The Doors - Whiskey, Mystics And Men (1969)

Following Jim Morrison's arrest and subsequent trial for indecent exposure at a Miami concert in March 1969, The Doors found it hard to get gigs, and so with time on their hands they visited various studios around Los Angeles and New York to come up with some ideas and record possible songs for their follow-up to 'The Soft Parade'. In July they were booked for two gigs at the Aquarius Theatre in Hollywood, and so to prepare for that they played a private rehearsal there, which was taped for posterity. Both the studio sessions and the live rehearsal produced songs which never actually made to to 'Morrison Hotel', as well as providing alternate versions of songs that did, and so the best of those recordings are gathered here. In February of the same year they recorded the infamous 'Rock Is Dead' sessions following a drunken dinner at The Blue Boar Mexican restaurant, and while those recordings are nowhere near as polished as these, I will be posting an edited version of that at some point in the future, if only as a historical artifact.  

Track listing

01 Whiskey, Mystics And Men (Elektra Studios 1969)
02 Gloria (Aquarius Theatre Rehearsal 1969)
03 I Will Never Be Untrue (Aquarius Theatre Rehearsal 1969)
04 Build Me A Woman (PBS Studios 1969)
05 Blues For Lonnie (Elektra Studios 1969)
06 Who Scared You? (b-side of 'Wishful Sinful' 1969)
07 Queen Of The Highway (Jazz Version) (Elektra Studios 1969)
08 Woman Is A Devil (Elektra Studios 1969)
09 Mystery Train / Crossroads (Aquarius Theatre Rehearsal 1969)