Ray Manzarek
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Ray Manzarek UCLA Trio - Hermosa Beach, CA, Lighthouse Jazz Club 29.3 1961 - CDr - Soundboard Recording - 31:13 min. 1st Gen |
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1. Moanin' 7:29 |
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2. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise 7:13 |
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3. Joey 6:21 |
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4. Ikin Retnin 5:30 |
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5. 'Round Midnight 4:39 |
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this is the earliest known tape |
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Rick & The Ravens - Complete
Singles - Aura Records / Posae Records 6.5 1965 - CDr - 19:50 min |
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1. Henrietta 2:02 |
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2. Just For You 2:10 |
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3. Soul Train 3:08 |
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4. Geraldine 2:43 |
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5. Big Bucket 'T' 3:05 |
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6. Rampage 2:52 |
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7. Circle Twist 2:03 |
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8. Blow Top 1:43 |
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Rick Manzarek. Guitar - Jim Manzarek. Keyboards, Vocals on Circle Twist - Pat Stooner. Saxophone - Vince Thomas. Drums - Screamin' Ray Daniels. Vocals |
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Ray Manzarek (Early Work) - Rick & The Ravens
- Complete Singles - Aura Records / Posae Records - [Studio
Recording] Plus: The UCLA Trio - March 29, 1961 (Wednesday) - The
Lighthouse Jazz Club - Hermosa Beach, CA [Soundboard Recording] |
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1. Henrietta 2:02 |
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2. Just For You 2:10 |
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3. Soul Train 3:08 |
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4. Geraldine 2:43 |
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5. Big Bucket 'T' 3:05 |
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6. Rampage 2:52 |
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7. Circle Twist 2:03 |
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8. Blow Top 1:43 |
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9. Moanin' 7:29 |
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10. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise 7:13 |
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11. Joey 6:21 |
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12. Ikin Retnin 5:30 |
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13. 'Round Midnight 4:39 |
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Here's a collection I've put together with the help of a few other Doors collectors to put out some of the best quality sources for Ray Manzarek's early recorded material. As many of you know, Ray was the organist for The Doors. Prior to forming The Doors, however, Ray was in a surf band with his brothers Rick and Jim Manzarek from 1962-1965 called Rick & The Ravens. During this time, the group recorded 8 singles for a subsidiary of World-Pacific Jazz Studios called Aura Records (and later Posae Records). These singles were released as promotional material for the label. In fact, it was due to this record deal at Aura Records that The Doors in late '65 were able to record their first demo (officially released on the 1997 Box Set). What's great about that early Doors demo is that, sonically, it's a combination of what The Doors sound would evolve into and Rick & The Ravens (both of Ray's brothers also performed on the Doors demo). Rick & The Ravens featured Rick Manzarek on guitar (a Fender Jaguar to be exact), Jim Manzarek on keyboards, Pat Stonner on saxophone, Vince Thomas on drums, and Screamin' Ray Daniels (better known as Raymond Daniel Manzarek) on vocals. Ray's brother Jim takes lead vocals on "Circle Twist." As bonus material on this torrent, I've included the earliest known tape of Ray Manzarek performing. It's a soundboard recording of The UCLA Trio, a college jazz group Ray fronted as vocalist and pianist with John Hallibertan on bass and Sam Beale on drums. The recording is from 1961 when Ray was 22. Most of the tunes are jazz covers. Only one, "Ikin Retnin," is an original. I've been told a 1st gen is what circulates, but I can't confirm that this is it. All the singles have gone through ClickRepair and individual click/pop elimination to clean them up as much as possible without affecting the sound quality and without using any other hiss or noise reduction. Most of the "Stages" tracks also had several drop-outs and those were fixed as much as possible. "Henrietta" and "Just For You" were direct transfers done by jim4371 and, as a result, are the best sounding tracks here. In fact, the photos of that single included with this torrent are of the copy used in the transfer. Another interesting tidbit: The Byrds (or at least Roger McGuinn and Gene Clark) provide the backing vocals on "Henrietta" as they were studio musicians at the time. |
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Ray Manzarek - Hempstead, Long Island, Ultrasonic Studios 11.6 1974 - CDr - 69:49 min |
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1. He Can't Come Today 6:51 |
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2. The Purpose Of Existence 6:49 |
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3. Solar Boat 8:49 |
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4. Downbound Train 7:45 |
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5. Interview 4:47 |
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6. The Moorish Idol 12:45 |
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7. Oh Thou Precious Nectar Filled Form 6:29 |
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8. The Golden Scarab 10:19 |
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9. Good Rockin' 5:15 |
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Ray Manzarek. Vocals - Larry Carlton. guitar - Jerry Scheff. Bass - Tony Williams. drums - Percussionists: Mluto, Steve Forman and Milt Holland. |
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Ray Manzarek - Hollywood, CA. Whisky A Go Go 17.6 1974 - CDr - 61:07 min |
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1. He Can't Come Today 5:28 |
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2. The Purpose Of Existence Is? 6:31 |
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3. Solar Boat 7:49 |
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4. Downbound Train 8:10 |
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5. The Golden Scarab 7:50 |
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6. The Moorish Idol 12:46 |
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7. A Little Fart 6:07 |
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8. Good Rockin 6:26 |
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Ray Manzarek - Roslyn, NY, My Father's Place
26.3 1975 - CDr - Lineage: Soundboard?>Original Silver>WavePad |
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1: I Wake Up Screaming 8:57 * |
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2: Downbound Train 7:38 |
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3: (fades in) Bicentennial Blues/Light My Fire (fades out) 5:22 |
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*Ray recites Jim Morrison's poem "Ensenada" during this track. |
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Ray Manzarek-Nassau 1975. 8-60 min. |
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I Wake Up Screaming |
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Poems: Ensenada, Texas Radio |
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Downbound Train |
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Solar Boat |
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When The Music's Over |
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The Gambler |
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The Whole Thing Started With Rock'n Roll |
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Love It Or Leave It |
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Light My Fire. |
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Pyramid - Hollwood, CA. Starwood 1976 - CDr - 44:12 min |
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1. In The Pyramid 4:53 |
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2. Caught In A Panic 6:20 |
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3. Summer Eyes 5:06 |
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4. Game Of Skill 9:30 |
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5. Bitter Sky Blue 3:46 |
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6. Midnight Queen 5:01 |
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7. America 9:36 |
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Nite City - Hollywood, Troubador, Hollywood, 10.7 1976 - CDr |
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1. Who Do You Love 7'18 |
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2. Caught In A Panic 6'18 |
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3. Angel W/ No Freedom 7'18 |
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4. Midnight Queen 7'28 |
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5. Nite City 7'09 |
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6. Love Will Make You Mellow 6'25 |
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7. Game Of Skill 12'00 |
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8. Behind The Night 8'46 |
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Ray Manzarek : Organ, Voc. - Noah James : Voc. - Jimmy Hunter: Drums - Paul Warren : Gt & voc. - Nigel Harrison: Bas |
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Pyramid - Hollywood, CA. Troubadour july 1976 - CDr - 62:42 min |
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1. Who Do You Love? 7:18 |
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2. Caught In A Panic 6:18 |
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3. Angel With No Freedom 7:18 |
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4. Midnight Queen 7:28 |
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5. Nite City 7:09 |
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6. Love Will Make You Mellow 6:25 |
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7. Game Of Skill 12:00 |
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8. Behind The Night 8:46 |
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Ray Manzarek: Keyboards, Vocals - Nigel Harrison: Bass - Noah James: Vocals - Paul Horn: Guitar - ?: Drums |
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Nite City - Los Angeles, CA, Starwood Club 23.2 1977 - CDr - 60:00 min |
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1. In The Pyramid 6:41 |
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2. Who Do You Love? 6:49 |
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3. Summer Eyes 8:49 |
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4. Caught In A Panic 7:45 |
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5. Midnight Queen 4:47 |
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6. Bitter Sky Blue 12:45 |
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7. Love Will Make You Mellow 6:29 |
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8. Guitar Improvisation 10:19 |
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Ray Manzarek : Keyboards, Vocals - Noah James : Vocals - Jimmy Hunter: Drums - Paul Warren : Guitar, Vocals - Nigel Harrison: Bass |
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Nite City - Hollywood, Starwood 23.2 1977 - CDr |
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1. In The Pyramid 4:29 |
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2. Who Do You Love 7:19 |
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3. Summer Eyes 7:40 |
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4. Caught In A Panic 6:48 |
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5. Midnight Queen 9:31 |
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6. Bitter Sky Blue 4:45 |
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7. Love Will Make You Mellow 10:06 |
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8. Jam 2:33 |
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9. Game Of Skill 7:50 |
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10. Nite City 8:05* |
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Nite City . Detroit, MI 28.4 1977 - CDr - 09:10 min |
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1. Nite City |
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Nite City - Hollywood, CA, Whisky A Go Go 23.9 1977 - CDr - 68:38 min - Source: CD-R > FLAC (LEVEL 8) |
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1. Summer Eyes 6:21 |
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2. The Gambler 6:27 |
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3. Nite City 6:59 |
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4. Close To You 7:39 |
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5. Barcelona 7:00 |
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6. Die High 5:51 |
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7. The Dreamer. Ain't Got The Time 4:45 |
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8. The Dreamer (reprise) 3:02 |
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9. Blinded By Love 11:51 |
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10. Game Of Skill 8:43 |
X (w/Ray Manzerak of The Doors) - Hollywood,
Whiskey a Go Go 12.4 1980 - CDr - Audience - Audio: B++ tape
hiss but still perfectly listenable
1. intro - 2. - 3. - 4. - 5. - 6. - 7. - 8. - 9. - 10.
- 11. - 12. - 13. - 14. - 15. with Ray Manzarek - 16. - 17. crowd -
18. with Ray Manzarek - 19. final remarks - 20. (cut)
43:19
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X - Hollywood,Whiskey A Go Go may 1980 - CDr |
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1. Year One |
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2. Los Angeles |
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3. Sex And Dying In A High Society |
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4. Your Phone's Off The Hook (But You're Not) |
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5. Sugarlight |
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6. Unheard Music |
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7. Our Love Passed Out On The Couch |
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8. I Want Your Love Pt. 1* |
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9. I Want Your Love Pt. 2 |
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10. Bad Boy * |
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11. Soul Kitchen |
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12. Johnny Hit & Run Pauline |
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13. We're Desperate |
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14. Nausea** |
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15. The World's A Mess, It's In My Kiss** |
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16. Roadhouse Blues*** |
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17. Good Rockin' Tonight*** |
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X - Hollywood, Whiskey A Go-Go may 1980 - CDr - w/ Ray Manzarek on last songs - Sound quality : B-/B |
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1. Year One |
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2. Los Angeles |
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3. Sex And Dying In A High Society |
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4. Your Phone's Off The Hook (But You're Not) |
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5. Sugarlight |
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6. Unheard Music |
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7. Our Love Passed Out On The Couch |
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8. I Want Your Love Pt. 1* |
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9. I Want Your Love Pt. 2 |
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10. Bad Boy * |
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11. Soul Kitchen |
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12. Johnny Hit & Run Pauline |
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13. We're Desperate |
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14. Nausea** |
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15. The World's A Mess, It's In My Kiss** |
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16. Roadhouse Blues*** |
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17. Good Rockin' Tonight*** |
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*=Bily Zoom - vox - **= Ray Manzarek - keys - ***= Ray
Manzarek - keys, Top Jimmy (roadie?) - vox; |
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X - Hollywood , Whiskey a Go Go 11.4 1980 - CDr - ( same as above ? ) - (w/Ray Manzerak of The Doors) - Audience - Audio: B(+) tape hiss and some overload but still perfectly listenable. Total time: 43:23 |
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1. Intro |
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2. Year One |
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3. Los Angeles |
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4. Sex & Dying In High Society |
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5. Your Phone's Off The Hook (but you're not) |
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6. Sugarlight |
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7. The Unheard Music |
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8. Our Love Past Out On The Couch |
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9. Lotta Lovin' (gene vincent) |
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10. Lotta Lovin' reprise |
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11. Bad Boy (billy zoom) |
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12. Crowd |
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13. Soul Kitchen |
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14. Jonny Hit & Run Paulene |
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15. We're Desperate |
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16. Keyboard solo (Ray Manzerak)> |
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17. Nausea (inc. Ray Manzerak) |
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18. The World's A Mess (it's in my kiss) (inc. Ray Manzerak) |
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19. Crowd |
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Ray Manzarek / Michael McClure - Albuquerque, University Of Mexico, Arts Hall 30.9 1990 - 2CDr - 102:25 min - Source: Low Gen CD-R > FLAC (LEVEL 8) |
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1. Part 1 45:00 |
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2. Part 2 32:26 |
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3. Part 3 09:19 |
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4. Part 4 15:38 |
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this is an interesting performance, they tells histories and poetry reading. |
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Ray Manzarek /Jim Carroll - New York, NY, The Bottom Line 23.1 2002 - 2CDr - 93:45 min - Source: 1st Gen CD-R > FLAC (LEVEL 8) |
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1. Jim Carroll Poetry Readings Performance (incomplete) 8:14 |
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2. Jim Carroll Poetry Readings 4:21 |
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3. Jukebox (Carroll & Manzarek) 3:46 |
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4. Dance Floor (Carroll & Manzarek) 9:52 |
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Ray Manzarek Performance: |
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5. Poet In Exile / Enlightenment / Current State Of Music 5:26 |
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6. Riders On The Storm 6:52 |
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7. Substances – Breaking On Through 6:30 |
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8. The Crystal Ship 3:37 |
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9. How Ray & Jim Met 6:20 |
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10. Ray & Jim On Venice Beach 3:26 |
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11. Moonlight Drive. Horse Latitudes 4:36 |
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12. Summer’s Almost Gone 3:46 |
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13. Jim Living With Ray / Meeting Robby & John / The End 9:54 |
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15. Questions & Answer Session 7:05 |
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16. Light My Fire 4:05 |
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Jim Carroll opened with his poetry and with some histories Ray talks about his new book Poet In Exile, tells the never ending doors histories and play some doors songs. this is a really interesting solo performance |
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Ray Manzarek & Geroge Winston - New York, Society Hall 26.9 2002 - 2CDr - 92:03 min - Source: Low Gen CD-R > FLAC (LEVEL 8) |
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1. Introduction 6:20 |
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2. Love Street 5:15 |
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3. Love Me Two Times 4:39 |
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4. My Wild Love 9:57 |
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5. Love Her Madly 5:12 |
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6. Light My Fire 10:05 |
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7. Summer's Almost Gone 5:30 |
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8. I Can't See Your Face In My Mind 9:59 |
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9. Take It As It Comes 4:00 |
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10. Solo Piano For Jim 10:18 |
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11. Bird Of Pray 2:41 |
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12. Riders On The Storm 10:35 |
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13. Soul Kitchen 7:25 |
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This is a great performance by George And Ray, this is from the promo little tour because of the releasing of the new piano solo album of george "Night Divides The Day. The Music Of The Doors" |