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The Doors - 1968 September 7 London, Roundhouse - Early Show (1968)

Track listing:
  1. Five To One 5:12
  2. Break On Through 3:44
  3. When The Music's Over 7:00
  4. Wake Up! 1:30
  5. Light My Fire 10:20
  6. The End 16:14
  7. When The Music's Over 11:54

Notes

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The Doors supposedly had performed a better show during this night than the first set on the previous night. In a review by Mike Grant of Rave magazine, Morrison was quoted as saying , "They were one of the best audiences we’ve ever had. Everyone seemed to take it easy. It was like going back to the roots again and it stimulated us to give a good performance. They were fantastic. That’s all I can say. ’Cept that we enjoyed playing at the Roundhouse more than any other date for years."

John Tobler, writer for an English magazine Zig Zag, had caught The Doors on their fourth set and was really impressed with their performance. Almost two years later, John had interviewed Jim at the Isle of Wight Music Festival on August 30, 1970 where Jim had said:

"That was, I think that was one of the best concerts I’ve ever done."

Unfortunately only five songs seemed to have survived from this concert, however the sound quality of this recording is a bit better than the opening show at The Roundhouse on the previous night.