The Doors - 1967-12-22 - Los Angeles (SBD)

The Doors

1967-12-22

Shrine Exposition Hall

Los Angeles CA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Inlcuded

01. Alabama Song

02. Back Door Man

03. Five To One

04. I Can't See Your Face In My Mind

05. People Are Strange

06. Money

07. Who Do You Love

08. Summer's Almost Gone

09. I'm A King Bee

10. Gloria

11. Summertime

12. Close To You

13. Rock Me Baby

14. Do it (cover says Let it Bleed)

15. The Hill Dwellers

16. Summertime (cover says No Limits No Laws)

17. Someday Soon

18. Insane

The Doors - 1967-12-22 - Los Angeles (SBD)

For The Doors, the year 1967 began with the release in January of their self-titled debut album. The album would steadily rise up the charts, eventually reaching the #2 position, thanks to the single Light My Fire, released in April, which would make it all the way to the top spot! In September, the band released their 2nd album, Strange Days, which went to #3 on the billboard charts. While the album didn’t yield a single as successful as Light My Fire, both People Are Strange and Love Me Two Times made it into the Billboard Top 25. Also that month, The Doors gave a memorable performance of Light My Fire on The Ed Sullivan Show. Before the September 17 show, network executives asked that the word “higher” be removed in favor of "better." While the group initially agreed, once the band hit the stage, Jim Morrison left the original lyric in place. A furious Ed Sullivan canceled another six appearances that had been planned, banning The Doors from the show forever. Controversy continued to follow the band in December, when Morrison was arrested on December 9, 1967, during a concert in New Haven, becoming the first rock artist ever to be arrested onstage during a performance. A few weeks later, The Doors brought a successful but volatile year to a close with a series of performances at the Shrine Auditorium and Winterland. This soundboard recording captures the first of the 2 nights at the Shrine on December 22, 1967, 46 years ago today. Their set includes covers of I'm A King Bee, Gloria & Summertime alongside originals such as People Are Strange and Alabama Song.