The Doors is the eponymous debut album by American
rock band
the Doors, recorded in August 1966 and released on January 4, 1967 (although the album was available in various record stores in
New York City as early as the third week in December 1966 as part of a special promotion). It was originally released in different
stereo and
mono mixes, and features the breakthrough single "
Light My Fire", extended with an instrumental section mostly omitted on the single release, and the lengthy song "
The End" with its
Oedipal spoken word section. The Doors credit the success of the album to being able to work the songs out night after night at the
Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood California,and the
London Fog nightclubs.