Editing The Doors (section)

=== ''The Doors'' and ''Strange Days'' (August 1966 – December 1967) ===
[[File:Doors007 c.png|thumb|The Doors performing at [[Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival]] in 1967]]
The Doors recorded their self-titled debut album around August 1966, at [[Sunset Sound Recorders|Sunset Sound Studios]].{{sfn|Goldsmith|2019|p=92}} The record was officially released in the first week of January 1967. It included the nearly 12-minute musical drama "The End".{{sfn|Moskowitz|2015|p=221}}  In November 1966, [[Mark Abramson]] directed a promotional film for the lead single "[[Break On Through (To the Other Side)]]". The group also made several television appearances, such as on ''Shebang'', a Los Angeles television show, miming to a playback of "Break On Through".{{refn|group=nb| According to ''The Doors FAQ'' author Richie Weidman, this was either New Year's Day 1967,{{sfn|Weidman|2011|p=251}} or March 6, 1967, as noted by Gillian G. Gaar.{{sfn|Gaar|2015|p=41}}}} In early 1967, the group appeared on ''[[The Clay Cole Show]]'' (which aired on Saturday evenings at 6&nbsp;p.m. on WPIX Channel 11 out of New York City) where they performed their single "Break On Through". Since the single acquired only minor recognition, the band turned to "Light My Fire"; it became the first single from Elektra Records to reach number one on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] singles chart, selling over one million copies.<ref name="Brodsky">{{cite magazine |last=Brodsky |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Brodsky |title=Psychotic Reaction |magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |date=February 2004}}</ref>

From March 7 to 11, 1967, the Doors performed at the [[The Matrix (club)|Matrix Club]] in San Francisco. The March 7 and 10 shows were recorded by Peter Abram, co-owner of the Matrix. These recordings are notable as they are among the earliest live recordings of the band to circulate. On November 18, 2008, the Doors published a compilation of these recordings, ''[[Live at the Matrix 1967]]'', on the band's boutique Bright Midnight Archives label.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Simpson |first=Dave |date=December 19, 2008 |title=Film & Music: Rock & Pop: The CDs We Missed: The Doors: Live at the Matrix 1967: 4 Stars: (Rhino) |magazine=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Selvin |first=Joel |date=November 17, 2018 |title=City's Psychedelic Past Back In View In Doors' Matrix Discs |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]}}</ref>

On August 25, 1967, they appeared on American television, guest-starring on the variety TV series ''[[Malibu U]]'', performing "Light My Fire", though they did not appear live. The band is seen on a beach and Morrison is [[lip-synching]] the song in playback.<ref>{{cite video |url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x51nbt_the-doors-light-my-fire-1967-malibu_music |title=The Doors – Light My Fire (1967) Malibu U TV |people=The Doors |work=[[Dailymotion.com]] |access-date=October 3, 2020}}</ref> The music video did not gain any commercial success and the performance fell into relative obscurity.{{sfn|Gaar|2015|p=42}} It was not until they appeared on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' that they gained attention on television.<ref name="Ed Sullivan">{{Cite web |url=http://www.edsullivan.com/artists/the-doors |title=The Doors Ed Sullivan |website=The Ed Sullivan Show |publisher=(SOFA Entertainment) |access-date=November 24, 2010}}</ref>

[[File:People Are Strange - Unhappy Girl - ad 1967.png|thumb|upright|left|''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' advertisement, September 16, 1967]] 
The Doors made their international television debut on October 16, 1967, performing a live version of "The End" for the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] (CBC) at their Parliament Street Colour Studio in Toronto.<ref name = "CBC Parliament Studio">
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}}</ref> It was recorded in September when they were in Toronto and transmitted on the show ''[[O'Keefe Centre Presents]]''. The misconception that it was at the O'Keefe Centre stems mostly from the title, as the venue shown in the video has a dance floor, which the Centre did not have.<ref name = "CBC Parliament Studio"/> But after its initial broadcasts, the performance remained unreleased except in bootleg form until the release of ''[[Soundstage Performances|The Doors Soundstage Performances]]'' DVD in 2002.<ref name="Soundstage">{{Cite AV media |title=The Doors Soundstage Performances |title-link=Soundstage Performances |year=2002 |people=The Doors |publisher=[[Eagle Vision]] |place=Toronto, Copenhagen, New York |medium=DVD}}</ref>

On September 17, 1967, the Doors gave a memorable performance of "Light My Fire" on ''The Ed Sullivan Show''.<ref name="Ed Sullivan" /> According to Manzarek, network executives asked that the word "higher" be removed, due to a possible reference to drug use.{{sfn|Manzarek|1998|p=253}} The group appeared to acquiesce, but performed the song in its original form, because either they had never intended to comply with the request or Jim Morrison was nervous and forgot to make the change (the group has given conflicting accounts).{{sfn|Gaar|2015|p=43}}<ref>{{cite news |first=Sterling |last=Whitaker |date=September 17, 2015 |title=When the Doors Got Banned from ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/the-doors-banned-from-the-ed-sullivan-show-september-17-1967/ |website=[[Ultimate Classic Rock]] |access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref> Either way, "higher" was sung out on national television, and the show's host, [[Ed Sullivan]], canceled another six shows that had been planned. After the program's producer told the band they would never perform on the show again,{{sfn|Manzarek|1998|p=253}} Morrison reportedly replied: "Hey man. We just ''did'' the Sullivan Show."<ref name="Ed Sullivan" />{{sfn|Hogan|1994|p=30}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Kaye |first=Griffin |date=June 5, 2022 |url=https://baminreallife.com/2022/06/05/the-doors-on-ed-sullivan-musics-greatest-act-of-rebellion/ |title=The Doors On Ed Sullivan: Music's Greatest Act Of Rebellion |work=Lace 'Em Up |access-date=August 9, 2022}}</ref>

On December 24, the Doors performed "Light My Fire" and "Moonlight Drive" live for ''[[The Jonathan Winters Show]]''. Their performance was taped for later broadcast. From December 26 to 28, the group played at the [[Winterland Ballroom]] in San Francisco; during one set, in the middle of "[[Back Door Man]]", the band stopped performing to watch themselves on ''The Jonathan Winters Show'' on a television set wheeled onto the stage.{{sfn|Davis|2005|pp=219–220}}{{sfn|Gaar|2015|p=51}}

The Doors spent several weeks in Sunset Studios in Los Angeles recording their second album, ''[[Strange Days (The Doors album)|Strange Days]]'', experimenting with the new technology, notably the [[Moog synthesizer]] they now had available.{{sfn|Davis|2005|pp=197–198}} The commercial success of ''Strange Days'' was middling, peaking at number three on the ''Billboard'' album chart but quickly dropping, along with a series of underperforming singles.<ref name="Brodsky" /> The chorus from the album's single "[[People Are Strange]]" inspired the name of the 2009 documentary of the Doors, ''[[When You're Strange]]''.<ref name="Documentary"/>

Although session musician [[Larry Knechtel]] had occasionally contributed bass on the band's debut album,{{sfn|Fong-Torres|The Doors|2006|p=71}} ''Strange Days'' was the first Doors album recorded with a studio musician, playing bass on the majority of the record, and this continued on all subsequent studio albums.{{sfn|Manzarek|1998|p=258}} Manzarek explained that his keyboard bass was well-suited for live situations but that it lacked the "articulation" needed for studio recording.{{sfn|Manzarek|1998|p=258}} [[Douglas Lubahn]] played on ''Strange Days'' and the next two albums; but the band used several other musicians for this role, often using more than one bassist on the same album. Kerry Magness, [[Leroy Vinnegar]], [[Harvey Brooks (bassist)|Harvey Brooks]], Ray Neopolitan, [[Lonnie Mack]], [[Jerry Scheff]],<ref>These credits are taken from the [[AllMusic]] overviews of the other five studio albums released during Morrison's lifetime:
*{{Cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/strange-days-r6210/credits |title=''Strange Days'' – Credits |website=AllMusic |access-date=August 31, 2020}}
*{{Cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/waiting-for-the-sun-r6211/credits |title=''Waiting for the Sun'' – Credits |website=AllMusic |access-date=August 31, 2020}}
*{{Cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-soft-parade-r6212/credits |title=''The Soft Parade'' – Credits |website=AllMusic |access-date=August 31, 2020}}
*{{Cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/morrison-hotel-r6214/credits |title=''Morrison Hotel'' – Credits |website=AllMusic
|access-date=August 31, 2020}}
*{{Cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/la-woman-r35839/credits |title=''L.A. Woman'' – Credits |website=AllMusic |access-date=August 31, 2020 }}</ref> Jack Conrad (who played a major role in the post Morrison years touring with the group in 1971 and 1972), [[Chris Ethridge]], Charles Larkey and [[Leland Sklar]] are credited as bassists who worked with the band.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r35841/review|pure_url=yes}} |title=''Other Voices'' |first=Lindsay |last=Planer |work=AllMusic |access-date=June 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r35843/review|pure_url=yes}} |title=''Full Circle'' |first=Lindsay |last=Planer |work=AllMusic |access-date=June 4, 2022}}</ref>