The DOORS 45's- Any standouts sound wise?


I have the S/T, Strange Days, and LA Woman. Of the 3, I feel QRP nailed it with Strange Days. I like LA and the S/T very much, but Days stands out IMO. I am curious how others feel, and also want to check out Morrison Hotel and/or Waiting for the Sun. Cheers -Don
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Good deal, thanks Sonofjim. I am looking for a reason to buy Morrison Hotel. I played my RED label MH last night, and it sounds great. Oh- this crazy hobby!
Wc65mustang: I thought the FIRST press MH was RED label, which I have. I will double check, maybe I'm wrong. I do think these 45' are excellent, although normally I prefer First Pressings over Newer pressings. Thanks much!

Qdrone: Just what I want to hear, it seems the consensus here and elsewhere,
is that MH is a standout. I just love that record. I hate to say it, but imho, the QRP's are much better than the DCC's. I HAD all the ones you have, except Waiting for the Sun.
Interesting- I took my record stores word on this one, as it was labeled first press for $12.00. It's definitely not the later pressing Red Label. I think they changed the Size of the "E" on the later Red labels. I will have do a little shootout. I have First Press TAN Labels on both S/T and Strange Days, which I can compare them to their 45 counterparts. The 45 S/T didn't strike me as revelatory, so I will soon see. QRP (AS) did say the S/T was the only one where first gen master tapes were not available.
That is my memory anyway.
Wc65mustang- Which QRP Doors titles did you compare to their First press counterparts? Cheers -Don
"Reissues, seldom if ever, approach originals."
Wc65mustang- While I don't disagree, I am happy with many of my new pressings. A few that come to mind are Neil Young: Massey Hall, Shelby Lynne: just a little lovin, and Eva Cassidy: Songbird. Cheers -Don
QRP Morison Hotel on the way. Thanks for the discussion so far, and I will report back.