''Live in New York'' is a six-disc box set of four complete concerts performed American rock band the

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on January 17 and 18, 1970 at the

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. Two shows were played each night, with 8:00pm and 11:00pm scheduled start times on January 17, and 7:30pm and 10:00pm scheduled start times on January 18. The final show featured an extended encore with guests

John Sebastian John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonicist who founded the rock band The Lovin' Spoonful. He made an impromptu appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969Dallas Taylor (drums) that concluded around 2:30am. Select tracks were previously released on the Doors' live album '' In Concert'' and as part of '' The Doors: Box Set''. About a third of the material was previously unreleased. The concerts were held a few weeks before the band released their fifth studio album ''

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'' on February 9, 1970. The box set was released by

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from the Bright Midnight Archives collection which contains several previously unreleased live concerts by the Doors.

Production

The original 8-track and 2-track concert recordings had been used for the 1970 release of Absolutely Live. During this editing of the tapes, many cuts had been made which left the original running order severely compromised. To ensure the correct running order was used, the audience recorded bootlegs were used. However, this process has led to occasional dips in sound quality. Additionally, John Sebastian's blues harmonica was recorded through the PA system on the final three songs and not recorded onto tape. Long-time Doors' sound engineer/producer Bruce Botnick got John Sebastian to re-record his performance four decades after the original concerts.

Track listing

Show One

Disc 1 (January 17, 1970, 1st show)

# (Start of Show 1) #

Roadhouse Blues "Roadhouse Blues" is a song by the American rock band the Doors from their 1970 album '' Morrison Hotel''. It was released as the B-side of "You Make Me Real", which peaked at No. 50 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Roadhouse Blues" charted ...

(Morrison) # Ship of Fools (

Jim Morrison James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, poet and songwriter who was the lead vocalist of the rock band the Doors. Due to his wild personality, poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, unpredictable and err ...

) # Break On Through (To the Other Side) (Morrison) # (Tuning/Breather) #

Peace Frog "Peace Frog" is a song by the Doors, which was released on their fifth studio album '' Morrison Hotel'' in 1970. Guitarist Robby Krieger explained that the music was written and recorded first, with the lyrics later coming from poems by singer J ...

(Morrison,

Robby Krieger Robert Alan Krieger (born January 8, 1946) is an American guitarist and founding member of the rock band the Doors. Krieger wrote or co-wrote many of the Doors' songs, including the hits " Light My Fire", " Love Me Two Times", " Touch Me", and ...

) # Blue Sunday (Morrison) # Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) ( Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) #

Back Door Man "Back Door Man" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon and recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1960. The lyrics draw on a Southern U.S. cultural term for an extramarital affair. The song is one of several Dixon-Wolf songs that became popular among roc ...

( Willie Dixon,

Chester Burnett Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910January 10, 1976), better known by his stage name Howlin' Wolf, was an American blues singer and guitarist. He is regarded as one of the most influential blues musicians of all time. Over a four-decade car ...

) # Love Hides (

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version) (Morrison) #

Five to One "Five to One" is a song by American rock band the Doors, from their 1968 album '' Waiting for the Sun''. The song's lyrics were written by lead singer Jim Morrison, though the songwriting credit identified each member of the Doors as songwriters. ...

(Morrison) # (Tuning/Breather) # Who Do You Love? (

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) #

Little Red Rooster "Little Red Rooster" (or "The Red Rooster" as it was first titled) is a blues standard credited to arranger and songwriter Willie Dixon. The song was first recorded in 1961 by American blues musician Howlin' Wolf in the Chicago blues style. His ...

(Dixon) #

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(

Janie Bradford Janie Bradford (born June 2, 1939 in Charleston, Missouri, United States) is an American songwriter, most known for her tenure with Motown. With Berry Gordy, she co-wrote "Money (That's What I Want)", originally recorded by Barrett Strong, and ...

Berry Gordy Berry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., is a retired American record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record l ...

) # (Tuning/Breather) #

Light My Fire "Light My Fire" is a song by the American rock band the Doors. It was recorded in August 1966 and released in January 1967 on their eponymous debut album. Released as an edited single on April 24, 1967, it spent three weeks at number one on ...

(Krieger), (Morrison) # (More, More, More) # Soul Kitchen (Morrison) # (End of Show)

Show Two

Disc 2 (January 17, 1970, 2nd show)

# (Start Of Show 2) # (Jim “How Ya Doing?”) # Roadhouse Blues (Morrison) # Break On Through (To the Other Side) (Morrison) # Ship of Fools (Morrison) #

Crawling King Snake "Crawling King Snake" (alternatively "Crawlin' King Snake" or "Crawling/Crawlin' Kingsnake") is a blues song that has been recorded by numerous blues and other artists. It is believed to have originated as a Delta blues in the 1920s and be rela ...

(Anon, arr. by John Lee Hooker) # Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) (Brecht, Weill) # Back Door Man (Dixon, Burnett) including hummed vocal version of "Love Hides" (Morrison) # Five to One (Morrison) # (Pretty Neat, Pretty Good) # Build Me a Woman (Morrison) including "Poontang Blues" and "Sunday Trucker" (Morrison) # (Tuning/Breather) # Who Do You Love? (Diddley) # (Tuning/Breather) # Wild Child (Morrison) # (Cheering/Tuning) # When the Music's Over

Disc 3 (January 17, 1970, 2nd show cont.)

# (Tuning/Breather) # Light My Fire (Krieger), (Morrison) # (Hey, Mr. Light Man!) # Soul Kitchen (Morrison) including " Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" (traditional) # (Jim's Fish Joke) # The End # (End of Show)

Show Three

Disc 4 (January 18, 1970, 1st show)

# (Start of Show 3) # Roadhouse Blues (Morrison) # Ship of Fools (Morrison) # Break On Through (To the Other Side) (Morrison) # (Tuning/Breather) # Universal Mind # Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) (False Start) (Brecht, Weill) # Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) (Brecht, Weill) # Back Door Man (Dixon, Burnett) including the instrumental version of "Love Hides" (Morrison) # Five to One (Morrison) # (Tuning/Breather) #

Moonlight Drive "Moonlight Drive" is a song by American rock band the Doors, released in 1967 on their second album '' Strange Days''. It was edited to a 2:16 length for the 45 rpm single B-side of " Love Me Two Times". Though a conventional blues arrangement, t ...

(Morrison) including "Horse Latitudes" (Morrison) # Who Do You Love? (Diddley) # (Calling Out for Songs) # Money (Bradford, Gordy) # (Tuning/Breather) # Light My Fire (Krieger), (Morrison) # (More, More, More) # When the Music's Over # (Good Night/End of Show)

Show Four

Disc 5 (January 18, 1970, 2nd show)

# (Start of Show 4) # Roadhouse Blues (Morrison) # Peace Frog (Morrison, Krieger) # Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) (Brecht, Weill) # Back Door Man (Dixon, Burnett) # Five to One (Morrison) # (We Have a Special Treat) #

Celebration of the Lizard "Celebration of the Lizard" is a performance piece by American rock band the Doors, featuring lyrics written by lead singer Jim Morrison and music by the Doors. Composed as a series of poems, the piece includes both spoken verse and sung lyrics, ...

(Morrison) (*) # (Alright Let's Boogie) # Build Me a Woman (Morrison) # When the Music's Over # (More, More, More) (*) Medley that contains: "Lions in the Street", "Wake Up!", "A Little Game", "The Hill Dwellers", "

Not to Touch the Earth "Not to Touch the Earth" is a 1968 song by the Doors from their third album ''Waiting for the Sun''. It is part of an extended performance piece called " Celebration of the Lizard" that the band played live multiple times. A 17-minute studio reco ...

", "Names of the Kingdom" and "The Palace of Exile".

Disc 6 (January 18, 1970, 2nd show cont.)

# Soul Kitchen (Morrison) including " Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" (traditional) # (For Fear of Getting Too Patriotic) # Petition the Lord with Prayer (Morrison) # Light My Fire (Krieger), (Morrison) # (Only When the Moon Comes Out) # Close to You (Dixon) # (The Encore Begins) # Rock Me (

Muddy Waters McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer and musician who was an important figure in the post-war blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago ...

) # (What to Do Next?) # Going to N.Y. Blues # (Tuning/Breather) # Maggie M’Gill (Morrison) # (Tuning/Breather) # Gloria (

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) including lyrics from "Easy Ride" (J. Morrison) and "My Eyes Have Seen You" (J. Morrison)

Personnel

The Doors *

– vocals * Ray Manzarek – organ,

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, vocals on "Close to You" *

–

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John Densmore John Paul Densmore (born December 1, 1944) is an American musician, songwriter, author and actor. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band the Doors, and as such is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He appeared on every recordi ...

– drums Additional musicians *

John Sebastian John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonicist who founded the rock band The Lovin' Spoonful. He made an impromptu appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969Harmonica on "Rock Me", "Going To N.Y. Blues" & " Maggie M’Gill" * Dallas Taylor – drums on "Going To N.Y. Blues"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Live In New York (The Doors Album) 2009 live albums Albums produced by Bruce Botnick Bright Midnight Archives