The DOORS LP Box Set - It's actually happening!!!

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Originally posted by 555:
Got an email from fminor.com today giving me this heads up ...

We just received an update from Rhino on the progress of the Doors Vinyl Box Set. They have spent the last couple months cleaning up the tapes to ensure this will be the definitive pressing of these historic albums. Jac Holzman (the founder of Elektra Records) and Bruce Botnick (the original Doors producer) have been hard at work in the studio. With the assistance of Mastering Engineer Bernie Grundman (who actually mastered the original albums and still has all of his original mastering notes!), they have transferred the original analog master tapes through Grundman's all-tube console and all-tube cutting lathe. All the parties concerned with this project (and they are all taking it very seriously!) feel that this approach has allowed them to get the very best sound transferred to the lacquers.

I'll be sticking to my Rhino HDCD box set which is sonically brilliant,
but I thought the boys & girls who are into the black stuff might like to know ...

555, can you point me to this HDCD boxset that you refer to please.


Cheers


P

It's the Perception 40th Anniversary 6CD + 6DVDA Boxset.

The original 2006 release is long sold out & has more elaberate packaging.

However Amazon.com seem to have both the UK & US at the mo'.

It was re-issued in 2007 & is available from amazon.co.uk. It is also on Rhino,
but the amazon details don't say it's HDCD so I'd check before buying.

According to amazon.com it's also going to have another release in Oct 2008
& is on pre-order, but again doesn't say it's HDCD.

Cheers - John

Munch

Which CDs are you refering to?
Are you going to get the new vinyl set?

F- me, sounds like it's still at least a couple of months away - ordered mine in March. 2007.

also there a few great live concert sets

3 cd set in boston and at the aquarius

but some really bad recordings

but when its good it really lights my fire(did you see what i did there) yeah I know sad git

break on through ! cmon............



mike

I got 13. Beats Mantovani.

My box came today, No.867.

I have all the DCC lp's and so it was exciting to compare this box set.

First of all, all 7 lp's are perfectly quiet from the start of the side to the end.

Next the DCC comparison.

Obviously I've not had a chance to compare all tracks yet, but the main differences I've noticed are that the DCC's generally have more bass and are a little smoother.

The box set lp's are a little livelier, a bit brighter and have more separation between the instruments.

They sound very good and I'm happy with the sound. Whether I like them better than the DCC's is another question which will only be answered in due course.

The main point for me is that they have detailed resolution and sound well mastered

Mine was sent last week from the U.S. - only been waiting a year...still the Dollar's even cheaper now.

JW - remind me where yours is coming from.

For GOD'S sake PLEASE tell me these vinyl issues are NOT the crappy remixed versions like the recent Rhino CDs?

I just got rid of all the Doors CD reissues because I can't stand the mixes. At least the 1980s WEA issues I have sound musically right even if sonically not the best...

Anyhoo, am in the States in September so might go boxset hunting while there. Defo intend to get some Sundazed vinyl including the mono "Surrealistic pillow" issue

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Originally posted by domfjbrown:

Anyhoo, am in the States in September so might go boxset hunting while there.

Don't forget only 12,500 copies available so not sure how long they will last before they sell out.

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Originally posted by JWM:
JW - remind me where yours is coming from.

Accoustic Sounds - their website says their initial allocation of 350 sets has already been reserved - they expect some more in the summer I think

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Originally posted by JamieWednesday:

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Originally posted by JWM:
JW - remind me where yours is coming from.

Accoustic Sounds - their website says their initial allocation of 350 sets has already been reserved - they expect some more in the summer I think

Elusive Disc currently have stock

I got mine 2 days ago no.24xx or thereabouts.

Very impressed with the packaging. Although I do not have any of the Doors' vinyls other than the MFSL 1st album to compare with, I must say that the sound is a tad on the bright side but very involving. The surface noise was rather apparent especially on the mono LP of the 1st album. Will clean it and see how it goes.

Since I don't own any other Doors LPs other than the 1st and the LA Woman CD, I have to say that this is indeed a must-have.

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Elusive Disc currently have stock

So do Fminor dot com.

Very annoyed with Accoustic Sounds!!!

Prompted by this thread I checked the status of my order for this placed in March 07. It just says rejected because my credit card is out of date.

They did not bother to contact me to ask for updated details so I guess I will have to wait until the Summer (and I suppose pay the higher price)

I'd give Fminor a call Rich.
If they still have stock it'll be much cheaper than AS.

Richwleeds,

This does happen with Acoustic Sounds very rarely when the order was so long ago that one's credit card has expired. It's not easy to amend the credit card details on one's account before it's too late. You should get an email reminder from them to update your details and they will then send you the box set that will have been put aside.

Or you could email patty@acousticsounds.com to speed up the process.

Even with the £55 shipping fee, it is still far cheaper than buying from the UK.

Just to continue on my post from a couple of days ago, I've now played Strange Days, LA Woman & Doors ST properly and compared them to the DCC pressings.

My first thoughts that the box set is a livelier sound with more separation between the instruments and slightly less bass remains the same. My initial thoughts were that the DCC were possibly a little smoother, but after listening properly, the box set is smoother, has far more resolution and although the notes are a little brighter, they hold so much more detail which stay sweet no matter how high the pitch. In fact it's the DCC that are a bit screeching on the highs, because the detail is lost. The box set has a more open soundstage.

There's a magic with these pressings that make it difficult to leave the DCC on the platter for long. The DCC are a little dull in comparison and sound like a recording, whereas the box set does a damn good job of bringing The Doors live into your room.

Just one other point, if your system is quality enough to allow it, play these pressings loud and they really come to life.

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Originally posted by count.d:
Even with the £55 shipping fee, it is still far cheaper than buying from the UK.

It's £93.49 from fminor.com, so it appears count.d can't count!

At the time of posting they still have stock & no silly shipping to pay.

555,
I meant to write $55 shipping, which as it was sent with other lp's (that also saved me money) made my purchase of the box set less than £93.

Also, I had a quick look at the fminor site and it's a pile of garbage.

$55 so you still can't count then!
Did you manage to avoid duty & VAT on your bulk vinyl order?

Don't get me wrong; I buy the majority of my records from overseas, but by my calculations anyone who wants to buy this release only would find it cheaper at fminor.com.

The fminor website isn't set up for online shopping.
They are a distributor, but they allow individuals to set up an account (for free).

They send out two spreadsheets (one each for vinyl & CD) by email to all account holders once a week listing new items, & when you set up an account you get a complete current list as well. They also send out frequent additional bulletins for specials & exclusives.

Service is excellent, & it's massively cheaper than mainstream UK record sources IME,
as you get records at trade prices.

Thanks count.d. Spoke to Acoustic sounds. They were great and had held on to a set for me. Its on its way

Stuart, I presume your writing off of these pressings is based on playing them through a minimum of 252/300?

I wonder how many people have dug out lp's from their rejected pile, only to find they're better than their prime pressings, after a few years of upgrading.

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Stuart, I presume your writing off of these pressings is based on playing them through a minimum of 252/300?

They ain't going to be recorded any differently. If you have to pay £10K+ to listen to them it does not seem like a very good bargain IMO.