The Doors are in the midst of a 60th anniversary celebration this year, and as part of it they are planning to dip into their archives and share some live recordings to digital services for the very first time.
They’ve just kicked things off with the release of Live at the Matrix 1967: The Original Masters, which are now available to stream and download. The performances were recorded between March 7 and March 11 at the small San Francisco club The Matrix, with the recordings taken from first generation 7-inch reels. The shows, recorded by the venue’s owners Peter Abram and Jefferson Airplane founder Marty Balin, had previously been a much sought-after bootleg.
Performances on the release include “Break On Through,” “The End” and a rare instrumental of “Summertime.”
And Live at the Matrix is just the first in a series of live albums being released for streaming and download. Upcoming releases include concerts from Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Vancouver, Bakersfield and Konserthuset, Stockholm.
The Doors’ 60th anniversary celebration began last year with the release of the six-LP box set The Doors 1967-1971. The six albums in the set will now be released individually on High Fidelity audiophile vinyl, starting Jan. 31 at TheDoors.com and Rhino.com.
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