Live At The Matrix 1967: The Original Masters

The Doors were a few months away from stardom in March 1967 when they played five sparsely attended shows at a small club in San Francisco called The Matrix. These uninhibited performances would have been fleeting if not for Peter Abram, who co-owned the pizza parlor-turned-nightclub with Jefferson Airplane founder Marty Balin. An avid recordist, Abram taped concerts at The Matrix regularly and his recordings of The Doors, made between March 7-11, 1967, spawned one of the band’s most storied bootlegs. At long last, all known Matrix recordings, sourced entirely from Abram’s original master recordings, will be released on September 8. LIVE AT THE MATRIX 1967: THE ORIGINAL MASTERS will be available on September 8 as a 5-LP ($124.98) set. Production of the vinyl version is limited to 14,000 numbered copies worldwide. The band’s March 7 performance of the jazz instrumental “Bag’s Groove” is exclusive to the vinyl set and comes on a 7” single. “Bag’s Groove” is one of two never-before-heard recordings.

TRACKLISTING

Album 1

• Back Door Man (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/7/67) [2023 Remaster]
• My Eyes Have Seen You (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/7/67) [2023 Remaster]
• Soul Kitchen (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/7/67) [2023 Remaster]
• All Blues (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/7/67) [2023 Remaster]
• Get Out of My Life Woman (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/7/67) [2023 Remaster]
• When the Music's Over (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/7/67) [2023 Remaster]

Album 2

• Close to You (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/7/67) [2023 Remaster]
• Crawling King Snake (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/7/67) [2023 Remaster]
• I Can't See Your Face in My Mind (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/7/67) [2023 Remaster]
• People Are Strange (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/7/67) [2023 Remaster]
• Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) [Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/7/67] [2023 Remaster]
• The Crystal Ship (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/7/67) [2023 Remaster]
• Twentieth Century Fox (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/7/67) [2023 Remaster]
• Moonlight Drive (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/7/67) [2023 Remaster]
• Summer's Almost Gone (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/7/67) [2023 Remaster]
• Unhappy Girl (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/7/67) [2023 Remaster]

Album 3

• Woman Is a Devil / Rock Me Baby (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/7/67) [2023 Remaster]
• Break on Through (To the Other Side) [Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/7/67] [2023 Remaster]
• Light My Fire (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/7/67) [2023 Remaster]
• The End (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/7/67) [2023 Remaster]
• The End (Partial) / Let's Feed Ice Cream to the Rats [Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/10/67]

Album 4

• My Eyes Have Seen You (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/10/67) [2023 Remaster]
• Soul Kitchen (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/10/67) [2023 Remaster]
• I Can't See Your Face in My Mind (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/10/67) [2023 Remaster]
• People Are Strange (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/10/67) [2023 Remaster]
• When the Music's Over (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/10/67) [2023 Remaster]
• Money (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/10/67) [2023 Remaster]
• Who Do You Love (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/10/67) [2023 Remaster]

Album 5

• Moonlight Drive (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/10/67) [2023 Remaster]
• Summer's Almost Gone (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/10/67) [2023 Remaster]
• I'm a King Bee (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/10/67) [2023 Remaster]
• Gloria (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/10/67) [2023 Remaster]
• Break on Through (To the Other Side) [Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/10/67] [2023 Remaster]
• Summertime (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/10/67) [2023 Remaster]
• Back Door Man (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/10/67) [2023 Remaster]
• Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) [Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/10/67] [2023 Remaster]

Album 6

• Bags' Groove (Instrumental) [Live at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA 3/10/67]