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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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.
You may not have an original MH. Elektra switched from the tan label to red in 1969 and then the butterfly label in 1970 the year MH was released but I'm not sure what month.

To confuse you further Elektra went back to the red label again in 1979.

In any case the 45rpm are inferior to the original pressings.
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.
The "E" in 1969 is about 1 1/2" square and in 1979 about 3/4" square.
Those are only estimates; I've never measured.
Also the originals have "1855 Broadway" at the bottom of the label.