1972
RADIO VERONICA - PROFILE OF THE DOORS
Broadcast Date: Exact Date Unknown - May 1972
Station ID: VRON - 557AM
Programming: Lexjo
Host: Lex Harding / Hans Becker
Recording Date: May 7th - 1972
Recording Location: Howard Johnson Hotel - Amsterdam, NL
Info:
The Doors give an interview to Hans Becker of Radio Veronica, an offshore free-radio station of the Netherlands, while staying at the Howard Johnson Hotel in Amsterdam. The interview is later broadcast during Lex Harding's Lexjo radio show with music by The Doors ranging from Break On Through to Ships With Sails mixed in between. The exact date of broadcast is unknown, however recorded copies are known to collectors.
KSAN - BILL GRAHAM'S FILLMORE WEEKEND
Broadcast Date: October 27th-30th - 1972
Station ID: KSAN - 94.9FM
Programming: Documentary
Host: Bill Graham
Recording Date: Live - 1972
Recording Location: KSAN Studios - San Francisco, CA
Info:
Over the course of 60 hours on the weekend of October 27th 1972, Bill Graham broadcasts a radio show of epic proportions on KSAN in San Francisco known as Bill Graham's Fillmore Weekend, beginning at 6:00pm on Friday, and he remains awake for the entire commercial-free duration of the show, ending at 6:00am on Monday October 30th. Featuring both live tape recordings and records from a multitude of bands who played his Fillmore venues, The Doors are included throughout the broadcast, with a spot running from 11:00-12:00am on Saturday allegedly covering their shows at the Fillmore Auditorium on January 6th-8th, 1967, and again on Sunday from 10:00-11:00am covering their shows on June 9th & 10th 1967. As there are currently no known surviving copies of this program, the exact contents of The Doors portion are unknown, however it is speculated that live recordings of the band were used in the production. Details on the show can be found in an hour-by-hour schedule made available by KSAN in the days prior to its broadcast.
WGLD - CHICAGO CONCERT BROADCAST
Broadcast Date: November 8th - 1972
Station ID: WGLD-FM - 102.7FM
Programming: Concert Broadcast
Host: Unknown
Recording Date: July 21st - 1972
Recording Location: Aragon Ballroom - Chicago, IL
Info:
The Doors complete performance at the Aragon Ballroom on July 21st, 1972 in Chicago is recorded and broadcast on WGLD-FM on November 8th, 1972. Recordings of this broadcast are known to collectors.
WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT
Broadcast Date: Unknown - 1972
Station ID: Various
Programming: What's It All About
Host: Bill Huie
Recording Date: Unknown - 1972
Recording Location: Aragon Ballroom - Chicago, IL
Info:
The Doors are featured on minister and disc jockey Bill Huie's "What's It All About" series in 1972, pressed on 7" 45rpm mono records for syndicated broadcast on religious radio stations. The series is produced by TRAV, an agency of the Southern Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, GA in association with Bell Records, Elektra Records, and Alchemical Music Co. and includes artists such as Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, and The Rolling Stones. Actual broadcast dates are unknown. Each program features an introduction by Bill Huie, a track by the featured band, and a short interview segment with a band member. The Doors appear on program #122 with Ships With Sails, and program #154 with The Mosquito, and both programs feature the same interview segment with Ray Manzarek.
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