LET'S SWIM TO THE MOON
LET'S CLIMB THROUGH THE TIDE
SURRENDER TO THE WAITING WORLDS
THAT LAP AGAINST OUR SIDE
NOTHING LEFT OPEN
AND NO TIME TO DECIDE
THE DOORS
FIRST DEMOS 1965
....AND MORE
Trans World Pacific Studios
was located on
Third Street
and it was here
for the first time that
The Doors
had ever recorded
in a studio.
Aura Records
had seen that the
previous single that
Rick & The Ravens
had released was not
doing so well,
so rather than going to
the expense of
pressing another single
and watching it
most likely fail,
the record company
had decided to give
The Doors
free studio time.
The Doors spent three hours
in the studio
and recorded six demos.
The owner for
Trans World Pacific Studios
was
Dick Bock
who also produced
the demo tapes
for
The Doors.
The demo tapes
were recorded before
Robby Krieger
joined the band.
At that time,
the group included
Jim Morrison
on vocals,
Ray Manzarek
on vocals/piano,
John Densmore
on drums,
Rick Manzarek
on guitar,
Jim Manzarek
on harmonica
and an
unknown girl
that was hired
from a local group
to play bass.
The only copies
of these demo recordings
were originally owned by
World Pacific Studios,
John Densmore
and
Billy James
who at the time
was a
representative for
Columbia Records.
TRACKLIST
End Of The Night
(Demo 1965)
Go Insane
(Demo 1965)
Hello I Love You
(Demo 1965)
Moonlight Drive
(Demo 1965)
My Eyes Have Seen You
(Demo 1965)
Summer's Almost Gone
(Demo 1965)
Hyacinth House
(Demo 1965)
BONUS
Indian Summer
(1966)
Roadhouse Blues
(Take 1-3)
Love Me Two Times
(Take 3)
Love Her Madly
(Alternate Version)
Touch Me
(Take 3)
Not To Touch The Earth
(Take 1)
Celebration Of The Lizard
(A Work In Progress Mix)
Woman Is A Devil
(Outtake)
Cars Hiss By My Window
(Alt Take)
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