Live at the Hollywood Bowl (The Doors album)


Live at the Hollywood Bowl is the third official live album by the American rock band the Doors, released in May 1987 on Elektra Records. The concert was recorded on July 5, 1968, at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, the Doors' hometown. The 1987 LP release of this album is the Doors' shortest official release, at just 22 minutes and 19 seconds. A VHS video of the concert was also released, containing 14 songs.
The full version of the concert entitled Live at the Bowl '68 was released in October 2012 on CD, LP and Blu-ray Disc. A shortened version of the concert is on The Doors - 30 Years Commemorative Edition DVD.

Recording

The entire concert was recorded using several cameras and is one of only two professionally recorded live performances of the band in color. The Doors' long-time sound engineer Bruce Botnick recorded the concert direct from the soundboard onto an 8-track machine. The recording of "The End" was used in the film project Feast of Friends, which was not released until November 2014.
Initial sound problems with Morrison's microphone made the opening trio of songs somewhat distorted. This was digitally rectified for the 2012 release by Bruce Botnick. The 2012 edition of the concert also made use of some different camera angles than the version released on video in 1987.

Track listing

1987 LP version

1987 CD version

  1. "Wake Up!" – 1:40
  2. "Light My Fire" – 8:15
  3. "The Unknown Soldier" – 4:23
  4. "A Little Game" – 1:22
  5. "The Hill Dwellers" – 2:20
  6. "Spanish Caravan" – 1:19
  7. "Light My Fire" – 3:24
Tracks 1, 4, and 5 are from "Celebration of the Lizard"

2012 version (''Live at the Bowl '68'')

  1. Show Start/Intro – 0:19
  2. "When the Music's Over" – 12:52
  3. "Alabama Song " – 1:33
  4. "Back Door Man" – 2:33
  5. "Five to One" – 1:29
  6. "Back Door Man" – 1:22
  7. "The WASP " – 1:52
  8. "Hello, I Love You" – 2:14
  9. "Moonlight Drive" – 3:21
  10. "Horse Latitudes" – 1:08
  11. "A Little Game" – 1:20
  12. "The Hill Dwellers" – 2:22
  13. "Spanish Caravan" – 3:04
  14. "Hey, What Would You Guys Like To Hear?" – 0:40
  15. "Wake Up!" – 1:30
  16. "Light My Fire" – 9:32
  17. "Light My Fire" – 0:38
  18. "The Unknown Soldier" – 4:43
  19. "The End" – 1:02
  20. "The End" – 17:31

    Track listing video

1987/2000 version

  1. "When the Music's Over"
  2. "Alabama Song "
  3. "Back Door Man"
  4. "Five to One"
  5. "Back Door Man" - Reprise
  6. "Moonlight Drive"
  7. "Horse Latitudes"
  8. "A Little Game" - Excerpt From "The Celebration of the Lizard"
  9. "The Hill Dwellers" - Excerpt From "The Celebration of the Lizard"
  10. "Spanish Caravan" - Edit Version
  11. "Wake Up"
  12. "Light My Fire"
  13. "The Unknown Soldier"
  14. "The End"

    2012 version

  15. Show Start/Intro
  16. "When The Music’s Over"
  17. "Alabama Song "
  18. "Back Door Man"
  19. "Five To One"
  20. "Back Door Man"
  21. "The WASP"
  22. "Hello, I Love You"
  23. "Moonlight Drive"
  24. "Horse Latitudes"
  25. "A Little Game"
  26. "The Hill Dwellers"
  27. "Spanish Caravan"
  28. "Hey, What Would You Guys Like To Hear?"
  29. "Wake Up!"
  30. "Light My Fire"
  31. "Light My Fire"
  32. "The Unknown Soldier"
  33. "The End"
  34. "The End"
Special Features
  1. "Wild Child"
  2. "Light My Fire"
  3. "Gloria"

    Personnel