The Doors - L.A. Woman (2LP, 45RPM)
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Jim Morrison (vocals), Ray Manzarek (keyboards), John Densmore (drums), Robby Krieger (guitar)
Written by The Doors, except C3 written by John Lee Hooker
2 LPs, Deluxe gatefold jacket
Original analog Master tape : YES
Record color : black
Speed : 45 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Elektra
Recorded December 1970 - January 1971 at The Doors Workshop, Makeshift studio, 8512 Santa Monica Blvd West Hollywood, CA 90069
Mastered by Doug Sax
Produced by Bruce Botnick, The Doors producer/engineer
Originally released in April 1971
Reissued in 2012
Tracks :
Side A
- The Changeling
- Love Her Madly
- Been Down So Long
Side B
- Cars Hiss by My Window
- A. Woman
Side C
- L'America
- Hyacinth House
- Crawling King Snake
Side D
- The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)
- Riders On The Storm
Awards:
TAS Super LP List - Special Merit: Informal
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 364/500
One of TONEAudio Magazine's 2012 Best Audiophile Pressings
1000 Recordings you must hear before you die - Ranked 93
Reviews :
« The final album with Jim Morrison in the lineup is by far their most blues-oriented, and the singer's poetic ardor is undiminished, though his voice sounds increasingly worn and craggy on some numbers. Actually, some of the straight blues items sound kind of turgid, but that's more than made up for by several cuts that rate among their finest and most disturbing work. The seven-minute title track was a car-cruising classic that celebrated both the glamour and seediness of Los Angeles; the other long cut, the brooding, jazzy "Riders on the Storm," was the group at its most melodic and ominous. It and the far bouncier "Love Her Madly" were hit singles, and "The Changeling" and "L'America" count as some of their better little-heeded album tracks. An uneven but worthy finale from the original quartet. » AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 , Discogs : 4.82 / 5 , Rate your Music : 3.9 / 5