The Doors - remastered albums?

[EgoHanger1966]

He didn't name Not To Touch The Earth, you think that is filler?

that song sounds very cheap and extremely outdated :/

The whole Doors catalog sounds outdated! That doesn't mean it's not really good. I'm all for objectivism, but in this case I don't get your criticism at all. What do you mean by cheap?

[Heysaboda]

For the past couple of weeks I’ve been taking a trip through all of the Doors "40th anniversary CDs" which were issued around 2007.  They originally appeared as DVD-A’s in the Perception set, but around 2007 were all reissued as standalone CDs.  AND these are (apparently) remastered AND remixed, and it’s nothing short of incredible.  The people who did these remixes made some very smart and musical decisions.  The remixes are simply glorious to hear.

Glorious!

I’m an "original fan" so you know I’m an "old guy".  But I have to say, each of these albums is better, WAY BETTER than I actually remember.

No question: for a brief time, the Doors were the best band in America!

Doors fans here: let’s hear ya!!!!!

[Pim]

Awesome band, would love to own the latest re-re-re-release of their catalog, the "Infinity"-boxset... But as I already have Percetion and The Doors Vinyl Box...

[feelsflow]

I have the first box they put out, the one in the mini-lp sleeves, and that sounds fine to me.  I heard the remix version wasn't that good, but haven't heard them.  I want them to sound the way I remember them.  All in on the new DVD though.  The reviews are positive, and want to get a Blu-ray up-grade on those early clips.  Already have the Collector's Edition DVD with Dance on Fire, Hollywood Bowl and The Soft Parade.  But my favorite part of that Is the early clips, so willing to give the new one a try.

The Best thing about Blu-Ray is the DTS-HD Master Audio.  Picture is better, but I find the sound is the real improvement.  Even Mono is better.  So whatever mix they use it will be an improvement over even the 5.1 DVD-A discs.  Those are still just DVDs, right.  The one's I have are.  Blu-Ray made a difference with the Neil Young Vol. 1 Box,  so last year I got XTC's Nonsuch Blu-Ray with 5.1 Surround.  Something that I had listened to for years opened up in new colors.  

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Now if we could just get The Beach Boys to head in this direction...

[SurfRiderHawaii]

Highly recommend the two disk "L.A. Woman (40th Anniversary Edition)". The disc of alternate takes is amazing.

[feelsflow]

Yeah, that one slipped my mind when I was doing the post.  I did buy that.  I love the alternate takes.

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I was still very young when L. A. Woman came out.  I liked a few of the numbers, but over the years the record has grown on me.  Now I like all the tracks.  Really looking forward to the DVD.  Forgot to post the name, it's called R-Evolution.  It has some stuff I've never seen - not even on Youtube. I should have it in a couple of weeks, and will come back here and post my thoughts.

[Pim]

I wish they'd put out official cd's of the two albums without Jim. Both have some awesome tracks on them. Such a shame they're not officially available on disc (I think they got added to iTunes last year though).

[Jay]

If you subscribe to Collectors Choice Magazine, or go to their website, you can find their two albums without Jim on one cd. I'm not really not of the legality of the cd, but the sound quality is excellent. From what I can tell, it does not seem like a needle drop. The version of Tightrope Ride that was used on the Doors's 1997 box set is from a pretty noisy needle drop, and actually sounds much worse than the twofer version. They don't always have a copy in every issue of the magazine I've gotten, but I've seen it several times. Here's a link to their website. http://www.ccmusic.com/

[Pim]

Yeah I know there are some semi-legal issues (I think from Eastern Europe), but I just want an official release with a nice booklet containing some information, maybe some bonustracks etc.