Post by TheWallsScreamedPoetry on Sept 6, 2024 10:24:14 GMT
With the release of the Doors/Jim Morrison An American Prayer it was decided that the best way to break a single was release the live version of Roadhouse Blues
that was on the LP rather than Jim's actual poetry.
It was backed with their excellent studio version of Albinoni's Adagio.
US 1978
US 1978
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor was a favourite with Jim Morrison and in 1968 the band went into TTG studio and recorded a version for him as a present.
When you consider that Bruce Harris once asked Jim Morrison what was his favourite pop tune and Jim after a little thought said 'do you know the score to Fellini's 8 1/2? I quite like that.' it's no surprise that The Doors did this.
It was featured on the bands film Feast Of Friends.
US Promo with RB on both sides
Morrison had never wanted a Doors collaboration and prior to leaving for Paris he had approached composer Lalo Schifrin as a possible contributor for the music tracks meant to accompany the poetry, with no participation from any of the other Doors members.
Additionally, he had developed some conception of the album cover art work by January 1971, and was in correspondence with artist T. E. Breitenbach to design this cover in the form of a triptych.
However, John Haeny (who recorded the original session tapes with Morrison in 1970 and safeguarded them before the project was resurrected as An American Prayer) insisted that the album "was made by those people who were closest to Jim, both personally and artistically" and "everyone had the best intentions," stating: "Jim would be pleased. Jim would have understood our motivation and appreciated our dedication and heartfelt handling of his work".
that was on the LP rather than Jim's actual poetry.
It was backed with their excellent studio version of Albinoni's Adagio.
US 1978
US 1978
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor was a favourite with Jim Morrison and in 1968 the band went into TTG studio and recorded a version for him as a present.
When you consider that Bruce Harris once asked Jim Morrison what was his favourite pop tune and Jim after a little thought said 'do you know the score to Fellini's 8 1/2? I quite like that.' it's no surprise that The Doors did this.
It was featured on the bands film Feast Of Friends.
US Promo with RB on both sides
Morrison had never wanted a Doors collaboration and prior to leaving for Paris he had approached composer Lalo Schifrin as a possible contributor for the music tracks meant to accompany the poetry, with no participation from any of the other Doors members.
Additionally, he had developed some conception of the album cover art work by January 1971, and was in correspondence with artist T. E. Breitenbach to design this cover in the form of a triptych.
However, John Haeny (who recorded the original session tapes with Morrison in 1970 and safeguarded them before the project was resurrected as An American Prayer) insisted that the album "was made by those people who were closest to Jim, both personally and artistically" and "everyone had the best intentions," stating: "Jim would be pleased. Jim would have understood our motivation and appreciated our dedication and heartfelt handling of his work".
