Strange Days – 50th Anniversary (Mono) [180 gram Vinyl]

The Doors had one of the most extraordinary debut years in music history in 1967, releasing a string of hit singles and two platinum albums, beginning in January with the band’s self-titled debut, followed by Strange Days in September. The latter peaked at #3 on the Billboard album chart and featured classics like “Love Me Two Times,” “When The Music’s Over,” and the title track “Strange Days.”

Strange Days mixed new songs written on the road with some written before the band’s 1967 debut. In fact, the band performed “Strange Days” during its 1966 residency at the London Fog in L.A., while “My Eyes Have Seen You” dates back to 1965. Another early  track is “Moonlight Drive,” which was one of the very first songs that the band practiced together, and where the band heard Krieger’s haunting bottleneck guitar playing for the first time. It’s also the song Morrison sang to Manzarek at Venice Beach in 1965 when the two former UCLA film students reconnected and decided to start the Doors.

LP: Original Mono Mix

Side One

  1. “Strange Days”
  2. “You’re Lost Little Girl”
  3. “Love Me Two Times”
  4. “Unhappy Girl”
  5. “Horse Latitudes”
  6. “Moonlight Drive”

Side Two

  1. “People Are Strange”
  2. “My Eyes Have Seen You”
  3. “I Can’t See Your Face In My Mind”
  4. “When The Music’s Over”