- Twentieth Century Fox, previously released version.

We continue with 7 songs from the third concert on March 7th:

- Moonlight Drive, previously released version.

- Summer's Almost Gone, previously unreleased version.

- Unhappy Girl, previously released version.

- Woman Is A Devil/Rock Me Baby, previously released, but here for the first time from the original tapes.

- Break On Through, previously released, but here for the first time from the original tapes.

- Light My Fire, previously released version.

- The End, previously released version.

A song from the concert March (8th or 9th):

- The End (fragment), version previously released on bootleg.

5 songs from the first concert on March 10th:

- My Eyes Have Seen You, previously released version.

- Soul Kitchen, previously released, but here for the first time from the original tapes.

- I Can't See Your Face In My Mind, previously released, but here for the first time from the original tapes.

- People Are Strange, previously released, but here for the first time from the original tapes.

- When The Music's Over, previously released version.

7 tracks from the second concert on March 10th:

- Money, previously released, but here for the first time from the original tapes.

- Who Do You Love, previously released, but here for the first time from the original tapes.

- Moonlight Drive, previously unreleased.

- Summer's Almost Gone, previously unreleased version.

- I'm A King Bee, previously released, but here for the first time from the original tapes.

- Gloria, previously released but here for the first time from the original tapes.

- Break On Through, previously unreleased.

3 songs from the third concert on March 10th

- Summertime, previously released, but here for the first time from the original tapes.

- Back Door Man, previously released, but here for the first time from the original tapes.

- Alabama Song, previously unreleased.

- The program closes with an unreleased instrumental called Bags' Groove, recorded during the first concert on March 7th. This one seems to be available in only on vinyl.

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