Backstage and Dangerous: The Private Rehearsal

Backstage and Dangerous: The Private Rehearsal
Backstage and Dangerous: The Private Rehearsal
Live album by The Doors
Released	January 23, 2002
Recorded	July 22, 1969
Venue	Aquarius Theatre, Los Angeles Hollywood
Genre	Psychedelic rock, acid rock, blues-rock
Length	89:10
Label	Rhino - Bright Midnight Archives
Producer	Bruce Botnick
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Backstage and Dangerous: The Private Rehearsal is a live album by the American rock band the Doors. It was recorded during a private rehearsal at the Aquarius Theatre in Hollywood on July 22, 1969, except "Jazzy Maggie M'Gill" (Disc 2 tracks 10 & 11) that was recorded during the concert soundcheck on July 21, 1969. Indeed, the band had played two concerts at the venue the previous day.^[1]

The album was released from the Bright Midnight Archives collection which contains a number of previously unreleased live concerts by the Doors.

Additional performance recordings made by the Doors at the Aquarius Theater appear on Live in Hollywood: Highlights from the Aquarius Theater Performances, Live at the Aquarius Theatre: The First Performance and Live at the Aquarius Theatre: The Second Performance.

Track listings

All songs written by the Doors except where noted.

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"We're Rolling"		0:08
2.	"I Will Never Be Untrue"	Jim Morrison	5:56
3.	"Peace Frog (instrumental)"	Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger	2:50
4.	"Blue Sunday"	Morrison	4:08
5.	"Maggie M'Gill"	Morrison	4:48
6.	"Arranging (You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further"	Willie Dixon	1:16
7.	"(You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further*"	Dixon	3:52
8.	"Arranging Close to You"	Dixon	0:21
9.	"Close to You*"	Dixon	3:46
10.	"Arranging Gloria"	Van Morrison	0:56
11.	"Gloria"	Van Morrison	8:58
12.	"Mystery Train Rehearsal"	Junior Parker	4:42
13.	"Mystery Train/Crossroads"	Parker, Robert Johnson	9:47

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Continued"		0:15
2.	"Thousands of Dollars Rest Upon This Day"		0:21
3.	"I'm Your Doctor*"	St. Louis Jimmy Oden	2:37
4.	"Hyper Yachting"		0:30
5.	"Build Me a Woman"	Morrison	6:55
6.	"Yachting"		3:58
7.	"Cars Hiss by My Window"	Morrison	10:07
8.	"Money Beats Soul"	Morrison	0:47
9.	"Mental Floss"	Morrison	5:19
10.	"Jazzy Maggie M'Gill Rehearsal"	Morrison	2:04
11.	"Jazzy Maggie M'Gill"	Morrison	4:49

Vocals by Ray Manzarek

Personnel

References

^ "The Doors - Backstage and Dangerous: The Private Rehearsal". Discogs.

External links

The album in Allmusic.

[1] "The Doors - Backstage and Dangerous: The Private Rehearsal". Discogs.

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