One of only three known copies of the unpublished Jim Morrison/Michael McClure film script Saint Nicholas (with Morrison writing as ‘James Douglas Morrison,’ the name he used with his privately printed poetry books.) In June 1969, Morrison and legendary Beat poet Michael McClure collaborated on a film script based on McClure’s unpublished novel, The Adept. […]
A previously unknown version of the rare original concert poster advertising two August, 1967 shows by The Doors at Boston’s short-lived Crosstown Bus. Just weeks before these shows, “Light My Fire” spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard Charts. As a Boston history website noted, The Doors were booked at the Crosstown Bus […]
An original 11″ x 14″ photograph of the Doors’ Jim Morrison at the Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood in 1966 . This photograph was taken by the club’s in-house photographer George Rodriguez during a jam session with The Doors and the band Them, featuring Van Morrison. The Doors played on a double bill with […]
An original 11″ x 14″ photograph of The Doors’ Jim Morrison (with Robby Kreiger in the background) at The Roundhouse in London, September 1968, taken by legendary photographer Ethan Russell. This was the Doors only UK appearance in 1968 and was filmed and broadcast by ITV Television (and later released on DVD as “The Doors […]
An original 11″ x 14″ photograph of Jim Morrison of The Doors, circa 1969, by celebrated photographer Edmund Teske. This is a hand-printed photograph made from the original negative, 11″ x 14,” in mint condition. With Teske’s studio stamp on the reverse. Edmund Teske was a highly regarded fine art photographer who photographed The Doors […]
An original 11″ x 14″ photograph of the Doors’ Jim Morrison with Van Morrison, then of the band Them, at the Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood in 1966 . This photograph was taken by the club’s in-house photographer George Rodriguez, and this print was made from the original negative and is in mint condition. […]
Jim Morrison’s very rare self-published folio of poems The Lords: Notes On Vision. Morrison published The Lords in an edition of 100 in early 1969. Printed in Los Angeles at Western Lithographers, Morrison gave these out one-at-a-time to friends and acquaintances The navy blue folio with gold stamping is printed on textured heavy card stock, with a […]
A service station receipt signed by Jim Morrison, with the imprint of his credit card using his full name ‘James D Morrison.’ We acquired this receipt, for a $1.00 tire change, from Vicky, a woman who dated Morrison. Her accompanying letter of provenance reads: A beautiful sunny day—July 30, 1969, riding with Jim Morrison in his […]
One of a reported 500 copies of a poem by Jim Morrison, Ode to L.A. while thinking of Brian Jones, Deceased. Printed by Western Lithograph Co. in July 1969. The poem is a meditation on the tragic death of Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, who drowned on July 3, 1969. Morrison had it printed […]
An incredibly rare mounted poster for the Jim Morrison Film Festival held in Vancouver Canada in March 1970, from the collection of longtime Doors associate and manager Danny Sugerman (1954-2005). As noted on this poster, this festival featured (using their capitalizations) “the WORLD PREMIERE of jim Morrison’s feature film HIWAY plus a documentary on the […]
A five-page contract between The Doors and Elektra Records signed by all five band members, regarding live tapes recorded at Los Angeles’s Aquarius Theater and used for their 1970 album Absolutely Live. This contract comes with the finest authentication possible—a letter of authenticity from Elektra Records founder Jac Holzman, who discovered and signed The Doors, […]
An original 11″ x 14″ photograph of Jim Morrison and girlfriend Pamela Courson by celebrated photographer Edmund Teske. This is a hand printed photograph, 11″ x 14,” in mint condition, with Teske’s studio stamp on the reverse. Edmund Teske was a highly regarded fine art photographer who photographed The Doors and Jim Morrsion in 1969 […]
An original 11″ x 14″ photograph of The Doors’ Jim Morrison at The Roundhouse in London, September 1968, taken by legendary photographer Ethan Russell. This was the Doors only UK appearance in 1968 and was filmed and broadcast by ITV Television (and later released on DVD as “The Doors Are Open.”) This is a hand […]
A satirical drawing of an admiral, done by future Doors singer Jim Morrison at age 13. Morrison’s father was a lifelong Navy officer who eventually rose to the rank of admiral, and this drawing possibly references that. The drawing is from the collection of longtime Doors associate and manager Danny Sugerman (1954-2005). It is one […]
An ultra rare example of Jim Morrison’s self-published folio of poems The Lords: Notes On Vision, given by Morrison to longtime Doors associate and manager Danny Sugerman (1954-2005.) Morrison published The Lords in an edition of 100 in early 1969. Printed in Los Angeles at Western Lithographers, Morrison gave these out one-at-a-time to friends and […]
SOLD: Jim Morrison’s legendary Paris Journal, possibly the last major work he completed before his death in Paris on July 3, 1971. The green composition notebook has “Paris Journal” written on the cover in Morrison’s hand, with the first 14 pages (double-sided) comprising a single epic handwritten poem by Morrison. The last page of the […]