Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1971, Rock, Blues Rock, Los Angeles, CA
Matrix #: EKS-75011
Condition: EX, sounds great, looks good

Cultural Facts:

1. Legal Trouble: After the 1969 Miami show, Jim Morrison was arrested and later convicted on obscenity-related charges; appeals were still ongoing.

2. Studio Lore: Much of it was recorded at the band’s own workshop space with Bruce Botnick engineering—more controlled than a big-label studio setup.

3. Personal Struggle: Morrison’s alcoholism was worsening; he left for Paris in 1971 seeking a reset and died there that July at 27.

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