Hello To The Cities live
Break On Through To The Other Side Live
Roadhouse Blues
Hyacinth House Demo
Who Scared You Demo
Whiskey, Mystics And Men demo
I Will Never Be Untrue live
Moonlight Drive Demo
Queen Of The Highway alternate Version
Someday Soon live
Hello, I Love You Demo
Orange County Suite demo
The Soft Parade live
The End live
Woman Is A Devil outtake
Frogtoon Music Album Info: Essential Rarities
Published: 07 Jul 2010, 13:23
Originally Released As Part Of The Box Set The Complete Studio Recordings The Essential Rarities Essentially Gathers A Bunch Of Odds And Ends Not Just Previously Unreleased Studio Cuts But Also Live Cuts Composites Stage Chatter Alternate Takes And Demos. In Other Words It's A Bunch Of Stuff That Only Hardcore Fans Need And They've Likely Already Purchased It As Part Of The Box Set Or As Bootlegs. If Not This Is A Good Way To Get A Bunch Of Pretty Good Cuts Highlighted By The 1969 Outtakes "Woman Is A Devil" And "Who Scared You" And The 1965 Demo "Moonlight Drive." It Must Be Said However That This Is Really Just For The Hardcore Fans Since There Just Isn't Anything Apart From Possibly Those Three Previously Mentioned Tracks Yet Those Still Are Specialized Items That Is Noteworthy For The Casual Listener. As A Way Of Tying Up Loose Ends The Essential Rarities Is Necessary For Collectors But For Everybody Else It's Hardly Essential. Essential Rarities Is A Compilation Album By The Doors Originally Released As Part Of The Boxed Set The Complete Studio Recordings In 1999 But Reissued In 2000 As A Single CD Containing Studio Cuts Live Cuts And Demos Taken From The 1997 The Doors Box Set. All The Tracks On This Album Have Been Officially Released On The 1997 Box Set With The Exception Of The Bonus Track "Woman Is A Devil" That Was Edited From The 1969 Elektra Studios "Rock Is Dead" Sessions And Was Not Included In The Box Set Version Of The Album. Also Some Songs Appear In More Complete Form Than Their Box Set Versions "Roadhouse Blues" Has A 35-Second Section That Was Cut From The Bridge Of The Song And "Who Scared You?" Has An Extra Verse.