The Doors - Morrison Hotel - Rare UK 1st Press. A/1 B/1 Matrix - Excellent.

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THE DOORS - MORRISON HOTEL

UK Stereo 1st Pressing

Stereo Cat No EKS 75007

This Rare UK 1st Pressing DOORS Album Was Pressed In Stereo And Is In Excellent Condition

Morrison Hotel (sometimes referred to as Hard Rock Café from the title of the first side of the LP, whose second side is titled Morrison Hotel) is The Doors' fifth album. It was released in 1970. After their experimental work The Soft Parade was not as well-received as anticipated, the group went back to basics and back to their roots. On this album, there is a slight steer toward blues, which would be fully explored by the band on their next album, L.A. Woman. The strategy worked; even though no major hit singles were drawn from the album, Morrison Hotel re-established The Doors as favourites of the critics, peaking at #4 on the US album chart, and when they followed with L.A. Woman the next year, they were rewarded with two more US Top 20 hits. The album also became the band's highest charting studio album in the UK, where it peaked at #12.

The cover photo was taken at the actual Morrison Hotel located at 1246 South Hope Street in Los Angeles. The band asked the owners if they could photograph the hotel and they declined, so the band went inside when nobody was looking and took the photograph. The rear cover features a photograph of the Hard Rock Café on 300 East 5th Street, Los Angeles. The founders of the later and otherwise unrelated Herd Rock Cafe chain used the name, having seen it on the Doors' album. The original cafe is no longer open for business.

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Matrix Numbers: -

SIDE A: EKS 75007 A//1 ? 420

SIDE B: EKS 75007 B//1 ? 420

Cat No EKS 75007

Vinyl weight: 146g

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The original UK Elektra Issue Comes In A "MacNeill Press" Gatefold Un-Laminated Sleeve.

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Comes With White Poly-Lined Inner Sleeve.

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CONDITION

Sleeve : VG+

The Original Gatefold “MacNeill Press” Un-Laminated Sleeve Is In VG+ Condition With No Splits or Tears, There Is Very Minor Wear To The Edges and Spine and Just A Tiny Amount of Ring and Corner Wear. The Original Owners Name Is Written Neatly On The Front Cover, See The Pictures Below For More Details.

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Record: Excellent

Record is in Excellent Condition, As Far As Sound Is Concerned, The Record plays Superbly with No Jumps or Loud Clicks, There is Some Very Light Crackle in The Silent Parts Between Tracks, But Nothing Else and Nothing Detrimental To The Listening Pleasure, All in all a Superb Playable Record. Visually the Record is Excellent with no marks or scratches, just the lightest of hairlines caused by removal from the sleeve.

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Labels: Excellent

The Red Paper Elektra Large “E” Labels Are in Great Condition with No Rips, Tears, Writing or other Damage, Some Light Spindle Marks..

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Inner Sleeve : VG+

White Poly-Lined Inner Sleeve In VG+ Condition, With No Splits Or Other Damage, Just A Couple Of Marks Where The Glue Has “Bled“ Through.

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ALTHOUGH THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY STORED FOR MANY YEARS I RECOMMEND THAT IT IS CLEANED BEFORE PLAYING.

I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN IT MYSELF AS I KNOW MOST COLLECTORS HAVE THERE OWN PREFERRED METHODS.

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PLEASE NOTE ALL ABOVE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN BY MYSELF AND ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM FOR SALE.

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