Editing Waiting for the Sun (section)

==Releases==
''Waiting for the Sun'' was officially released on July 3, 1968,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedoors.com/music|title=The Doors Music|website=Thedoors.com|access-date=August 18, 2020}}</ref> although some sources incorrectly noted on the day of 12.{{sfn|Weidman|2011|p=154}} As of 2015, the album has sold over 7 million copies since its 1968 original release.{{sfn|Moskowitz|2015|p=223}} Although "Celebration of the Lizard" was not included on the original release of the album, a recording of the long piece was later included along with two early takes of "Not to Touch the Earth" as bonus tracks on the 40th anniversary expanded edition release of the album (subtitled "An Experiment/Work in Progress").

===Reissues===
In 1988, ''Waiting for the Sun'' was digitally remastered by sound engineer [[Bruce Botnick]] and Paul A. Rothchild at Digital Magnetics using the original master tapes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Waiting for the Sun|year=1988|type=Booklet|publisher=Elektra |id=7559-74024-2}}</ref> [[DCC Compact Classics]] reissued the album on 24kt gold CD in 1993 and on 180g vinyl in 1998, both versions were mastered by [[Steve Hoffman (audio engineer)|Steve Hoffman]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Waiting for the Sun|year=1993|type=Booklet|publisher=[[DCC Compact Classics]] |id=GZS-1045}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Waiting for the Sun|year=1998|type=Media Notes|publisher=DCC Compact Classics |id=LPZ-2049}}</ref> It was remastered again in 1999 by [[Bernie Grundman]] and Botnick at Bernie Grundman Mastering for ''[[The Complete Studio Recordings (The Doors album)|The Complete Studio Recordings]]'' box set, using [[Audio bit depth|96khz/24bit]] technology; it was also released as a standalone CD release.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Waiting for the Sun|year=1999|type=Booklet|publisher=Elektra |id=74024-2}}</ref> In 2006, the album was reissued on a CD/DVD set featuring both stereo and 5.1 remixes created by Botnick for the ''[[Perception (The Doors album)|Perception]]'' box set.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Waiting for the Sun|year=2006|type=Booklet|publisher=Elektra |id=R2 77645 C}}</ref> The 2006 stereo remix was also released on a standalone CD release in 2007 including five bonus tracks, mastered by Botnick at Uniteye.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Waiting for the Sun|year=2007|type=Booklet|publisher=Elektra |id=R2 101191}}</ref> In 2009, it was reissued on 180g vinyl featuring the original mix; this edition was cut by Grundman.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Waiting for the Sun|year=2009|publisher=Elektra |id=8122-79864-8}}</ref> [[Analogue Productions]] also reissued the album on [[Super Audio CD|SACD]] and double 45 RPM vinyl, both editions were mastered by [[Doug Sax]] and Sangwook Nam at the Mastering Lab; the CD layer of the Super Audio CD contains the original stereo mix while the SACD layer contains Botnick's 2006 5.1 surround mix.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Waiting for the Sun|year=2012|type=Media notes|publisher=[[Analogue Productions]] |id=APP 74024-45}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Waiting for the Sun|year=2012|type=Booklet|publisher=Analogue Productions |id=APP 74024 SA}}</ref>

In 2018, [[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino Records]] released a 1-LP/2-CD deluxe edition to commemorate the album's 50th anniversary release, which was remastered by Botnick utilizing the Plangent Process.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Simpson|first1=Dave|date=September 24, 2018|title=How we made the Doors' Hello, I Love You|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/sep/24/how-we-made-the-doors-hello-i-love-you-jim-morrison|access-date=September 24, 2018|magazine=The Guardian}}</ref> The CDs are encoded with [[Master Quality Authenticated|MQA]] technology.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Waiting for the Sun|year=2018|type=Booklet|publisher=Elektra |id=603497857067}}</ref> The LP and first CD feature remastered versions of the same 11 tracks from the original 1968 release. The second CD features 14 previously unreleased tracks.<ref>{{cite web|date=June 26, 2018|title=''Waiting for the Sun'' 50th Anniversary Edition Coming September 14|url=https://thedoors.com/news/waiting-for-the-sun-50th-anniversary-edition-coming-september-14|access-date=August 18, 2020|website=Thedoors.com}}</ref> The 50th anniversary edition omits the bonus tracks featured on the 40th anniversary edition and also features rough mixes of all the album's tracks. Botnick recommended some of these versions, saying, "I prefer some of these mixes as they represent all of the elements and additional background vocals and some intangible roughness, all quite attractive and refreshing."<ref name="Bell" />