GLOBALRPH MUSICATLASThe Doors: Artist Essentials
A 32-song route through the original six studio albums, balancing accessible singles, album selections and complete longer performances.
Showing 10 of 10 selected recordings.This depth selects the first 10 recordings in the recommended sequence. Changing the order rearranges those same selections.
When only a year is established, chronological order within that year is approximate.
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First released: 1967 (year verified)
Original album: The Doors
Original 1967 full-length studio album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Start with the full album performance; its extended middle section gives a different listening route from the compact single.
Annual version match under reviewThe selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1967 (year verified)
Year precision only. Original recording chronology is distinct from later chart appearances, compilations, remasters and digital package dates.
Recording: Original 1967 full-length studio album recording
Credit: The Doors
Role in this collection: Primary group artist
Original album: The Doors
The Doors official original-album discography
Read the original programs and dates of The Doors (1967), Strange Days (1967), Waiting for the Sun (1968), The Soft Parade (1969), Morrison Hotel (1970) and L.A. Woman (1971). Dates here describe original album programs, not later editions. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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First released: 1971 (year verified)
Original album: L.A. Woman
Original 1971 full-length studio album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: A closing-album reference point for the later band; allow space for the complete arrangement before returning to shorter tracks.
Annual version match under reviewThe selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1971 (year verified)
Year precision only. Original recording chronology is distinct from later chart appearances, compilations, remasters and digital package dates.
Recording: Original 1971 full-length studio album recording
Credit: The Doors
Role in this collection: Primary group artist
Original album: L.A. Woman
The Doors official original-album discography
Read the original programs and dates of The Doors (1967), Strange Days (1967), Waiting for the Sun (1968), The Soft Parade (1969), Morrison Hotel (1970) and L.A. Woman (1971). Dates here describe original album programs, not later editions. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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orderThe Doors
First released: 1967 (year verified)
Original album: The Doors
Original 1967 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The debut opener belongs near the beginning of any introduction and also restores a song visibly requested in the screenshots.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1967 (year verified)
Year precision only. Original recording chronology is distinct from later chart appearances, compilations, remasters and digital package dates.
Recording: Original 1967 studio recording
Credit: The Doors
Role in this collection: Primary group artist
Original album: The Doors
The Doors official original-album discography
Read the original programs and dates of The Doors (1967), Strange Days (1967), Waiting for the Sun (1968), The Soft Parade (1969), Morrison Hotel (1970) and L.A. Woman (1971). Dates here describe original album programs, not later editions. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
The Doors - official band history
Original membership, chronology and group identity, including Morrison-era studio albums and separately identified later band releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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First released: 1971 (year verified)
Original album: L.A. Woman
Original 1971 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Use the title track as the central stop in the final Morrison-era studio album.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1971 (year verified)
Year precision only. Original recording chronology is distinct from later chart appearances, compilations, remasters and digital package dates.
Recording: Original 1971 studio recording
Credit: The Doors
Role in this collection: Primary group artist
Original album: L.A. Woman
The Doors official original-album discography
Read the original programs and dates of The Doors (1967), Strange Days (1967), Waiting for the Sun (1968), The Soft Parade (1969), Morrison Hotel (1970) and L.A. Woman (1971). Dates here describe original album programs, not later editions. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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orderThe Doors
First released: 1967 (year verified)
Original album: Strange Days
Original 1967 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: A concise doorway into the second album; pair it with its title track to broaden the introduction.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1967 (year verified)
Year precision only. Original recording chronology is distinct from later chart appearances, compilations, remasters and digital package dates.
Recording: Original 1967 studio recording
Credit: The Doors
Role in this collection: Primary group artist
Original album: Strange Days
The Doors official original-album discography
Read the original programs and dates of The Doors (1967), Strange Days (1967), Waiting for the Sun (1968), The Soft Parade (1969), Morrison Hotel (1970) and L.A. Woman (1971). Dates here describe original album programs, not later editions. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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First released: 1970 (year verified)
Original album: Morrison Hotel
Original 1970 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: An accessible route into Morrison Hotel and a useful contrast with the orchestral presentation of Touch Me.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1970 (year verified)
Year precision only. Original recording chronology is distinct from later chart appearances, compilations, remasters and digital package dates.
Recording: Original 1970 studio recording
Credit: The Doors
Role in this collection: Primary group artist
Original album: Morrison Hotel
The Doors official original-album discography
Read the original programs and dates of The Doors (1967), Strange Days (1967), Waiting for the Sun (1968), The Soft Parade (1969), Morrison Hotel (1970) and L.A. Woman (1971). Dates here describe original album programs, not later editions. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
The Doors - Rhino
Read album development, blues context of Morrison Hotel, long-form The End and the original six-album period. No solo or spoken-word release is merged into the studio selections. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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orderThe Doors
First released: 1967 (year verified)
Original album: Strange Days
Original 1967 full-length studio album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Keep the complete album performance in this sequence, with the original single edit treated as a separate edition.
Annual version match under reviewThe selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1967 (year verified)
Year precision only. Original recording chronology is distinct from later chart appearances, compilations, remasters and digital package dates.
Recording: Original 1967 full-length studio album recording
Credit: The Doors
Role in this collection: Primary group artist
Original album: Strange Days
The Doors official original-album discography
Read the original programs and dates of The Doors (1967), Strange Days (1967), Waiting for the Sun (1968), The Soft Parade (1969), Morrison Hotel (1970) and L.A. Woman (1971). Dates here describe original album programs, not later editions. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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First released: 1968 (year verified)
Original album: Waiting for the Sun
Original 1968 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: A compact introduction to the third album; continue to Love Street for the next part of its original program.
Annual appearances: 1968
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1968 (year verified)
Year precision only. Original recording chronology is distinct from later chart appearances, compilations, remasters and digital package dates.
Recording: Original 1968 studio recording
Credit: The Doors
Role in this collection: Primary group artist
Original album: Waiting for the Sun
The Doors official original-album discography
Read the original programs and dates of The Doors (1967), Strange Days (1967), Waiting for the Sun (1968), The Soft Parade (1969), Morrison Hotel (1970) and L.A. Woman (1971). Dates here describe original album programs, not later editions. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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First released: 1968 (year verified)
Original single: Touch Me
Original 1968 studio single recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Listen for the horns, strings and Curtis Amy saxophone feature that expand the group arrangement.
Annual appearances: 1969
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1968 (year verified)
Year precision only. Original recording chronology is distinct from later chart appearances, compilations, remasters and digital package dates.
Recording: Original 1968 studio single recording
Credit: The Doors
Role in this collection: Primary group artist
Original single: Touch Me
December 1968: The Doors Release Touch Me - Rhino
Read explicit December 1968 first single release before the 1969 Soft Parade album; horn/string arrangement and Curtis Amy saxophone solo. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
The Singles - The Doors official store
Read original single version distinctions, including Love Me Two Times, Love Her Madly and Riders on the Storm. Original analog single masters are distinguished from album editions. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
The Soft Parade
1969 (year verified)
The Doors official original-album discography
Read the original programs and dates of The Doors (1967), Strange Days (1967), Waiting for the Sun (1968), The Soft Parade (1969), Morrison Hotel (1970) and L.A. Woman (1971). Dates here describe original album programs, not later editions. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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orderThe Doors
First released: 1967 (year verified)
Original album: The Doors
Original 1967 full-length studio album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Reserve time for the full debut closer; it introduces the longer scale of the band's studio work.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1967 (year verified)
Year precision only. Original recording chronology is distinct from later chart appearances, compilations, remasters and digital package dates.
Recording: Original 1967 full-length studio album recording
Credit: The Doors
Role in this collection: Primary group artist
Original album: The Doors
The Doors official original-album discography
Read the original programs and dates of The Doors (1967), Strange Days (1967), Waiting for the Sun (1968), The Soft Parade (1969), Morrison Hotel (1970) and L.A. Woman (1971). Dates here describe original album programs, not later editions. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
The Doors - Rhino
Read album development, blues context of Morrison Hotel, long-form The End and the original six-album period. No solo or spoken-word release is merged into the studio selections. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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