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- Jim Morrison at the Whisky '69
- Brian Steinbach at the Hilton Hotel '67
- Frankfurt '72 Photographs
- Gary Smith At The L.A. Forum '68
- Norina Morale's MSG '69 Photos
- Steve Bober At University Of Michigan '67
- Michael LaRiche In Cleveland '68
- Joe Bugenis At Central Park '72
- The Doors At Danbury High School
- Marshall Bohlin In Chicago '68
- Paul Graham's Columbus Photo
- Kees Nijsen in Rotterdam
- John Stanton at the Tyndall Armory
- Colin Beard at 'The Scene'
- Peter Simon's Crosstown Bus Photographs
- Page Hope's Phoenix Photographs
- Michael Parrish's Cow Palace Photographs
- Anaheim Convention Center '67
- Barrie Wentzell At The Top Of The Pops
- Frank Lisciandro's Published Photography
- Larry Hulst's Concert Photography
- Ken Mayer's Boston '70 Photographs
JIM MORRISON AT THE WHISKY A GO GO 1969
On May 3rd or 4th, 1969 Jim Morrison is in attendance with Eric Burdon of The Animals at the Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles to see Miami band Blues Image perform. The duo are asked to join the group on stage for a jam, and a closeup photograph of Jim Morrison and Mike Pinera of Blues Image is taken by an unknown photographer. In 2024, an incredibly rare surviving print from the collection of Mike Pinera is delivered to longtime friend Angela Bucchi Silvers. MildEquator.com would like to give a very special thanks to Angela and Mike Pinera for an exclusive showing of this original photograph right here in our galleries!
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BRIAN STEINBACH AT THE HILTON HOTEL 1967
For The Doors one and only performance in Washington, D.C., Brian Steinbach brings along his instamatic camera and takes some photos of The Doors. We'd like to give a very special thanks to Brian for providing his photos and story to MildEquator.com!
"My first and only Doors concert at the age of 14. The Hilton was an odd venue - really a hotel ballroom. I had been there earlier the same year for a retirement party for my grandfather! This is the same hotel Reagan was leaving when he was shot.
The Doors opened with When The Music's Over. I have four halfway decent pictures from the show. These were all taken from a couple rows back. A fifth was taken from a good distance back after Jim jumped to the floor, but that is not visible in the darkness. (I've omitted some shots of opening act Nitty Gritty Dirt Band). They were made with an Instamatic, poor light (I think on some the flash did not go off) and color had faded over the years. The fourth photo, taken I believe a little late in the show, shows Jim reading the note someone handed him. I have no idea what it said. John and Robby are also visible. Fun for the rent a cop telling me to get back to my seat!"
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FRANKFURT 1972 PHOTOGRAPHS
The Doors perform in Frankfurt on April 29th, 1972 during their European tour to promote Other Voices, their first album without Jim Morrison. We'd like to give a special thanks to Alessandro Amoroso for contributing these amateur photographs from the show!
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GARY SMITH AT THE L.A. FORUM 1968
For the final performance of 1968 at the L.A. Forum, Gary Smith attends the show and brings along his camera. We'd like to give a very special thanks to Gary for providing his photos and story to MildEquator.com!
"I had just graduated from high school in June and was still 17 years old. I was making big bucks working for United airlines at $3.00/hour, rolling in dough. I got the tickets from the Forum box office. You had to show up right when they went on sale, actually lining up a few hours before they opened. I ended up with some pretty good seats off to the side. Always had my camera with me but for other concerts, even The Doors at the Hollywood Bowl, they wouldn't let me bring it in.
Sweetwater was great, I enjoyed their take on folk songs. I was looking forward to Jerry Lee, in particular his piano playing. I played the piano but wasn't very good. But the crowd was too cool for the Killer. They'd boo'd and he got pissed and left the stage. I felt sorry for Jerry Lee as the crowd was ruthless. Back then certain music was cool and some wasn't. Anything perceived as 'country' most definitely wasn't. Jerry Lee Lewis, I believe, was thought of as country. The cool kids didn't like that. I think the crowd started giving him shit and he didn't want to take it. He could have handled it better but it was definitely crowd initiated.
The Doors were fantastic, and Jim Morrison at his best. I remember him sitting on the front of the stage reciting poetry. I'm not a fan of the poems but the music was epic. I remember the orchestra. For the photos, I had pretty good seats and I used a telephoto. Not bad pictures but they do show time. They're scans from 35mm slides."
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NORINA MORALE'S MSG '69 PHOTOS
On January 24th 1969, Norina Morale attends The Doors sold-out performance at New York's Madison Square Garden and snaps a couple of photos on her Instamatic camera. We'd like to give a special thanks to Norina for providing her photos to MildEquator.com!
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STEVE BOBER AT UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1967
On October 20th 1967, Steve Bober of the University Of Michigan attends The Doors disastrous performance in the intramural building, and captures a handful of color photographs of the event. MildEquator.com is pleased to feature these previously unpublished photographs publicly for the first time, courtesy of Steve, along with his first-hand account of what it was like to attend this performance and witness the legendary performance by Jim Morrison that inspired Iggy Pop to follow in his footsteps! Please visit our Ann Arbor 1967 concert info page for more information and materials on the show, and be sure to pick up Robby Krieger's Set The Night On Fire to find out what really happened that night!
"I was there, up front and center. Morrison whipped his mic cord at me because I was yelling at him to get down with the tunes. Yep, I was in his face... when he presented his drunken belligerence and snarls, I hollered for him to sing a song, and he took offense, whipping the mic cord at me. I didn't get that particular shot, but got some directly in front, in focus, red-eye and all. I took some fine pics of him, unpublished until now, because I stuck around to the end of the excellent set.
Iggy Pop was part of my apartment scene, as 'the Professor' Ron Richardson and I were roommates, and he was managing the Psychedelic Stooges (and Scott Richard). I was at the Ann Arbor Armory for the Stooges inaugural and took some classic pics; The SRC was also on board, the same, or a different night, but no pics of that one. Wouldn’t have missed this era for the world!"
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MICHAEL LARICHE IN CLEVELAND 1968
On August 3rd 1968, a 15-year-old Michael LaRiche attends The Doors performance at the Cleveland Public Auditorium with camera in hand and snaps numerous photos of Jim Morrison & The Doors during their only 1968 performance in the city. MildEquator.com is pleased to feature a selection of those shots, courtesy of Michael, and we look forward to sharing more with our viewers in the near future! Please visit our Cleveland 1968 concert info page for more information on the show!
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JOE BUGENIS AT CENTRAL PARK 1972
Joe Bugenis photographs The Doors on the Full Circle tour at Central Park in 1972. Please visit our Central Park 1972 concert info page for the full set of photos!
"New York City in the Summer of Seventies, when New York was still dangerous and Times Square was real, we had our own Woodstock in Central Park. When it was the Wollman Skating Rink, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, for either $1.50 or $2.50, or just hanging out on one of the Park's geologic outcrops, you had an amazing night of music under the stars.
For The Doors in 1972, touring for their Full Circle album, I spared no expense and was able to get some shots from the footlights. Two of Robby's were definitely during his solo in Light My Fire! From some distance back, you can see Ray playing the grand with his feet during Good Rockin'! An amazing night, with a full band (no more Fender-Rhodes PianoBass for Ray!), it was a great show!"
-Joe
A very special thanks to Joe Bugenis for providing his photographs to MildEquator.com!
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Contributed By: Joe Bugenis
THE DOORS AT DANBURY HIGH SCHOOL 1967
The Doors perform at Danbury High School on October 11th, 1967 for the WCSC Fall Weekend and photographer Robert Coviello for The Echo newspaper snaps this photograph at the show. Later, the photo is featured in the WCSC 1968 yearbook. MildEquator.com would like to give a special thanks to the Western CT University Library & Archives for their contribution of the image to the site! For more materials from the WCSU, please visit our Danbury High School 1967 concert info page!
Contributed By: Western CT State University Archives
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MARSHALL BOHLIN'S CHICAGO '68 PHOTOGRAPHY
At their second performance of 1968 in Chicago, local photographer Marshall Bohlin was on scene to capture The Doors on-stage. We are incredibly pleased to feature a selection of those photographs here on MildEquator.com!
"Photography and music. My two loves, going way back. When I turned 16 late in '68, a driver's license freed me to attend Chicago's best venues for the best bands of the day. Now with a Nikkormat and a 28mm lens over my shoulder and my friends pointing the way, we'd usually arrive at a venue in the middle of the first band's set. When that ended, the crowd would thin affording us a chance to push through to the front for the best possible view. I shot in black & white, sometimes with a flash, mostly without, then processed and printed the few good ones back in in my mother's laundry room.
I am truly grateful for the chance to see and photograph all that amazing talent. And truly baffled as to why I did not always bring my camera to the many other shows I saw."
To purchase prints and see more of Marshall's work including Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, and other great acts, please visit https://marshallbohlin.photodeck.com
A special thanks to Marshall for contributing this rare photograph to MildEquator.com! Click HERE for more information on The Doors November '68 performance in Chicago!
PAUL GRAHAM'S COLUMBUS PHOTO
Fan of The Doors Paul Graham received this photo of Jim Morrison on stage from a roommate many years ago. This shot was taken in Columbus 1968!
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KEES NIJSEN IN ROTTERDAM 1972
Photographer Kees Nijsen shot an entire roll of film at De Doelen in Rotterdam on May 6th, 1972. We're incredibly pleased to feature Kees' photo set here on MildEquator.com!
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JOHN STANTON AT THE TYNDALL ARMORY
Contributed By: John Stanton
Photographer John Stanton attended the post-Morrison performance by The Doors at the Tyndall Armory on Jul. 22nd 1972. This is John's first concert as a married man, having recently been wedded to his wife Flo, and they are still married today. We are proud to feature John's photographs from the show, and his story to accompany them:We enjoyed Dr. John and 'Flo and Eddie', but we were all there to see The Doors. As it says on this web site, they pulled the plug at eleven, just as their set was really getting going. There was a lot of anger in the crowd, and since Flo and I were close to the stage, I was getting worried about her safety - I was booing the 'curfew' business as well, but it seemed that the anger around us was working itself into rage. Ray talked directly to the crowd, told us that it wasn't worth getting hurt over - he just connected to us all, and I could feel the surge of anger just flatten out and wash away; he might have saved some lives that night.
At some point during 'Light My Fire', an eerie thing happened - it seemed as though Ray's voice morphed into or was joined by Jim Morrison's, at least for part of the song. Perhaps it was just the mood of that night, though I'm not the only one who heard it. At any rate, for such a short set, it was quite a memory. Both Rock God and the guy next door - Ray had such class."
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COLIN BEARD AT THE SCENE
Contributed By: Colin Beard
Australian photographer Colin Beard attended a performance by The Doors at 'The Scene' during their very first shows there in mid-June 1967, and brought along his camera without intention of photographing the band - he was brought to 'The Scene' to be introduced to Linda Eastman. These shots capture Jim Morrison in his striped pants and red sweater, and shortly after these performances, Jim Morrison acquires his first pair of leather pants and matching jacket. Colin Beard talks about that night at 'The Scene' with Linda Eastman and The Doors:
Lyn was already at the disco when we arrived, surrounded by friends or contacts, chattering breathlessly, hailing familiar people across the darkly lit floor. Lilian introduced me as "Australia's leading Pop photographer - been in London for four months - photographed absolutely every body, darling - 'The Stones', 'The Who'. Absolutely brilliant, darling - you two should have lots in common."
Lyn was a tall girl with a pale complexion and a thatch of blonde hair tied back like a bale of straw with a ribbon. It was noisy in the Disco, records playing full volume with boosted bass and people shouting ever louder to make themselves heard. It was not a good time to get to know a stranger. After the initial introduction, she barely looked at me again. I watched her eyes dart excitedly from person to person and her red painted lips like a caricatured puppet chatter silently and it all felt like an hallucination. I wandered off. I lost myself amid the bubbling disco lights and watched the people dancing.
Suddenly, the music stopped and the babbling voices seemed to dissolve into an unnatural silence which I initially suspected was the effects of the cannabis smoke that hovered pungently around my nose. There was an announcement over the PA system, but it made little sense to me but I noticed that clusters of people were sidling across the dance floor and sitting cross-legged in front of the low stage.
The lights went down until it was almost pitch black but I could make out dark shapes shuffle onto the stage. "Ladies and gentlemen - The Scene presents - the latest New York sensation - The Doors!". The shriek of the electric guitars pierced the darkness, bringing with it flashes of vibrant blue light. A lithe figure towered over me his snake-like hips strangely twisted and wrapped around the microphone stand:
You know that it would be untrue,
You know that I would be a liar,
If I was to say to you,
Girl we couldn't get much higher!
The singer's face was almost lost within a mass of dark curly hair flowing down to his shoulders and hidden behind the microphone which he hugged in both hands, caressing it to his lips like the face of woman he was about to kiss. I was conscious of the girl sitting beside me, her mouth agape and her chest heaving conspicuously. "Who is he?" I shouted to her.
She leaned over and yelled directly into my ear. "Jim Morrison - isn't he fabulous?" She began bouncing on her crossed legs and so did I. The singer had his arms around the microphone, fondling the long metal stand. He was astride it, rubbing himself against it, moaning to it, screaming at it with the ferocity of a man trying to release a passion too painful to bear. "Baby let me light your fire," he screamed through the microphone. The girl next to me was certainly on fire. She threw herself at me, flinging her arms around my head, hugging my face into her breasts and squeezing me like a tube of toothpaste. I could feel her groans reverberating inside her. "Let me set the world on fie-ere".
Jim Morrison left the stage as mysteriously as he had appeared, leaping into the adjoining darkness in two spectacular bounds. The audience screamed and stamped their feet in unison. "We want 'The Doors' - we want Jim - more, more, more." But they weren't getting more. Instead, a strange pale-faced man (Tiny Tim) trotted onto the vacated stage. His hair was long and hung carelessly about his face in ringlets, his nose long and beak-like and he carried a tiny ukulele under his arm. I watched as he leaned his long, awkward body towards the microphone, and plucked each string of his ukulele to check the tuning. The ukulele looked ridiculously toy-like within his large clumsy hands, but the cords rang out sonorously followed by a tuneless falsetto voice - "Tiptoe, through the tulips, through the tulips - come walk with me." Was this man serious?
"He turns up everywhere," the girl informed me. "He's a real joke - he follows all the top bands around and gets up on stage after them - always sings the same song."
The audience were jeering at him, mocking him, laughing at him - he did have courage or else a very thick skin.
I spent the rest of the evening at the disco dancing with the girl who had been set on fire. She was a strong looking girl, dark haired with the full lips and slightly lumpy cheek bones that suggested New York Jewish parentage. I didn't run into Lyn Eastman again that night."
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PETER SIMON'S CROSSTOWN BUS PHOTOGRAPHS
Contributed By: Peter Simon
At age 17, Peter Simon photographed Jim Morrison during a performance by The Doors at the short-lived Crosstown Bus in Brighton, MA in August 1967. Peter comments about the events that took place that night: "...there I was, just innocently shooting away....then Morrison started swaying around the mike and we thought he would fall. Instead, he threw up. Some of it came flying my way....and it got over my camera and lens. As I started rushing to the bathroom to clean it off, several fans stopped me and asked if I could "share" some of his puke. At that point I realized how crazed his fans really were! The rest of the night went without incident. The 'vomit' shot appears in my book, "I and Eye."
We'd like to give a very special thanks to Peter for contributing these rare and exclusive photographs to MildEquator.com! Click HERE to read more about these shows!
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PAGE HOPE'S PHOENIX PHOTOGRAPHS
Contributed By: Page Hope
Page Hope snapped these two photographs of The Doors at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix on February 17th, 1968. Shot near the stage with a Kodak Brownie, these photos reveal aspects of The Doors performance in color. MildEquator.com would like to give a special thanks to Page for contributing her photographs to the site!
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MICHAEL PARRISH'S COW PALACE PHOTOGRAPHS
Contributed By: Michael Parrish
On July 25th 1969, rock writer Michael Parrish attended The Doors performance at Bill Graham's legendary Cow Palace in San Francisco. Along with shots of Lonnie Mack and the Elvin Bishop Group, these rare photographs capture The Doors on film during a time when they were seldom seen in concert. MildEquator.com would like to give a special thanks to Michael for providing his photographs to the site! Be sure to check out Michael's blog for a great first-hand review of the show and more great photographs from the era!
Website:
http://cryptdev.blogspot.com/
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ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER '67
Photographer: Unknown
Image Courtesy of the Anaheim Public Library
Shot from behind the stage, this photograph captures The Doors in concert at the Anaheim Convention Center on July 15th, 1967. A special thanks to the Anaheim Public Library for providing this photograph to the site!
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BARRIE WENTZELL AT THE TOP OF THE POPS
Contributed By: Barrie Wentzell
MildEquator.com is extremely proud to feature the unpublished photography of Barrie Wentzell, chief photographer of Melody Maker from 1965 to 1975. A huge thanks to Barrie for providing these rare photos to the MildEquator site!
"The Doors were rehearsing for 'Top Of The Pops', England's longest running
music television show. Later on as they were miming to playback of 'Hello I
Love You', I remember thinking that I would always regret not having the
courage to ask Jim and the boys if I could shoot more pictures but Jim
looked mean that day and I though it might have been uncool to ask. "
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FRANK LISCIANDRO'S PUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHY
Contributed By: Frank Lisciandro
MildEquator is proud to feature select photographs from Frank Liscandro's published archive! A special thanks to Frank Lisciandro for providing these photos to the MildEquator website. Please note that the images provided below are Copyright © Frank Lisciandro.
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Travel - 08/xx/1968
NET Critique - 04/28-29/1969
Aquarius Theater - 07/21/1969
LARRY HULST'S SAN DIEGO PHOTOGRAPHS
Contributed By: Larry Hulst
Larry Hulst photographed The Doors in San Diego at the Sports Arena on August 22nd, 1970. 3 of those photos exist today. A special thanks to Larry Hulst for providing his photography to the MildEquator site.
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KEN MAYER'S BOSTON PHOTOGRAPHS
Contributed By: Ken Mayer
In the early '70s, Ken Mayer moved into a small apartment in Boston. The place was bare except for a box of photographs left in the closet by the previous occupant. Destined for the trash, the photos were given one last look by Ken, where he recognized a drunken Jim Morrison performing in concert at the Boston Arena in 1970. He has kept them ever since. Thanks to Ken Mayer for providing his photographs to the MildEquator site.
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