Engineer, Producer and vinyl aficionado Bruce Botnick shares his memories of working with The Doors, experiences with Jim Morrison, the L.A. Woman sessions, the new 50th Anniversary boxset, plus lots of vinyl and audio nerd talk. Topics include:

• The Doors 50th Anniversary boxset

• The LA Woman recording sessions

• Jim Morrison’s participation in the LA Woman Sessions

• The mood of the band for the sessions

• Paul Rothchild’s early involvement & exit

• The involvement of Jerry Scheff & Marc Benno

• The Doors’ plans for live shows after LA Woman

• The song-writing process of The Doors

• Bruce’s involvement with Elektra

• Bruce moving from engineer to producer

• Jim Morrison’s antics in the studio

• Recollections of the day Jim Morrison died

• The Doors’ debut Mono record

• Managing with the Doors’ master tapes

• How we manage our record collections

• What’s in Bruce’s vinyl collection?

• Bruce’s involvement in the vinyl cutting process

• The challenge of working with old master tapes

• Bruce’s predictions on the future of vinyl

• What’s next for The Doors’ recordings?

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About The Vinyl Guide

If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.