NewsDoors: L.A. Woman 5-disc Super Deluxe Edition cancelled
The 5-disc Super Deluxe Edition of the Doors’ L.A. Woman will no longer be released.
The title was initially announced back in September, by Doors’ Manager Jeff Jampol, and since then an initial, somewhat optimistic, release date of 24 November has come and gone and a new release date of the end of January 2012 was announced. In fact, despite the band taking hundreds of pre-orders (with payment up-front) it seems that Rhino Records has decided that it is not a commercially viable project.
To quote Jampol from the official Doors online forum: “there are concerns at their end” (Rhino) and “they want to be sure that not only is the market there, but do we have a place to distribute them?”
The solution looking most likely to replace the proposed 5-disc Super Deluxe Edition, is a much cheaper 3-disc set to accompany the still-on-the-schedule 2-disc L.A. Woman 40th Anniversary special edition. Jeff Jampol again:
“It will probably be reduced to a 3-disc set (just the alternates/outtakes/chatter), and packaged so as to be affordable (i.e. NOT an expensive, all-out designed hard box).”
So as things stand, the 2-disc 40th Anniversary is still due for release on 24 January 2012, and this proposed 3-disc set will be released at an “affordable price (most likely under $50)” at some point in the first half of the year. Or “definitely in 2012” according to Jampol.
Although, as the manager points out, “the two releases together will equal the 5-disc concept”, the cancelling of the Super Deluxe Edition is likely to disappoint many Doors fans, and it’s surprising that Rhino cannot seem to make this work as a commercial proposition, given the relative popularity of the band. One suspects that this is also the view of Jampol and the Doors’ management, since they were confident enough to announce it and take pre-orders back in September.
This 3-disc set is looking likely to be a limited run – possibly around 6000 worldwide – and will probably be numbered. No track listing was ever released for the now defunct 5-disc set and we still do not know exactly what will be on the 3-disc, except that the tracks will be alternates/outtakes/chatter from the L.A. Woman sessions, all previously unreleased (nothing from the 2-disc set will be repeated).
For those fans who pre-ordered the Super Deluxe Edition, there are still many questions about what they will get and when. It’s looking like these fans will receive the 2-disc set (that they didn’t order!) and then have to wait for the 3-disc. Separately, these two should add up to much less than the $100 being asked for the Super Deluxe Edition, so surely this mean some partial refunds will be in order? There has been the suggestion of special exclusive extras to make up for the patience/loyalty of the pre-orderers, and Jampol has made a point of promising a no-quibble money back policy to anyone who wishes to cancel and get a refund.
More information when we have it.
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Phil could not agree with you more, a few weeks ago, the signs looked quite good for a huge LA Woman 5 disc box set, and my initial reaction
was the “wow” factor, similarly to the Pink Floyd & Jethro Tull box sets
without the marbels. The extras which were scattered over the net a few weeks ago looked amazing, so the Doors’ manager has decided along, i guess with their label, and no doubt with the remaining Doors’ members
to scrap the extras and go for a more interesting and condensed 2-3cd box set. Correct me if i am wrong, the making of LA Woman is now a separate entity on bluray or dvd and the double disc of the same includes alternative versions, and Elvis has suggested the above which may or may not be confirmed, now i understand??!
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I think that(for me) time has come to let go of the idea of collecting further Doors material. I’ve got the “Perception” box, all of the concert CD’s released by the “Bright Midnight” label, and a superb Russian unofficial CD of the two post-Morrison albums.
As for this Jampol guy who now manages The Doors’ musical estate, I’m fed up with how he teases and plays games with the fans, then doesn’t deliver the goods. After releasing a 2-CD set of Matrix Club recordings from a sub- standard copy tape, now he’s obtained the original master tapes(which could fill a 4-CD set), but he’s going to stall the fans off for 3 or 4 years about releasing them…..by which time Warner Music executives will likely say “No”
I think I’ll get by with The Doors music that I’ve already got, and collect somebody else’s outtakes.
Jeff Jampol posted in this on December 25th.
This is NOT 100% CONFIRMED YET, but here is the likely track listing for the 3CD set of L.A. Woman outtakes.
# Track Title Performer Original Audio Release
1 THE CHANGELING (TAKE 1) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
2 THE CHANGELING (TAKE 2) THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
3 THE CHANGELING (TAKE 3) THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
4 THE CHANGELING (TAKE 4) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
5 THE CHANGELING (TAKE 5) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
6 THE CHANGELING (TAKE 6) [no take] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
7 THE CHANGELING (TAKE 7) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
8 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
9 THE CHANGELING (TAKE 8) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
10 THE CHANGELING (TAKE 9) THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
11 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
12 THE CHANGELING (TAKE 10) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
13 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
14 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
15 THE CHANGELING (TAKE 11) THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
16 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
17 THE CHANGELING (TAKE 12) [false start] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
18 LOVE HER MADLY (TAKE 1) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
19 LOVE HER MADLY (TAKE 2) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
20 JAMMING THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
21 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
22 TUNING THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
23 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
24 LOVE HER MADLY (TAKE 5) THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
25 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
26 LOVE HER MADLY (TAKE 7) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
27 LOVE HER MADLY (TAKE 8) THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
28 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
29 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
30 RIDERS ON THE STORM (TAKE 5) THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
31 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
32 THE DICK BILLS SHOW THEME THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
33 RAWHIDE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
34 RIDERS ON THE STORM (TAKE 6) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
35 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
36 RIDERS ON THE STORM (TAKE 9) [false start] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
37 RIDERS ON THE STORM (TAKE 10) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
38 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
39 RIDERS ON THE STORM (TAKE 11) [long false start] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
40 RIDERS ON THE STORM (TAKE 12) [long false start] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
41 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
42 RIDERS ON THE STORM (TAKE 16) [long false start] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
43 L.A. WOMAN (run through) THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
44 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
45 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
46 L.A. WOMAN (TAKE 1) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
47 L.A. WOMAN (TAKE 2) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
48 JAMMING THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
49 L.A. WOMAN (TAKE 3) THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
50 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
51 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
52 L.A. WOMAN (TAKE 4) [flase start] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
53 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
54 L.A. WOMAN (TAKE 7) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
55 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
56 L.A. WOMAN (TAKE 8) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
57 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
58 L.A. WOMAN (TAKE 10) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
59 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
60 L.A. WOMAN (TAKE 11) THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
61 CRAWLING KING SNAKE (TAKE 1) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
62 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
63 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
64 BEEN DOWN SO LONG (TAKE 1) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
65 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
66 BEEN DOWN SO LONG (TAKE 4) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
67 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
68 BEEN DOWN SO LONG (TAKE 6) THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
69 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
70 BEEN DOWN SO LONG (TAKE 7) THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
71 JAMMING THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
72 BEEN DOWN SO LONG (TAKE 8) [false start] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
73 BEEN DOWN SO LONG (TAKE 9) [false start] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
74 BEEN DOWN SO LONG (TAKE 10) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
75 BEEN DOWN SO LONG (TAKE 11) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
76 JAMMING THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
77 THE WASP (TEXAS RADIO AND THE BIG BEAT) (TAKE 1) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
78 THE WASP (TEXAS RADIO AND THE BIG BEAT) (TAKE 2) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
79 JAMMING THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
80 THE WASP (TEXAS RADIO AND THE BIG BEAT) (TAKE 3) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
81 THE WASP (TEXAS RADIO AND THE BIG BEAT) (TAKE 4) [incomplate] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
82 JAMMING THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
83 THE WASP (TEXAS RADIO AND THE BIG BEAT) (TAKE 5) THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
84 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
85 THE WASP (TEXAS RADIO AND THE BIG BEAT) (TAKE 6) THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
86 STUDIO DIALOGUE THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
87 THE WASP (TEXAS RADIO AND THE BIG BEAT) (TAKE 7) [incomplete] THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
88 THE WASP (TEXAS RADIO AND THE BIG BEAT) (TAKE 8) THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
Thanks for the info. Certainly looks comprehensive! I have this on pre-order but do I really need 12 takes of The Changeling? Especially as most of them are incomplete?
oh what can we do, it was probably a blessing in disguise. Although there were some sketchy details over the net a few weeks ago in regards to the
5 disc box set, as suggested above it will be cut down to a 2 or 3 disc alternative, which in the end i guess isn’t a bad thing. I was really looking forward to the massive amount of extras, but in the end i’ll take what is on offer when the time arrives.
Dislike… :( :(