The Doors Album ‘Morrison Hotel’ Gets A 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Release
Written by Johnson Stephen on August 24, 2020
The Doors returned to their roots and were reborn a Rock ’n’ Roll band on ‘Morrison Hotel’. This was the group’s fifth studio album and fifth consecutive gold-certified record. Completed in only a few weeks and released in February 1970, the hard-charging album took its name from the Skid Row hotel in downtown Los Angeles that’s featured in the iconic cover photo taken by Henry Diltz.
To commemorate the album’s 50-year anniversary, Rhino checks in again at the ‘Morrison Hotel’ with a 2-CD/1-LP set that will be available on October 9th 2020.
This release includes the original album newly remastered by The Doors’ longtime engineer and mixer Bruce Botnick, and the original album on 180-gram virgin vinyl. The music will also be available from digital and streaming services the same day.
For this new collection, the original album has been expanded with more than an hour of unreleased recordings taken from the sessions for ‘Morrison Hotel’. These 19 outtakes transport listeners into the studio with Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, and Ray Manzarek for an unprecedented perspective on the making of the album.
Botnick says: ”There are many takes, different arrangements, false starts, and insightful studio conversations between the band – who were in the studio – and producer Paul Rothchild – who was in the control room. It’s like being a fly on the wall.”
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A new line of official ‘Morrison Hotel’ merchandise has also been launched in celebration of the album’s 50th anniversary. Fans can visit www.thedoors.com for exclusive hoodies, sweats, socks, a t-shirt, a jean jacket, and a key chain from the Morrison Hotel.
