Doors, the 13 ( Collection ) ( reissue vinyl LP )

Release date: 04-08-2020 (originally released in 1970)

2020 EU reissue on standard vinyl LP-A Collection of Thirteen Classic Doors Songs".13 was The Doors’ first compilation album, featuring tracks from the psychedelic rock legends’ first five albums.

The compilation starts with the epic Light My Fire, written by Doors guitarist Robby Krieger, and features other classics such as People Are Strange from Strange Days, Touch Me from The Soft Parade. It also contains the blues rock classic Roadhouse Blues from Morrison Hotel; which last year celebrated its 50th anniversary.

Rhino are reissuing The Doors‘ compilation album 13 later this month.

13 was the first Doors ‘best of’ and was issued in November 1970, five months before the band delivered LA Woman, their last studio album with Jim Morrison.
The title refers to the thirteen tracks included, and all in all it’s a fairly predictable collection of the band’s more radio-friendly output up until that point. After Morrison’s death, in July 1971, it was superseded by numerous compilation albums, such as Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine, Greatest Hits or The Best of The Doors and is therefore largely of just historical interest these days.

Tracks:

Side One
1. "Light My Fire" 
2. "People Are Strange" 
3. "Back Door Man" 
4. "Moonlight Drive" 
5. "The Crystal Ship" 
6. "Roadhouse Blues" 

Side Two
1. "Touch Me" 
2. "Love Me Two Times" 
3. "You're Lost Little Girl" 
4. "Hello, I Love You" 
5. "Land Ho" 
6. "Wild Child" 
7. "The Unknown Soldier"