Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine
Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine is the second compilation album by American rock band the Doors (following 13) and the first following the death of singer Jim Morrison. The album was released in January 1972.
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Released | January 1972 | |||
Genre | Psychedelic rock, acid rock, blues rock, hard rock | |||
Length | 99:02 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Producer | Paul A. Rothchild (tracks 1–5, 7–14, 16–17, 20–22) and Bruce Botnick and the Doors (tracks 6, 8, 15, 18, 19) | |||
The Doors chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Christgau's Record Guide | B–[1] |
The album's title is a lyric from the song "The End." The cover was designed by Bill Hoffman, with a gatefold jacket containing band shots by Joel Brodsky and liner notes by Bruce Harris,[2][3] national publicist for Elektra Records.
Two of the songs on the compilation, "Who Scared You" and "(You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further," were originally released as B-sides to 1969's "Wishful Sinful" and 1971's "Love Her Madly" singles, respectively. They were not available again until an edited version of "Who Scared You" appeared in The Doors: Box Set in 1997 (missing part of the last verse) and "(You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further" appeared in the 2006 Perception box set. The full length version of "Who Scared You" was also reissued on the Essential Rarities compilation in 1999 and was later included as a bonus track on the remastered release of The Soft Parade in 2006.
Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 15, 1980.[4]
Record Store Day reissue
The album was reissued for the first time in over 40 years by Rhino Records as part of Record Store Day 2014. It was issued on April 19, 2014, on special amber colored vinyl,[5] and was subsequently issued on CD for the first time on May 19, 2014.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" | Jim Morrison | The Doors, 1967 | 2:25 |
2. | "Strange Days" | Morrison | Strange Days, 1967 | 3:05 |
3. | "Shaman's Blues" | Morrison | The Soft Parade, 1969 | 4:45 |
4. | "Love Street" | Morrison | Waiting for the Sun, 1968 | 3:06 |
5. | "Peace Frog/Blue Sunday" | Morrison, Robby Krieger | Morrison Hotel, 1970 | 5:00 |
6. | "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)" | Morrison | L.A. Woman, 1971 | 4:12 |
7. | "End of the Night" | Morrison | The Doors | 2:49 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Love Her Madly" | Krieger | L.A. Woman | 3:18 |
2. | "Spanish Caravan" | Morrison, Krieger, Manzarek, Densmore | Waiting for the Sun | 2:58 |
3. | "Ship of Fools" | Morrison, Krieger | Morrison Hotel | 3:06 |
4. | "The Spy" | Morrison | Morrison Hotel | 4:15 |
5. | "The End" | Morrison, Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore | The Doors | 11:35 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Take It as It Comes" | Morrison | The Doors | 2:13 |
2. | "Runnin' Blue" | Krieger | The Soft Parade | 2:27 |
3. | "L.A. Woman" | Morrison | L.A. Woman | 7:49 |
4. | "Five to One" | Morrison | Waiting for the Sun | 4:22 |
5. | "Who Scared You" | Morrison, Krieger, Manzarek, Densmore | "Wishful Sinful" single B-side, 1969 | 3:51 |
6. | "(You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further" | Willie Dixon | "Love Her Madly" single B-side, 1971 | 3:37 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Riders on the Storm" | Morrison, Krieger, Manzarek, Densmore | L.A. Woman | 7:14 |
2. | "Maggie McGill" | Morrison | Morrison Hotel | 4:25 |
3. | "Horse Latitudes" | Morrison | Strange Days | 1:30 |
4. | "When the Music's Over" | Morrison, Krieger, Manzarek, Densmore | Strange Days | 11:00 |
Personnel
The Doors
- Jim Morrison – vocals
- Robby Krieger – guitar, lead vocal on chorus of "Runnin' Blue"
- Ray Manzarek – piano, organ, marimba, bass, lead vocals on "(You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further," backing vocal on "Five To One"
- John Densmore – drums
Additional personnel
- Paul A. Rothchild – producer of all the tracks except the ones from L.A. Woman
- Bruce Botnick – co-producer of the L.A. Woman tracks and engineer of all the tracks including the former mentioned
- Douglass Lubahn – bass on tracks 2, 4, 9, 16, & 21
- Harvey Brooks – bass on tracks 3 & 14
- Jerry Scheff – bass on all the L.A. Woman tracks
- Ray Neapolitan – bass on tracks 4 & 10-11
- Leroy Vinnegar – acoustic bass on track 9
- Paul Harris – orchestral arrangements on track 17
- George Bohanon – trombone on tracks 14 & 17
- Champ Webb – English horn on tracks 14 & 17
- Jesse McReynolds – mandolin on tracks 14 & 17
- James Buchanan – fiddle on track 14
- Marc Benno – rhythm guitar on track 15
- Lonnie Mack – acoustic bass on track 20
Certifications
Organization | Level | Date |
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RIAA – U.S. | Gold | September 15, 1980 |
See also
- 13 - The Doors' first compilation released in 1970.
References
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: D". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/weird-scenes-inside-the-gold-mine-mw0000837783/credits
- https://www.allaboutjazz.com/doors-weird-scenes-inside-the-gold-mine-by-doug-collette.php
- https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=THE+DOORS&ti=WEIRD+SCENES+INSIDE+THE+GOLD+MINE
- "Record Store Day 2014". Record Store Day 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.