An early demo of ‘Hyacinth House’ recorded at Robby Krieger’s home studio in 1969 is also included (appended to the album on CD 1 alongside that ‘Riders on the Storm’ demo).
Woman, with CD2 offering “serial takes” of ‘The Changeling,’ ‘Love Her Madly,’ ‘Riders On The Storm,’ and ‘L.A. The two bonus CDs offer more than two hours of unreleased recordings taken from the sessions for L.A. This is a concerning development that I hope does not become a trend amongst major labels. This led to Rothchild departing the project, with the band opting to co-produce the album with Botnick.īotnick has also created a new Dolby Atmos mix of the original album but instead of including it with this physical deluxe edition, Rhino are – for the time being – only making available via streaming. Rothchild, who famously referred to it as “cocktail music”. The demo recording was done with producer Paul A. This is included on CD 1 and the vinyl LP.ĬDs two and three feature unreleased studio outtakes including the previously unheard original demo of ‘Riders on the Storm’ which was recently discovered in the band’s vault, having been assumed lost for decades. Woman is home to the brilliant title track, ‘Love Her Madly’, ‘Riders on the Storm’ and seven other songs.įor the 50th anniversary edition, the album has been ‘newly remastered’ (again) by The Doors’ longtime engineer and mixer Bruce Botnick.
The album was recorded over six days at the Workshop, the band’s rehearsal space on Santa Monica Boulevard in November 1970 and received critical and commercial acclaim when released in April the following year. Woman, The Doors last studio album with Jim Morrison will be reissued as a 50th anniversary 3CD+vinyl LP 50th anniversary deluxe edition later this year.