Editing The Doors (album) (section)

=== 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>