Editing The Doors (album) (section)

== Releases ==
''The Doors'' was released on January 4, 1967, by Elektra Records.<ref name=thedoors.com>{{cite web |title=''The Doors'' – Album Details |url=https://www.thedoors.com/discography/doors-583 |website=Thedoors.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907002911/https://www.thedoors.com/discography/doors-583 |archive-date=September 7, 2015 |access-date=July 20, 2020}}</ref> Jac Holzman had initially intended to release the record in November 1966, but after a negotiation with the band, he decided to postpone the release to the new year, as he felt that period was the appropriate time for album sales.<ref name=Holzman>{{cite web |url=https://thedoors.com/interviews/jac-holzman-talks-the-doors |title=Jac Holzman Talks ''The Doors'' – the Doors |website=Thedoors.com |date=July 31, 2012 |access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref> For the album's cover, [[Joel Brodsky]] was hired to provide a photo of the group, which later received a [[Grammy]] nomination.<ref>{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Schudel |date=March 26, 2007 |title=Joel Brodsky 67; shot iconic album covers |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-mar-26-me-brodsky26-story.html?amp |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=November 13, 2021}}</ref> Holzman also suggested an association with [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'' magazine]] for the album's advertisement by promoting the record with "[[Billboard|hoarding]]", a novel concept which was made popular later on. It was promoted under the slogan "Break On Through With An Electrifying Album".{{sfn|Davis|2004|p=113}} The Doors were the first rock band to use this advertising medium.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/11-amazing-rock-billboards-from-the-sunset-strip-21643/ |title=11 Amazing Rock Billboards From the Sunset Strip |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=April 15, 2021 |date=October 24, 2013}}</ref>
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:The Doors Billboards.jpeg|thumb|Photo of the band advertising ''The Doors'' through ''Billboards'', in 1967]] -->

''The Doors'' made a steady climb up the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], ultimately becoming a huge success in the US once the edited single version of "Light My Fire" scaled the charts to become No. 1, with the album peaking at No. 2 on the chart in September 1967 (kept off the top stop by [[the Beatles]]' ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'') and going on to achieve multi-platinum status.{{sfn|Gaar|2015|p=37}} In Europe the band would have to wait slightly longer for similar recognition, with "Light My Fire" originally stalling at No. 49 in the UK singles chart and the album failing to chart at all; however, in 1991, buoyed by the high-profile [[Oliver Stone]] film ''[[The Doors (film)|The Doors]]'', a reissue of "Light My Fire" reached No. 7 in the singles chart, and the album reached No. 43.<ref name="Guinness18">{{cite book| last = Roberts| first = David| title = British Hit Singles and Albums 18 Ed| date = May 2005| publisher = Gullane Children's Books| isbn = 978-1-904994-00-8}}</ref>

The mono LP was withdrawn not long after its original release and remained unavailable until 2009, when it was reissued as a limited edition 180 gram audiophile LP by [[Rhino Records]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=The Doors ''Mono LP reissue'' |date=September 14, 2009 |publisher=Elektra Records |id=8122-79788-8}}</ref> The 40th anniversary mix of the debut album presents a stereo version of "Light My Fire" in speed-corrected form for the first time. Previously, only the original 45 RPM singles ("Light My Fire" and "Break On Through") were produced at the correct speed.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|last=Botnick |first=Bruce |author-link=Bruce Botnick |date=May 2006 |title=''The Doors'' 40th Anniversary|type=CD reissue liner notes}}</ref>

=== Reissues ===
''The Doors'' has been reissued several times since the 1980s. In 1981, [[Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab]] released a half speed mastered version of the album on vinyl, cut by Stan Ricker with the Ortofon Cutting System.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=The Doors |others=The Doors |year=1981 |type=Media notes and runouts |publisher=Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL 1-051)}}</ref> In 1988, it was digitally remastered by Bruce Botnick and Paul A. Rothchild at Digital Magnetics, using the original master tapes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=The Doors|others=The Doors|year=1988|type=Booklet|publisher=Elektra (74007-2)}}</ref> In 1992, [[Dunhill Records|DCC Compact Classics]] reissued the album on [[Gold compact disc|24kt gold CD]] and 180g vinyl; the gold CD was remastered by [[Steve Hoffman (audio engineer)|Steve Hoffman]] while the vinyl was cut by [[Kevin Gray (mastering engineer)|Kevin Gray]] and Hoffman at Future Disc.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=The Doors|others=The Doors|year=1992|type=Booklet|publisher=DCC Compact Classics (GZS 1023)}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=The Doors|others=The Doors|year=1992|type=Media notes and runouts|publisher=DCC Compact Classics (LPZ-2046)}}</ref> It was remastered again in 1999 for ''[[The Complete Studio Recordings (The Doors album)|The Complete Studio Recordings]]'' box set by [[Bernie Grundman]] and Botnick at Bernie Grundman Mastering using [[Audio bit depth|96khz/24bit]] technology; it was also released as a standalone CD release.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=The Doors|others=The Doors|year=1999|type=Booklet|publisher=Elektra (62434-2A)}}</ref> In 2006, the record was released in multichannel [[DVD-Audio]] as part of the ''[[Perception (The Doors album)|Perception]]'' box set.<ref>{{cite web|last=Puterbaugh|first=Parke|date=December 3, 2006|title=The Doors DVD-As|url=http://www.soundandvision.com/content/doors-dvd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222053204/http://www.soundandvision.com/content/doors-dvd|archive-date=December 22, 2014|access-date=December 20, 2014|website=Sound & Vision}}</ref> The next year, a 40th anniversary edition was released featuring the 2006 stereo remix and three bonus tracks, which was mastered by Botnick at Uniteye.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=The Doors|others=The Doors|year=2007|type=Booklet|publisher=Elektra (R2 101184)}}</ref> In 2009, the original mono mix was released on 180g vinyl, cut by Grundman.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=The Doors|others=The Doors|year=2009|type=Media notes and runouts|publisher=Elektra (8122-79788-8)}}</ref>

On September 14, 2011, ''The Doors'' was released on hybrid stereo-multichannel [[Super Audio CD]] by Warner Japan in their Warner Premium Sound series.<ref>[http://wmg.jp/sacdcd/?icid=top110810#header Warner Premium Sound 14 September releases] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813061646/http://wmg.jp/sacdcd/?icid=top110810|date=August 13, 2011}} (in Japanese). Retrieved November 3, 2011.</ref> [[Analogue Productions]] reissued the album on hybrid [[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 sound|surround]] mix.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=The Doors|others=The Doors|year=2013|type=Booklet|publisher=Analogue Productions (CAPP 74007 SA)}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=The Doors |others=The Doors |year=2011 |type=Media notes |publisher=Analogue Productions (APP 74007-45)}}</ref> In 2017, a deluxe edition was released in commemoration of the album's 50th anniversary, and includes the original stereo and mono mixes, as well as a compilation of songs recorded live at The Matrix in San Francisco on March 7, 1967. This edition was remastered by Botnick from "recently discovered original master tapes".<ref name=2017reissue>{{cite AV media notes|title=The Doors|others=The Doors|year=2017|type=Booklet|publisher=Elektra (R2-558716)}}</ref>