The Doors’ Strange Days 1967: A Work in Progress, Part 2 presents newly unearthed material from the band’s early 1967 album sessions, featuring rough mixes without final overdubs on side one and previously unreleased outtakes of “When the Music’s Over” on side two.
The Doors’ record store day is a revelatory archival release that provides an intimate window into the experimental zenith of one of rock’s most enigmatic bands. This LP is the direct successor to the previously unearthed first volume, continuing the deep dive into the 1967 studio sessions at Sunset Sound. While the original “Strange Days” album is celebrated for its polished, atmospheric production — including the pioneering use of the Moog synthesizer — this collection strips back those layers to reveal the raw, skeletal foundations of the songs.
For fans and historians, it offers a rare chance to hear Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore crafting their second masterpiece in real-time, long before the final overdubs and musique concrète effects were applied.
Pressed on limited-edition transparent turquoise vinyl with an exclusive poster print included, it’s a visceral, unpolished look at a masterpiece in the making. Doors engineer Bruce Botnick said “[This is] a document showing some of the give and take of recording in the studio and sorting out the songs, and where they would eventually live.”
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