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The various releases of The Very Best of the Doors during 2001 and 2007 in the U.S. and the U.K. are very similar, both in their single-disc and double-disc permutations -- as well as a limited edition that adds a DVD to the two-CD version -- so it's very easy to get all three compilations confused. That said, there are notable differences between all three U.K. comps and the original U.S. set. The American disc from 2007 weighs in at 16 tracks while the single-disc U.K. set is longer at 20 tracks and, in fact, boasts a stronger overall selection of songs, making this arguably the best single-disc introduction to the band yet assembled. The double-disc U.K. set doesn't just add a second disc, it has a different sequencing as well and consequently feels like a very different beast than the original set. It's a compilation that digs deeper into album tracks and radio favorites, sometimes getting songs that maybe should have been on the U.K. single disc -- such as "Five to One," for instance, a Doors standard that's on the U.S. single disc but not the U.K. -- but its real strength is how it paints a richer portrait of the band. It's for the listener who wants a bigger picture of the Doors without investing in the actual albums or a box set and, in that sense, this Very Best of the Doors (along with the version with the DVD) does its job well. So, choose wisely: if you're looking for an introduction or just the hits, take either of the 2001 or 2007 single discs; if you're looking for most of the best, pick the double-disc set, either with or without the DVD; if you know you love the band already, go for Perception.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Bruce Botnick, Audio Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Drums, Writer - Jim Morrison, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Keyboards, Writer - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Guitar, Writer - Paul A. Rothchild, Producer
© 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 2006 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Bruce Botnick, Audio Recording Engineer - Larry Knechtel, Bass Guitar - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Drums, Writer - Jim Morrison, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Keyboards, Writer - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Guitar, Writer - Paul A. Rothchild, Producer
© 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 2006 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Bruce Botnick, Audio Recording Engineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Drums, Writer - Jim Morrison, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Keyboards, Writer - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Guitar, Writer - Douglas Lubahn, Bass Guitar - Paul A. Rothchild, Producer - Ray Hagerty, MasteringEngineer
© 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 1967 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bruce Botnick, Engineer, Recorder - Jac Holzman, Engineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Drums, Vocals, Writer - Jim Morrison, Percussion, Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Douglas Lubahn, Guitar - Paul A Rothchild, Producer
© 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 1967 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Bruce Botnick, Producer, Recorder, Vocals - Jac Holzman, Engineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Drums, Writer - Jim Morrison, Percussion, Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Guitar, Writer - Douglas Lubahn, Guitar - Paul A. Rothchild, Producer, Vocals - Ray Hagerty, Engineer
© 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 1967 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Bruce Botnick, Audio Recording Engineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Drums, Writer - Jim Morrison, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Ray Manzarek, Keyboards, Writer - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Guitar, Writer - Douglas Lubahn, Bass Guitar - Paul A. Rothchild, Producer - Ray Hagerty, MasteringEngineer
© 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 1967 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Bruce Botnick, Producer, Engineer - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Producer, Drums, Writer - Jim Morrison, Producer, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Producer, Writer, Fender Rhodes Piano - Jerry Scheff, Bass Guitar - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Producer, Guitar, Writer
© 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 2006 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Bruce Botnick, Producer, Engineer - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Producer, Drums - Jim Morrison, Producer, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Producer, Piano, Fender Rhodes Piano - Jerry Scheff, Bass Guitar - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Producer, Guitar - Marc Benno, Rhythm Guitar
© 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 2006 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Paul Harris, Orchestral Arranger - Bruce Botnick, Engineer - Harvey Brooks, Bass Guitar - JOHN DENSMORE, Drums - Jim Morrison, Percussion, Tambourine, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - Ray Manzarek, Harpsichord, Keyboards - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Writer, Lead Guitar - George Bohanan, Solo Trombone - Curtis Amy, Solo Saxophone - Paul A. Rothchild, Producer - Jesse McReynolds, Additional Mandolin - Reinol Andino, Congas
© 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 2006 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Bruce Botnick, Engineer - John Sebastian, Harmonica - JOHN DENSMORE, Drums, Writer - Jim Morrison, Percussion, Tambourine, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Piano, Writer - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Guitar, Writer - Lonnie Mack, Bass Guitar - Paul A. Rothchild, Producer
© 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 2006 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Bruce Botnick, Engineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Drums - Jim Morrison, Percussion, Tambourine, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Organ - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Guitar, Writer - Ray Neapolitan, Bass Guitar - Paul A. Rothchild, Producer
© 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 2006 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Bruce Botnick, Engineer, Recorder - Jac Holzman, Engineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Drums, Vocals, Writer - Jim Morrison, Percussion, Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Douglas Lubahn, Guitar - Paul A. Rothchild, Producer
© 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 1967 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Bruce Botnick, Audio Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Drums, Writer - Jim Morrison, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Keyboards, Writer - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Guitar, Writer - Paul A. Rothchild, Producer
© 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 2006 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Bruce Botnick, Audio Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Drums, Writer - Jim Morrison, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Keyboards, Writer - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Guitar, Writer - Paul A. Rothchild, Producer
© 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 2006 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Bruce Botnick, Producer, Audio Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Producer, Drums - Jim Morrison, Producer, Percussion, Lead Vocals - Ray Manzarek, Producer, Tack Piano, Vox Organ - Jerry Scheff, Bass Guitar - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Producer, Guitar, Writer
© 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 2006 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Bruce Botnick, Audio Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Drums - Jim Morrison, Lead Vocals - Ray Manzarek, Bass Keyboards - The Doors, MainArtist - WILLIE DIXON, Writer - Robby Krieger, Guitar - Paul A. Rothchild, Producer
© 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 2006 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Kurt Weill, Writer - Bruce Botnick, Engineer - Doug Sax, Engineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Drums, Vocals - Jim Morrison, Vocals - Ray Manzarek, Keyboards, Vocals, Autoharp - The Doors, Performance, MainArtist - Bertolt Brecht, Writer - Robby Krieger, Guitar - Paul A. Rothchild, Producer, Vocals
© 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 2006 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Bruce Botnick, Engineer, Recorder - Jac Holzman, Engineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Drums, Writer - Jim Morrison, Percussion, Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Writer - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Writer - Douglas Lubahn, Guitar - Paul A Rothchild, Producer - Ray Hagerty, Engineer
© 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 1967 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Bruce Botnick, Engineer, Recorder - Jac Holzman, Engineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Drums, Vocals, Writer - Jim Morrison, Percussion, Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Douglas Lubahn, Guitar - Paul A Rothchild, Producer - Kerry Magness, Guitar
© 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 1967 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Bruce Botnick, Audio Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - JOHN DENSMORE, Drums, Writer - Jim Morrison, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Keyboards, Writer - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, Guitar, Writer - Paul A. Rothchild, Producer
© 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 1996 Elektra Entertainment for United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Albumbeschreibung
The various releases of The Very Best of the Doors during 2001 and 2007 in the U.S. and the U.K. are very similar, both in their single-disc and double-disc permutations -- as well as a limited edition that adds a DVD to the two-CD version -- so it's very easy to get all three compilations confused. That said, there are notable differences between all three U.K. comps and the original U.S. set. The American disc from 2007 weighs in at 16 tracks while the single-disc U.K. set is longer at 20 tracks and, in fact, boasts a stronger overall selection of songs, making this arguably the best single-disc introduction to the band yet assembled. The double-disc U.K. set doesn't just add a second disc, it has a different sequencing as well and consequently feels like a very different beast than the original set. It's a compilation that digs deeper into album tracks and radio favorites, sometimes getting songs that maybe should have been on the U.K. single disc -- such as "Five to One," for instance, a Doors standard that's on the U.S. single disc but not the U.K. -- but its real strength is how it paints a richer portrait of the band. It's for the listener who wants a bigger picture of the Doors without investing in the actual albums or a box set and, in that sense, this Very Best of the Doors (along with the version with the DVD) does its job well. So, choose wisely: if you're looking for an introduction or just the hits, take either of the 2001 or 2007 single discs; if you're looking for most of the best, pick the double-disc set, either with or without the DVD; if you know you love the band already, go for Perception.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:22
- Main artists: The Doors
- Label: Rhino - Elektra
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company
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