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FELT FORUM - 01/17/1970

NEW YORK, NY - U.S.A.

Venue Address: 4 Pennsylvania Plaza - New York, NY
Promotion: Madison Square Garden Productions/Andar V (Stephen Lemberg & Marvin Devonshire)
Event: In Concert

Also Performing:
The Lonnie Mack Trio

Setlist:

Early Show Roadhouse Blues Ship Of Fools Break On Through Peace Frog > Blue Sunday Alabama Song > Back Door Man > -Love Hides (Instrumental) Five To One Who Do You Love Little Red Rooster Money Light My Fire Soul Kitchen	Late Show Roadhouse Blues Break On Through Ship Of Fools Crawling King Snake Alabama Song > Back Door Man > Five To One Build Me A Woman -Poontang Blues -Sunday Trucker Who Do You Love Wild Child (Aborted) When The Music's Over Light My Fire Soul Kitchen -Pray The Lord The End -Bring Out Your Dead -Across The Sea

Recordings / Film:
Multi-track Recording (Absolutely Live) (See Below)
Amateur Audience Recording (Early Show)
Amateur Audience Recording (Late Show)
8mm Amateur/Audience Film (See Below)

Photographers:
Joshua Albert
Janice Coughlan
Glen Craig
Neal Ewenstein
Douglas Kent Hall
George Kalinsky
Jason Laure
Tom Lesley
John Nelson
Neal Preston
Raeanne Rubenstein
Roland Scherman
Joe Sia
Rich Stefanik
Gregg Winter

Reviews / Info:
-The Doors stay at the Navarro Hotel.
-The Doors decide to play four shows over two dates in this smaller venue at Madison Square Garden.
-8:00pm & 11:00pm scheduled start times.
-Tickets for these shows are sold out 6 weeks in advance.
-Both performances on this night are sold out with approx. 5,000 in attendance.
-The band performs numerous new songs set to be released on Morrison Hotel in February 1970.
-The Doors attempt to perform Wild Child during the late show but abandon the song for When The Music's Over.
-Both performances are recorded for Absolutely Live.
-Photographers listed for these shows may have attended any one of the Felt Forum performances.

MULTI-TRACK RECORDINGS

On July 21st, 1969 The Doors set out to record what was originally intended to become their live album at the Aquarius Theater. The following day before the equipment is torn down, a rehearsal by the band with no audience present is also taped. The band gives two impressive live performances at the venue, however producer Paul Rothchild decides upon playback of the tapes that more work is needed to be done in order to present The Doors to the public as they should be heard. Further plans to record the band live are made, and in 1970 they record their performances in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Detroit. The resulting tapes make up what is known today as the Absolutely Live! album released in July of 1970.

8MM COLOR FOOTAGE

Info:

Approx. 7 and a half minutes of silent color 8mm footage shot at the late show on January 17th, 1970 at the Felt Forum. Jim Morrison can be seen shaking maraccas and taking many stances known from photographs by multiple photographers. The film is mostly out of focus, but is shot from multiple angles and remains easy to watch.

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REVIEW #1:

Newspaper: Redwood City Tribune
Author: Josh Mills
Publish Date: Janurary 19th - 1970
Copyright © Redwood City Tribune
Felt Forum - Review

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REVIEW #2:

Newspaper: Sarasota Journal
Author: Josh Mills
Publish Date: Janurary 19th - 1970
Copyright © Sarasota Journal
Felt Forum - Review

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REVIEW #3:

Newspaper: The New York Times
Author: Mike Jahn
Publish Date: January 19th - 1970
Copyright © The New York Times
Felt Forum - Review

REVIEW #4:

Newspaper: Evening Independent
Author: Josh Mills
Publish Date: Janurary 22nd - 1970
Copyright © Evening Independent
Felt Forum - Review