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 Ray ManzarekDoors: Myth and Reality Release Date: 1997 Label: Mudslide Records Rating:  |
A brilliant idea that could have gone on to be a benchmark in terms of spoken word histories, this pilot release from the ill-fated Monster Sounds label showcases Doors keyboardist and musical architect Ray Manzarek laying out the band's story with great recall and an entertaining flow. Interviewed and produced by West Coast music journalist/historian Harvey Kubernik, this double CD allows Manzarek a great opportunity to lay out the Doors' story with fabulous detail, and includes some very interesting and little-told stories, particularly about the formation of the band as well as the relationship between Manzarek and Jim Morrison. It's a shame that this format wasn't taken to an even higher level, for despite Kubernik's excellent interview and Manzarek's skill as a speaker, the series was, sadly, short-lived. The CD also contains an excellent new instrumental by Manzarek titled "All Men Are Created Equal." Matthew Greenwald, All Music Guide
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | Paris: The Mystery/The Last Recording/The Last Telephone Call/A Sealed | 11:05 | |
| 2 | UCLA Film School: Ray's Films/Jim's Films/Joseph Von Sternberg: ... | 11:28 | |
| 3 | Jim & Ray Form the Doors: Venice Beach/The Songs - The Name/Psyche ... | 7:04 | |
| 4 | Born in Chicago: South Side Boy/Mom & Dad's Blues ... | Gravenites | 5:56 |
| 5 | I Heard the Blues in the Air | 3:04 | |
| 6 | Growing Up Rocking: Maxwell Street/Blues Radio/Rock 'N' Roll TV - ... | 15:59 | |
| 7 | You're in the Army Now: New York City - Coltrane/Thailand & Thai Stick | 10:29 | |
| 8 | Soul of the Doors: We Were Going to Be Artists/Jim's Apartment/Student | 6:48 | |
| 9 | Beat Poetry Readings: San Francisco & Berkeley | 5:53 | |
| 10 | Out of the Army: Rick & The Ravens/The Turkey Joint West/Sonny & Cher | 5:08 | |
| 11 | Rick & The Ravens @ Aura: World Pacific/Dick Bock & LSD/Maharishi ... | 6:11 | |
| 12 | Doors Acetate Demo: Thrown Out of Liberty Records/No One @ Capitol ... | 4:38 | |
| 13 | Enter Robby Krieger: Columbia Records & Billy James/The Vox Organ | 7:48 | |
| 14 | Making the Magic Circle: Fights in the Band/No Ego Games | 4:45 | |
| 15 | Where's the Bass Player?: Owsley, LSD & The Holes | 1:53 | |
| 16 | Doors Are Dropped By Columbia | 2:25 | |
| 17 | In the Recording Studio: Paul A. Rothchild: Producer/Bruce ... | 2:36 | |
| 18 | Chief of Police in the Studio | 1:56 | |
| 19 | Dorothy Fujikawa - Artist: The Whiskey Bar - Dorothy's Record/Our ... | 6:44 | |
| 20 | Jim Morrison's Leather Pants: What's the Band Going to Wear? | 8:26 | |
| 21 | Doors on the Road: Do You Have a Spotlight?/We'll Work the Magic/Balls | 5:03 | |
| 22 | Why the Music's Still Popular | 2:23 | |
| 23 | Jim's Still Around | :41 | |
| 24 | Doors in History: Jimi, Janis, Dylan/Paris in the 20s | 2:53 | |
| 25 | All Men Are Created Equal | Manzarek | 2:32 |
| 26 | Ucla Basketball | :14 |
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