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Post by TheWallsScreamedPoetry on Feb 5, 2005 20:14:06 GMT
Jim Morrison famously went for a walk whilst at Robby Krieger's home in Laurel Canyon in 1967 and came back with People Are Strange.   US release September 1967
Chart #12 A People Are Strange
B Unhappy Girl
 US Promo Canada 1967# chart #1
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Post by TheWallsScreamedPoetry on Jul 29, 2024 11:48:10 GMT
“'People Are Strange' was one of the finest encapsulations of an acid trip ever set to music without first detuning all the instruments to stop the aardvarks from chewing your toes.
The strange thing was, Morrison wasn't tripping when he wrote it, simply walking up Laurel Canyon with Robby Krieger.” -Goldmine Magazine As usual Ray tries to steal the show with his tale of Jim writing PAS in NYC inspired by people coming out of the subway.
Between John and Ray I believe John's tale rather than Ray who was a fantasist and a liar.Europe ignored PAS which was unusual with regards France where the Strange Days LP made #10.
    Sweden single released 3rd September 1967.  UK release September 1967 France 1967
West Germany 1967
Italy 1967
The Netherlands 1967
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Post by TheWallsScreamedPoetry on Jul 29, 2024 11:55:58 GMT
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Post by TheWallsScreamedPoetry on Aug 29, 2024 10:35:23 GMT
Worldwide it wasn't a success either even if it was released over 6 continents.
The Doors were no Rolling Stones and apart from their own backyard were barely an afterthought in the rest of the world.
Canada made it a #1 but even in the US it failed to make the Top#10 crawling to a peak of #12.  Japan 1968
Japan Promo 1968
New Zealand 1967
Australia 1967
Rhodesia 1967
South Africa 1967
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