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[manboob]

Has anyone heard the alternates on the singles box or even been able to get one if so how are the songs since we don't have any info on this site at all.

[The Royal Sperm]

my box is on the way!

[thelamb]

The Royal Sperm, on 27 November 2011 - 07:50 PM, said:

my box is on the way!

My friend picked up the box on Friday along with the Beatles and said the alternate Doors takes are COMPLETELY different and very cool. Mine should be here in a few days.

[thelamb]

thelamb, on 27 November 2011 - 08:19 PM, said:

My friend picked up the box on Friday along with the Beatles and said the alternate Doors takes are COMPLETELY different and very cool. Mine should be here in a few days.

Today was a good day....my singles box set just landed in my mailbox. I have to say this is a really beautiful package and Jeff and his team should be thanked!

[The Royal Sperm]

Hey lamb, what number did you get?

[thelamb]

The Royal Sperm, on 01 December 2011 - 03:55 AM, said:

Hey lamb, what number did you get?

It's up there...3157/4000

[DoorsFanPeter]

manboob, on 27 November 2011 - 04:54 PM, said:

Has anyone heard the alternates on the singles box or even been able to get one if so how are the songs since we don't have any info on this site at all.

[The Royal Sperm]

Got mine today, 2145/4000  

[Hagenees]

2462/4000  

will listen to it thursday and post a small review here when I get back my repaired turntable!

[manboob]

DoorsFanPeter, on 05 December 2011 - 12:42 PM, said:

Hey thanks for the link great sounding stuff!!

[Six Bachelors]

Got my set. The alternates are really great. I'm surprised how much I like them. I particularly like the Changeling alternate. I love Ray's organ fills on it. The Love Her Madly alternate is nice and loose too. Really, if I can get a multi-disc set of versions like this, I'd love it. If there are just one or two useable alternates of each, perhaps the 5-disc set is going to be a bit dull but I reckon there will be some good stuff waiting in there. It's still hard to believe I've just listened to three outtakes from the sessions that have never been available before. Amazing.

I was also pleasantly surprised to find the (correct me if I'm wrong) original 7" versions of Riders On The Storm and its b-side, The Changeling (although not on the same 7"). Unfortunately the 7" of Love Her Madly seems to be the LP version, not the 7" version, although I understand that this wasn't a boxset of the original 7" releases from the album. The edits on Riders and The Changeling are brutal and make the tracks seem very rushed to me but I'm glad to have them. They are officially released versions of the songs. It's a bit of a travesty that all Doors single mixes aren't commercially available on CD.

Anyway, I'll keep my fingers crossed firstly, that the 5-disc set will arrive and secondly, that it will contain the original single mixes of Love Her Madly, Don't Go No Further, Riders On The Storm and The Changeling.

Edited by Six Bachelors, 08 December 2011 - 01:58 PM.

[TheDoorsMusic]

The Royal Sperm, on 05 December 2011 - 10:50 PM, said:

Got mine today, 2145/4000  

[The Royal Sperm]

TheDoorsMusic, on 21 December 2011 - 04:20 AM, said:

Dan, isn't funny  

[treetrunkman04]

I got mine on Record Store day but haven't been on in a while.

My serial number is 1694/4000

[Gordon Typer]

Confused on the singles set.

If I am buying the LAW Workshop Sessions - do the singles offer anything different?