THE DOORS PREMIERE FIRST OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “RIDERS ON THE STORM” Innovative Video Melds Dramatic Live Action Footage With Stunning Digital Imagery While Paying Homage To Legendary Doors Iconography L.A. Woman Is Now Certified Triple Platinum By The RIAA 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Available Today Featuring More Than Two Hours Of Unreleased Session Outtakes |
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LOS ANGELES – In celebration of the release of The Doors’ 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of L.A. Woman, the band has premiered the first official music video for one of the album’s most-iconic tracks, “Riders On The Storm.” In addition to the new video, L.A. Woman has now been officially certified triple platinum by the RIAA for selling more than three million copies. The new “Riders On The Storm” video was directed by the award-winning team of Brendo Garcia and Adriano Gonfiantini. The clip is packed with surrealist imagery taken from the song’s lyrics as well as the band’s history. It’s available now to view on the band’s official YouTube channel. CLICK HERE TO WATCH. |
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Garcia and Gonfiantini filmed the video in Brazil on a soundstage using the same cutting-edge technology that’s being used to make the The Mandalorian television series, mixing live-action footage and computer graphics in real-time to achieve a look that’s evocative of the song’s haunting, dreamlike vibe. Plenty of Doors easter eggs are hidden throughout the video, including a sign for Barney’s Beanery (one of Jim Morrison’s favorite West Hollywood bars); a woman tied to a streetlight recalling the image found inside the original L.A. Woman gatefold sleeve; plus, a glimpse of the Alta Cienega Motel where Morrison lived in Room 32 from 1968 to 1970. Out now, L.A. WOMAN: 50TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION is the ultimate version of the band’s sixth studio album. The new deluxe edition features the original album newly remastered by The Doors’ longtime engineer and mixer Bruce Botnick, plus two bonus discs of unreleased studio outtakes, and the stereo mix of the original album on 180-gram virgin vinyl. The music is also available today from digital and streaming services, as is a new Dolby Atmos mix of the original album by Botnick. Among the unreleased gems is the original demo for “Riders On The Storm,” which was captured during an early recording session for the album at Sunset Sound studios. The demo was recently discovered on an unmarked tape reel in the band’s vault after being assumed lost for decades. The recording was done with producer Paul A. Rothchild, who famously referred to the song as “cocktail music.” This led to Rothchild departing the project, with the band opting to co-produce the album with Botnick. The additional outtakes feature Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, and Ray Manzarek working in the studio with two additional musicians. The first was rhythm guitarist Marc Benno, who worked with Leon Russell in The Asylum Choir. The other was bassist Jerry Scheff, who was a member of Elvis Presley’s TCB band. In the studio, Botnick says the band took a more organic approach to recording instead of starting and stopping repeatedly to achieve technical perfection. “The previously unreleased reels here – serial takes of ‘The Changeling,’ ‘Love Her Madly,’ ‘Riders On The Storm,’ and ‘L.A. Woman’ – depict a band obsessed with groove while executing turns and flourishes with the precision of a well-drilled soul combo…The idea was to go from song to song, to let it flow.” Among the outtakes of album tracks, you can also hear the band joyously ripping through the kinds of classic blues songs that Morrison once described as “original blues.” There are great takes of Junior Parker’s “Mystery Train,” John Lee Hooker’s “Crawling King Snake,” Big Joe Williams’ “Baby Please Don’t Go,” and “Get Out Of My Life Woman,” Lee Dorsey’s funky 1966 classic, written by his producer Allen Toussaint. In the collection’s extensive liner notes, veteran rock journalist David Fricke explores the whirlwind making of the album, which would be the last with Morrison, who died in Paris a few months after its release. “Morrison may never have come back to The Doors,” he writes. “But with his death, L.A. Woman became rebirth, achievement, and finale, all at once. It’s the blues too – original blues, as Morrison promised. Fifty years later, there is still nothing like it.” |
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L.A. WOMAN: 50TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION
CD Track Listing
Disc One: Original Stereo Mix Remastered
1. “The Changeling”
2. “Love Her Madly”
3. “Been Down So Long”
4. “Cars Hiss By My Window”
5. “L.A. Woman”
6. “L’America”
7. “Hyacinth House”
8. “Crawling King Snake”
9. “The WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)”
10. “Riders On The Storm”
Bonus Tracks
11. “Hyacinth House” – Demo
12. “Riders On The Storm” – Sunset Sound Version - Original Demo*
Disc Two: L.A. Woman Sessions, Part 1
1. “The Changeling” *
2. “Love Her Madly” *
3. “Riders On The Storm” *
4. “L.A. Woman” (Part 1) *
Disc Three: L.A. Woman Sessions, Part 2
1. “L.A. Woman” (Part 2) *
2. “She Smells So Nice” *
3. “Rock Me Baby” *
4. “Mr. Mojo Risin’” *
5. “Baby Please Don’t Go” *
6. “L.A. Woman” (Part 3) *
7. “Been Down So Long” *
8. “Get Out Of My Life Woman” *
9. “Crawling King Snake” *
10. “The Bastard Son Of Jimmy & Mama Reed (Cars Hiss By My Window)” *
11. “Been Down So Long” *
12. “Mystery Train” *
13. “The WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)” *
L.A. WOMAN (ORIGINAL STEREO MIX REMASTERED)
LP Track Listing
Side One
1. “The Changeling”
2. “Love Her Madly”
3. “Been Down So Long”
4. “Cars Hiss By My Window”
5. “L.A. Woman”
Side Two
1. “L’America”
2. “Hyacinth House”
3. “Crawling King Snake”
4. “The WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)”
5. “Riders On The Storm”
