Best of the Doors

Nothing but the best on this CD

Probably one of the greatest 'best of' CDs by any band

I preordered the Best of The Doors SACD a few weeks back and anxiously awaited its arrival yesterday. Finally got around to listening to it today, spinning it again right now. I have only listened to the Quad 4.0 mix on the SACD layer and it is the best I have ever heard these quad mixes sound. I used to own the Quad version on vinyl, but I don't think I ever got to enjoy the mix with my equipment, now 40 years later, I finally can, and it is very enjoyable.The 4.0 mix is beautifully separated, every instrument is crystal clear, and these tracks sound better than the Perception 5.1 mixes which made very little use of the rear channels.Riders on the Storm is a revelation, I never heard the bongo drums so clearly or even if I ever really heard them as they were buried in the mix previously. The rain sound effects no longer sound like bacon sizzling.The tracks from the debut are only slightly less polished, but that is due to the how they were recorded. Still, the 4.0 mix lets these older tracks breathe and again much better than the previous 5.1 mixes.Highly recommended.

Cd is great but case was cracked.Pack the cd with cardboard and bubble wrap.

A lot better than a few other "greatest hits" sets. It's release of full version songs and sound quality that's not too tweaked makes it a collectable. Here's the list1 Riders On The Storm 7:152 Light My Fire 7:073 Love Me Two Times 3:154 Roadhouse Blues (Live Version) 4:345 Strange Days 3:086 Break On Through (To The Other Side) 2:287 Five To One 4:268 Moonlight Drive 3:029 Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) 3:1910 Love Her Madly 3:1911 People Are Strange 2:1112 Touch Me 3:1313 Backdoor Man 3:3314 The Unknown Soldier 3:2215 L.A. Woman 7:5216 Hello I Love You 2:1517 The End 11:44U.S.A. & Canada Elektra edition

Dear Amazon,I thought that the "Best Of The Doors" CD was absolutely phenomenal. I remember listening to the same Doors' album many years ago, I listened to the vinyl version of the same album, it also sounded extraordinarily clear too, with exceptional instrument separation, and the clarity of Jim Morrison's vocal delivery was just outstanding.The Doors are my all-time favourite band, followed closely by Pink Floyd and The Beatles, with Nick Drake following closely behind. Listening to this extraordinary Doors' compilation album on CD in beautiful quadraphonic sound, things just took on a transcendental-metaphysical dimension, which had previously been lacking; I can wholeheartedly recommend this very special Doors' CD to anybody who has a real penchant for The Doors' seminal legendary legacy, they remain, as always, the greatest rock 'n' roll the world has ever witnessed.Yours Iain.

Audio Fidelity has done an excellent job on its release of this SACD that was originally released in Quad 4.0 vinyl back in the day. It's definitely one of the better Quad's that I had back in the day and this SACD captures it all minus the pops ' n ticks that plague my vinyl copy after all these years. Riders on the Storm - in multichannel - is a real treat to the ears. On this particular SACD - there is a nice separation for the 4 channels. The vocals are font and center while the instruments share rear and front. And all are in good balance. Definitely adds depth to the music - revealing things that I hadn't heard on the vinyl for sure. A great release!

I think Jim is super cool but the studio version is really better. I don’t say that lightly cause 50 % of my music is from live performances. Jim gets very long and drawn out and that’s cool too