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1965 Jul Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek Meet
The origins of The Doors lie in a chance meeting between acquaintances and fellow UCLA film school alumni Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek on Venice Beach California in July 1965. Morrison t...
1967 Jan 4 The Doors Release Self-Titled Debut Album
The Doors is the debut album by the American rock band The Doors, released in January 1967. It features the breakthrough single "Light My Fire", extended with a substantial instrumental s...
1967 Sep 25 The Doors Release "Strange Days"
Strange Days is the second album released by American rock band The Doors. The album was a commercial success, earning a gold record and reaching No. 3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. ...
1968 Jul 11 The Doors Release "Waiting for the Sun"
Waiting for the Sun is The Doors' third studio album. It was released in 1968 and became the band's first and only number one album and spawned their second US number one single, "Hello, ...
1969 Jul The Doors Release "The Soft Parade"
The Soft Parade is the fourth studio album by the The Doors, released in 1969. The album met with some controversy among fans and critics due to its inclusion of brass and string instr...
1970 Feb 1 The Doors Release "Morrison Hotel"
Morrison Hotel (sometimes referred to as Hard Rock Cafe from the title of the first side of the LP, whose second side is titled Morrison Hotel) is The Doors' fifth album. It was released ...
1970 Jul The Doors Release "Absolutely Live"
Absolutely Live is the first live album released by American rock band The Doors in 1970. Many shows were recorded during the 1970 tour to create the "Absolutely Live" album. The Doors pr...
1971 Apr The Doors Release "L.A. Woman"
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 b...
1971 Jul 3 Jim Morrison Dies
James Douglas "Jim" Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, songwriter, poet, writer and filmmaker. He was best known as the lead singer and lyricist of The Doo...
1971 Oct The Doors Release "Other Voices"
The recording of the album began while lead singer Jim Morrison was on holiday in France. The song "Down on the Farm" was allegedly already written at the time of the recording of the pre...
1972 Aug The Doors Release "Full Circle"
Full Circle is the second album released by The Doors after Jim Morrison's death, and also their last album together before they broke up. The album includes "The Mosquito", the last hit ...
1978 Nov 17 The Doors Release "An American Prayer"
An American Prayer is a studio album by rock band The Doors. In 1978, seven years after Jim Morrison died and five years after the remaining members of the band broke up, Ray Manzarek, Ro...
1983 Oct The Doors Release "Alive, She Cried"
Alive, She Cried is a live album by the American rock band The Doors; the title of the album is taken from a line in the song "When the Music's Over". The recordings are from various conc...
1987 Sep The Doors Release "Live at the Hollywood Bowl"
Live at the Hollywood Bowl is a live album by the American rock band The Doors. It was recorded on July 5, 1968 but not released until 1987. The video of the concert is still available, n...
1991 May 21 The Doors Release "In Concert"
In Concert is a live double album, recorded by The Doors. The album's performances is culled from a variety of different concerts and releases. In Concert includes all the tracks from Abs...