JIM MORRISON-THE DOORS “An American Prayer” PROMO W/lyrics PSYCH

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TOP COPY! ~ JIM MORRISON-THE DOORS “An American Prayer” PROMO W/lyrics PSYCH

1978/USA/Elektra Records 5E-502….. here’s a clean original white label Promo pressing of this great lp. The gategold cover is in M- condition with the lyric booklet inside, the cover is solid and clean with no splits or delete. The vinyl is in M- like new condition. Clean labels. Please check my listings for other rock and psych lp’s. Good luck and thanks for bidding!

ADVANCE RELEASE WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL ...Original first pressing in gatefold cover with several photo & lyrics pages insert...

The music tends to fit the words well. While the band revisited some psychedelic sounds from their past, they were smart enough to fit the music to the individual poems. Rock, classical, and even some smooth-jazz tones provide a nice background and add a positive effect to Morrison’s spoken words.

Overall the album is a nice example of the possible evolving of the DOORS and its sound if they had succeeded to last longer: the music is distanced from the late sixties West Coast-psychedelia (there are few psych parts though) and moved forward, blending rock with Latino-American music ("Black Polished Chrome/Latino Chrome"), classical (more about it later), even a traces of funk could be found. Sound and production are top-notch, especially considering the fact that band was using recorder tapes of Jim's poetry from 1970.

Manzarek replaced his Vox organ for a Hammond; synthesizers are present as well, there is no more Fender bass piano (there is a real bass guitar played by a session musician), and Krieger's guitar is not so psychedelic and fuzzed anymore, but it sounds nice and mature.

The emphasis of the album is Jim's poetry, and that is, really, what this album is all about -- and it fits with the music just fine (actually, vice versa is more accurate) and it's creating different, effective atmospheres through the whole length of the album. Certainly, this is an art piece; it's not supposed to be played while you're washing the dishes or something. One of our favourites is an adaptation of Albinoni's "Adaggio" (why it's spelled "Adagio"?). This is thee definition of how and adaptation of classical piece should sound like in rock music - and it doesn't need to be symphonic prog and/or pompous. This song is bold, and so are Jim's beautiful and touchy lyrics. The same applies for the majority of the album.

Personnel

- John Densmore / drums
- Robby Krieger / guitar
- Ray Manzarek / keyboards
- Jim Morrison / vocals, spoken words

Track Listing
Awake
Ghost Song
Dawn's Highway / Newborn Awakening
To Come Of Age
Black Polished Chrome / Latino Chrome
Angels and Sailors / Stoned Immaculate
The Movie
Curses, Invocations
American Night
Roadhouse Blues
Lament
The Hitchhiker
 An American Prayer / The End / Albinoni: Adagio

Location

Shipping Cost for this record

Tracking and Insurance

U.S.A.  Air

$12 air mail

$16 Tracked w/insurance

Canada Expedited

$10-$14 PLUS HST - Depends on Location

Tracking and Insurance Included

Worldwide Air

$19-$24 Depends on Location-no Insurance or tracking

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GRADING

MINT: I consider only New Unplayed or Sealed items.

NM or M- or Mint Minus is the same to me, very clean with clean visual appearance and sound, there may be a couple of light inaudible hairline scuffs or such and will be mentioned in the listing, a Mint- record looks and plays clean. Same for the cover. Very clean with no delete or other issues.

EXCELLENT: still very collectable for most, visually and sonicly clean. A handful of light inaudible scuffs, or hairlines. Cover will be clean with little wear, or delete. No splits.

VG++ still a very nice copy with minimal wear, the vinyl will retain it's original gloss and can have a few minor scuffs/scratches that don't affect play very much. Cover will have slight shelf wear, and or delete, minor split.

VG+ the vinyl will still retain much original gloss with a bit more scuffs and/or scratches. If I list a rare or desirable item with a lower grade, I will try to list all defects.