On their 1967 debut album, the Doors more than fulfilled the promise of their infamously challenging gigs around Los Angeles throughout the previous year. Whether belting out a standard like "Back Door Man" or talk-singing such originals as "The Crystal Ship" and "I Looked at You," leather-clad vocalist Jim Morrison exuded both sensuality and menace. The mixture, on the outsize album finale, "The End," helped rewrite the rules on rock song composition. None of this would have worked, though, were it not for the highly visual instrumental work of keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robbie Krieger, and drummer John Densmore, whose work on tracks such as "Take It As It Comes" and the lengthy hit "Light My Fire" virtually defined the rock-blues-jazz-classical amalgam that was acid-rock. --Billy Altman

Limited edition pressing of their smash #2 debut from 1967on 180 gram virgin vinyl, and packaged in a thick sealedpolythene bag to protect the album. Includes the originalartwork on a deluxe heavy duty sleeve with the originalsleeve notes. Features the #1 hit 'Light My Fire', plus theAOR classics 'Break On Through (To The Other Side)', 'SoulKitchen', 'The Crystal Ship', 'Back Door Man' and the epiclove song 'The End'. 11 tracks total. 1998 Simply Vinylrelease licensed from Elektra Records. Black wax.