Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1980, Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Los Angeles, CA
Matrix #: 5E-515
Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great
Cultural Facts:
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Media Narrative: Issued as the band’s catalog got re-framed for a new generation, turning Morrison into a late-’70s counterculture icon again.
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Legal Trouble: Morrison’s 1969 Miami arrest/1970 conviction shadowed the group for years; Florida finally pardoned him in 2010.
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Personal Struggle: After Morrison died in 1971, the surviving members struggled with grief and identity, and the band effectively collapsed within two years.