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The Doors
September 13, 1969 (Saturday)
Varsity Stadium
"Toronto Rock & Roll Revival"
Toronto, Ontario - Canada
[Audience Recording]

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A rare audience recording from 1969 (rare in the sense that few recordings from 1969 exist since The Doors didn't play many shows in the aftermath of the Miami incident). This is a first generation recording. There are a few bootlegs out there that feature songs from this night and none of them sound quite this good. The drums come through terrifically and Jim's vocals are right up in the mix. The guy who taped this show must have been right near the stage.

This show contains a unique "Back Door Man" medley where Jim includes lyrics from "Roadhouse Blues" and "Maggie M'Gill." Definitely worth a listen. Though only 7 tracks, the show lasts for about an hour thanks in part to a long version of "The End," where Jim explains how proud he feels to be performing "on the same stage with so many illustrious musical geniuses."

Check out this informative essay on the 1969 Toronto Rock & Roll Revival Festival: http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/music/toronto-69.php

Also see some rare shots of Jim backstage at the festival here: http://members.tripod.com/rockandrollrevival/photos.htm

Unfortunately, while much of the festival was filmed, it doesn't appear that The Doors' set was (rumors persist that footage exists but no concrete information has ever surfaced). The Doors were the last to go on that night after John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band, and by all accounts, the camera crew was already packing its gear by then. The only footage that's known to exist are shots of The Doors arriving in their car during the opening sequence to D.A. Pennebaker's 1972 film "Sweet Toronto." Watch the opening here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4DcJSjR8K8) and see if you can spot Ray and Jim at about the 2:50 mark (Jim is in the front passenger seat with his back to the camera; Ray is directly behind him and spots the camera).

Enjoy this terrific audience recording.

Porsche

I'm always on the look out for Doors recordings I don't have or source upgrades.
Check out my complete list of shows here: http://www.eccentrix.com/members/thedoors/tradelist.html


Track List:

01. When The Music's Over - 12:18
02. Break On Through - 3:52
03. Back Door Man - 6:58
04. The Crystal Ship - 3:09
05. Wake Up - 1:49
06. Light My Fire - 12:04
07. The End - 15:48


FLAC Fingerprints:

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02 - Break On Through.flacff92e3d713930b2b64cb8e0ec254b314
03 - Back Door Man.flac4dd2525328f8919da51d651b5e30d565
04 - The Crystal Ship.flac5e1adb6caa0098a34bb4f505ce957042
05 - Wake Up.flac1130e12402a12e1d8beac4475084f063
06 - Light My Fire.flacb87f75171a30824751944fe42970614f
07 - The End.flac546bd127297546092becfa61688fff26