The Doors, Waiting For The Sun, Very Rare original 1968 release mono LP

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The Doors, Waiting For The Sun – Very Rare original 1968 release mono LP

Elektra, EKL 4024, mono, 1968

Disc:  G-; surface marks, skips on side 1, track 4 (Summer's Almost Gone). Cover: VG: light wear on spine, new inner sleeve.

Waiting for the Sun is the third studio album by The Doors. It was released in 1968 and became the band's first and only number one album, spawning their second US number one single, "Hello, I Love You." The centerpiece of this album was supposed to be the lengthy theatrical piece "Celebration of the Lizard," but in the end only the "Not to Touch the Earth" section was used because the group was never able to capture a studio recording that they liked. (The band would revisit it later in its full-length form on their 1970 album Absolutely Live). [Source: Wikipedia]. Ritchie Unterberger's Allmusic review said: "…there were first-rate tunes such as the spooky "The Unknown Soldier," with antiwar lyrics as uncompromisingly forceful as anything the band did, and the compulsively riff-driven "Hello, I Love You," which nonetheless bore an uncomfortably close resemblance to the Kinks' "All Day and All of the Night." The flamenco guitar of "Spanish Caravan," the all-out weirdness of "Not to Touch the Earth" (which was a snippet of a legendary abandoned opus, "The Celebration of the Lizard"), and the menacing closer "Five to One" were also interesting. In fact, time's been fairly kind to the record, which is quite enjoyable and diverse, just not as powerful a full-length statement as the group's best albums." Although it sold over 7 million copies in its various releases, this 1968 original mono release is today considered an extremely rare and highly collectible album. The Goldmine price guide values one of these in Near Mint condition at $1000, but you can have this one for a LOT less, sold "as is" in the described condition. Snatch this one up, because you probably won't find another.

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