VARIOUS - Strange Gods Are Coming - The Blues Roots Of The Doors (Repress) - LP - Vinyl

LP - Black Vinyl (2025 Repress).  

The Doors Californian kings of psychedelic-blues rock not only stood heads and shoulders above the peace and love hippy explosion of the sixties, but they were also proud to wear their influences on their sleeves by forwarding to the future by reconstructing the past.

The early live shows of the band performed in 1967 at the likes of the legendary Matrix Club in San Francisco would feature the group playing two sets, both featuring a mix of band originals and Blues covers done The Doors way.

Material such as ‘I’m a King Bee’ by Slim Harpo, ’Who do you Love’ by Bo Diddley, ’Money (Thats what I want)’ by Barrett Strong (a song that would stay in the live set for the duration of the bands life) and at The Winterland Ballroom over the Christmas festivites ’Mannish Boy’ by Muddy Waters were rolled out to an adoring local fanbase.

The classic ’Backdoor Man’ by Howlin Wolf would also find a place on the group’s debut album.

With all of the members of The Doors being long time blues fans more material was being worked up during rehearsals and added to the live shows along with new songs from The Doors forthcoming albums.

The Doors walked it like they talked it and sadly we will never see the likes of them again...a wonderful mixture of Blues and Psychedelic rock, they proved that in order to meet the future you must never forget the past..No Limits, No Laws.................

Tracklist: 

A1    Howlin' Wolf –    Back Door Man
A2    Slim Harpo –    I'm A King Bee
A3    Muddy Waters –    Mannish Boy
A4    Bo Diddley –    Who Do You Love ?
A5    Muddy Waters –    Don't Go No Farther
A6    Jimmy Reed –    Going To New York
A7    Muddy Waters –    Close To You

B1    John Lee Hooker –    Crawling King Snake
B2    Muddy Waters –    Rock Me
B3    Barrett Strong –    Money (That's What I Want)
B4    Richard Berry –    Louie, Louie
B5    Muddy Waters –    Baby, Please Don't Go
B6    Howlin' Wolf –    Little Red Rooster
B7    Lotte Lenya –     Alabama Song