''No One Here Gets Out Alive'' is a box set by the band

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, released in 2001. The box set consists of four shows, one on each disc, of a syndicated radio show called ''Innerview''. The show was a music interview series that was hosted by

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. The box set consists of music by the Doors and interviews of the surviving members of the band. Various topics are discussed, even the possibility of singer

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being alive and well in

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. Guitarist Robbie Kreiger answers the question regarding Morrison being alive after the tape recorder has been switched off, effectively furthering the Morrison myth.

Production

The shows themselves took two years to produce and aired around the same time the book of the same name was released; during the summer of 1979. Each week, a new one-hour episode would air, spanning four weeks. The shows were initially released as a

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vinyl box set. The release was limited to 150 copies, many of which were kept by the radio station employees themselves. The CD box set was mastered by Bruce Botnick from the vinyl discs in the possession of then Doors manager Danny Sugerman's younger brother, Chip Sugerman. The vinyl source of the discs is noticeable in places. All

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s present on the original vinyl records have been removed, with each disc thus ending up at roughly 45 minutes.

Track listing

Disc 1 - Beginning Of The Doors: Visionary Dream

#Segment I - 14:36 #Segment II - 9:26 #Segment III - 8:13 #Segment IV - 14:39

Disc 2 - Exploration And Morrison's Sojourn

#Segment I - 10:23 #Segment II - 13:08 #Segment III - 15:13 #Segment IV - 8:03

Disc 3 - Cultural Excursion Into The Void

#Segment I - 9:48 #Segment II - 13:36 #Segment III - 10:44 #Segment IV - 11:46

Disc 4 - James Douglas Morrison: Poet

#Segment I - 10:14 #Segment II - 12:12 #Segment III - 13:11 #Segment IV - 11:08

Personnel

— lead vocals * Ray Manzarek — piano, organ, keyboards & bass *

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— drums *

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 ...

— guitar

References

{{The Doors 2000 compilation albums Albums produced by Bruce Botnick Bright Midnight Archives The Doors compilation albums