Whiskey, Mystics & Men
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"Whiskey, Mystics & Men" is a song by The Doors
from the compilation Essential Rarities
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session and overdubs by the surviving Doors members performed in 1977.
Nevertheless, official releases say is from 1970.
. Version 1 is the later creation, whereas version 2 was recorded "live" in the studio during the recording of the album in 1969.
The Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
from the compilation Essential Rarities
Essential Rarities
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...
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Overview
The song released on the 2000 compilation is mostly a studio creation, the vocal parts of Morrison are the same as the ones in the bootleg Missing Links (which is entirely from the February 25th 1969 The Soft ParadeThe Soft Parade
The Soft Parade is the fourth studio album by The Doors, released in 1969.The album met with some controversy among fans and critics due to its inclusion of brass and string instrument arrangements, as opposed to the more stripped-down sound of their earlier recordings...
session and overdubs by the surviving Doors members performed in 1977.
Nevertheless, official releases say is from 1970.
Other versions
The track is featured in two distinctly different versions on the remastered 2006 release of The Soft ParadeThe Soft Parade
The Soft Parade is the fourth studio album by The Doors, released in 1969.The album met with some controversy among fans and critics due to its inclusion of brass and string instrument arrangements, as opposed to the more stripped-down sound of their earlier recordings...
. Version 1 is the later creation, whereas version 2 was recorded "live" in the studio during the recording of the album in 1969.
Credits
The track is credited to the entire band, with Jim Morrison being credited with the lyrics and the rest of the band with the music.Personnel
- Jim MorrisonJim MorrisonJames Douglas "Jim" Morrison was an American musician, singer, and poet, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band The Doors...
– vocals - Ray ManzarekRay ManzarekRaymond Daniel Manzarek, Jr., better known as Ray Manzarek , is an American musician, singer, producer, film director, writer, co-founder and keyboardist of The Doors from 1965 to 1973, Nite City from 1977–1978 and Manzarek-Krieger since 2001.Manzarek is listed #4 on Digital Dreamdoor's "100...
– keyboards - Robby KriegerRobby KriegerRobert Alan "Robby" Krieger is an American rock guitarist and songwriter. He was the guitarist in The Doors, and wrote some of the band's best known songs, including "Light My Fire," "Love Me Two Times," "Touch Me," and "Love Her Madly."...
– guitar - John DensmoreJohn DensmoreJohn Paul Densmore is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the drummer of the rock group The Doors.-Early life and The Doors:Born in Los Angeles, Densmore attended Santa Monica City College and Cal...
– drums, backing vocals