Break on Through (To the Other Side)
The Doors | Artist Essentials
First released: 1967 (year verified)
Original 1967 studio recording
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First released: 1967 (year verified)
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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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About The Doors
The Doors formed in Los Angeles around Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore. Their 1967 debut introduced songs including Break on Through and Light My Fire. Six studio albums with Morrison developed a repertoire drawing on rock, blues and extended song forms; later band albums and individual members' solo work form separate parts of their history.
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The Doors - official band history
Read original membership, debut songs, six-album period and distinct post-Morrison work. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
The Doors - Rhino career history
Read rock/blues context and extended studio compositions. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
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