LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

This second volume of previously unavailable interviews from the Doors Archives features a never-before-released interview that was conducted on October 13, 1970 on the patio of The Doors' West Hollywood office by reporter Salli Stevenson for Circus Magazine (which, along with Rolling Stone and Creem, was one of the first outlets for rock journalism). The near-hour long conversation has been painstakingly restored and conveniently indexed into 41 separate questions and answers. It offers remarkable insight into Jim Morrison's viewpoints and visions about his past, present, and future. The end of the 1960s was a volatile time, both for America and for popular music, and Morrison provided the perfect prism through which to view the changes sweeping society. The controversy surrounding the charismatic Doors vocalist is well in evidence in this Circus interview -- which was held in the wake of Jim's notorious Miami bust. In fact, the Lizard King's legal travails considerably complicated the situation. Interviews Stevenson had set up through Elektra Records had to be cancelled twice before he and Morrison arrived at ground rules that would permit the two to speak on the record. In the end they agreed to allow Jim to edit the transcripts of the interview so as not to give the Florida court ammunition it could use against him. And while this interview (supplemented on this CD by new liner notes by Salli Stevenson) might have given little to prosecutors, for Doors fans it is a goldmine.Bright Midnight ArchivesThis is the real thing, as The Doors played it, without intrusive overdubs or fixes. While technical glitches remain, and the tape sound is sometimes primitive, the performance quality and historical significance make Bright Midnight Archives releases essential in any Doors collection. Most Bright Midnight Archives releases are neither individually numbered nor limited editions.
ABOUT ABSOLUTELY LIVE (3:06 ) WHY THE LACK OF PRACTICE? (1:06) DO YOU HAVE A GREAT BIG EGO? (1:03) HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT BEING CALLED THE LIZARD KING? (2:37 ) DO YOU BELIEVE IN REINCARNATION? (0:22 ) WHAT IS YOUR PRIMARY BELIEF? (0:22 ) WHAT KIND OF FILMS DID YOU MAKE AT UCLA? (0:57 ) WHAT GRADE DID THEY GIVE YOU? (1:11 ) THE IDEA FOR THEATRICALITY IN ROCK (1:13 ) WHAT WAS YOUR STATE OF MIND IN MIAMI? (0:53 ) JIM: I HAD A TRIAL (0:47 ) WHAT DID YOU DO THAT EVENING? (1:51 ) PEOPLE SAY THE DOORS HAVE DECLINED (1:21 ) POP IDOLS AND ROCK STARS (0:48 ) JIM: A HERO IS SOMEONE WHO REBELS AGAINST THE FACTS OF EXISTENCE (0:53 ) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOURSELF AS A HUMAN BEING? (0:35 ) IF YOU HAD TO DO THE WHOLE THING OVER WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE? (1:20 ) WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO IN THE FUTURE? (0:42 ) HOW IS YOUR BOOK DOING? (0:33 ) WITH THE DEATHS OF JIMI AND JANIS, WHY DO YOU THINK THEY BURNED THEMSELVES OUT? (1:43 ) HOW DO YOU THINK YOU'LL DIE? (1:00 ) WHAT ABOUT THE STATE OF AMERICA? (1:04 ) WHAT IS THE CLIMATE OF AMERICA IN YOUR OPINION? (1:09 ) IF YOU SPEND EIGHT MONTHS IN JAIL, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE GROUP? (0:52 ) HAS IT DEFINITELY BEEN DECIDED THAT YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL? (3:02 ) WHAT WAS THE ISLE OF WIGHT CONCERT LIKE? (2:04 ) THE TRIAL, WERE YOU SCARED? (4:58 ) WHAT ABOUT THE POLICE? (1:34) HAVE YOU EVER BEEN HASSLED ON THE ROAD BY THE POLICE? (1:19 ) I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAVE A SISTER (0:16 ) HOW DID YOUR FAME AFFECT YOUR FAMILY? (0:34 ) HAVE YOUR EARLIER VISUALIZATIONS FOR THE GROUP BECOME A REALIZATION? (1:15 ) RESTART THE CASSETTE MACHINE (0:36 ) JIM: I LIKE INTERVIEWS (2:53 ) THE STOOGES AND OTHER GROUPS (2:24 ) JIM: ABOUT LOVE (0:57 ) JIM: JOHN GOT MARRIED SUNDAY (0:58 ) JIM: THE GROUP'S AT A CRITICAL POINT (0:27 ) JIM: ABOUT INTERVIEWS (5:42 ) HAVE YOU SEEN THE COMPANY THEATRE PLAY? (0:49 ) HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT PLAYS WRITTEN ABOUT YOU? (0:50 )