The Doors

The Doors went back to basics when they checked into Morrison Hotel for their 1970 studio album.  The band's fifth LP, it's now being reissued by Rhino as a 2-CD/1-LP 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition.  This release follows the label's similar reissues for The Doors' first four albums including The Soft Parade which expanded their sound to include orchestration.  Morrison Hotel got them back to blues-rock in striking fashion.  CD 1 has the original mix newly remastered by the band's longtime engineer, Bruce Botnick.  CD 2 has 19 session takes, totaling more than an hour of outtake material.  The vinyl component also has Botnick's new remaster of the album.  David Fricke has penned the new liner notes.