VARIOUS – Strange Gods Are Coming – The Blues Roots Of The Doors (Repress) – LP – Vinyl

LP – Black Vinyl (2025 Repress).

The Doors Californian kings of psychedelic-blues rock not only stood heads and shoulders above the peace and love hippy explosion of the sixties, but they were also proud to wear their influences on their sleeves by forwarding to the future by reconstructing the past.

The early live shows of the band performed in 1967 at the likes of the legendary Matrix Club in San Francisco would feature the group playing two sets, both featuring a mix of band originals and Blues covers done The Doors way.

Material such as Im a King Bee by Slim Harpo, Who do you Love by Bo Diddley, Money (Thats what I want) by Barrett Strong (a song that would stay in the live set for the duration of the bands life) and at The Winterland Ballroom over the Christmas festivites Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters were rolled out to an adoring local fanbase.

The classic Backdoor Man by Howlin Wolf would also find a place on the groups debut album.

With all of the members of The Doors being long time blues fans more material was being worked up during rehearsals and added to the live shows along with new songs from The Doors forthcoming albums.

The Doors walked it like they talked it and sadly we will never see the likes of them again…a wonderful mixture of Blues and Psychedelic rock, they proved that in order to meet the future you must never forget the past..No Limits, No Laws……………..

Tracklist:

A1 Howlin’ Wolf Back Door Man
A2 Slim Harpo I’m A King Bee
A3 Muddy Waters Mannish Boy
A4 Bo Diddley Who Do You Love ?
A5 Muddy Waters Don’t Go No Farther
A6 Jimmy Reed Going To New York
A7 Muddy Waters Close To You

B1 John Lee Hooker Crawling King Snake
B2 Muddy Waters Rock Me
B3 Barrett Strong Money (That’s What I Want)
B4 Richard Berry Louie, Louie
B5 Muddy Waters Baby, Please Don’t Go
B6 Howlin’ Wolf Little Red Rooster
B7 Lotte Lenya Alabama Song