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 […]
Two one-sided acetates used during the production of Ray Manzarek’s 1983 solo album Carmina Burana, with Ray’s handwritten mixing notes, and notes from the album’s mixing engineer, Joe Chiccarelli. These acetates were formerly in the collection of longtime Doors associate and manager Danny Sugerman (1954-2005), who also managed Manzarek. Inside the Masterdisk gatefold acetate sleeve we […]
A framed psychedelic poster made for the record release party for The Doors Box Set held at the Doors’ home away from home, Hollywood’s Whisky A Go Go, on October 8, 1997. This example is boldly signed by the surviving Doors– Robby Kreiger, John Densmore and Ray Manzarek, and the band’s longtime manager Danny Sugerman […]
An original Swedish Gold Record Award for The Doors’ debut album The Doors, presented to longtime Doors associate and manager Danny Sugerman (1954-2005). Danny Sugerman met and began working for The Doors at the remarkably young age of 13, first handling their fan mail and organizing their clippings and scrapbook, and later writing press releases. He […]
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 RIAA Certified Platinum Record Award for The Doors album 13, presented to longtime Doors associate and manager Danny Sugerman (1954-2005). 13 was the first Doors Greatest Hits album, and the only Doors compilation album issued during Jim Morrison’s lifetime. It was released on November 30, 1970 and certified platinum on June 10, 1987. […]
A 1998 UK first edition of Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek’s memoir Light My Fire: My Life With The Doors, boldly signed by Manzerek (1939-2013). Manzarek signs ‘To Will: Ray Manzarek, The Doors,” with the inscription and signature taking up a whole page. We don’t know the identity of Will, but this book was part of […]
An original vintage BPI Gold Disc Record Award for soundtrack to Oliver Stone’s 1991 film The Doors, presented to longtime Doors associate and manager Danny Sugerman (1954-2005), who was a consultant to the film. BPI Awards are issued by the British Phonographic Industry, and are the UK equivalent to American RIAA Awards. A Gold Disc […]
A copy of The Doors Box Set, hand signed on the front cover by Ray Manzarek, Robby Kreiger and John Densmore, from the collection of the late Doors manager Danny Sugerman. Danny Sugerman met and began working for The Doors at the remarkably young age of 13, first handling their fan mail and organizing their […]
An original RIAA Certified Gold Record Award for The Doors Weird Scenes Inside The Gold Mine, presented to longtime Doors associate and manager Danny Sugerman (1954-2005). Weird Scenes, a compilation and the first Doors album to be issued after the death of Jim Morrison, was released in 1972 and certified gold September 15, 1980. This […]
An original Australian Platinum Record Award for The Best of The Doors, presented to longtime Doors associate and manager Danny Sugerman (1954-2005), who wrote the liner notes to this album. Danny Sugerman met and began working for The Doors at the remarkably young age of 13, first handling their fan mail and organizing their clippings […]
A 10″ Elektra Studio acetate of an alternate edit of The Doors & Jim Morrison’s “The Ghost Song,” from the collection of longtime Doors associate and manager Danny Sugerman (1954-2005). This acetate has a probably unique 3:00 edit of “The Ghost Song” cut from the original master tape. There are a number of versions of […]
An original RIAA Platinum Record Award for The Doors 1969 classic album The Soft Parade, presented to longtime Doors associate and manager Danny Sugerman (1954-2005). Danny Sugerman met and began working for The Doors at the remarkably young age of 13, first handling their fan mail and organizing their clippings and scrapbook, and later writing […]
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 […]
A backstage pass from the VH1 Storytellers program The Doors: A Celebration, autographed on the back by Doors members Ray Manzarek, Robby Kreiger and John Densmore. This pass is from the collection of longtime Doors associate and manager Danny Sugerman (1954-2005). For the show, the surviving Doors invited a variety of singers to perform 8 […]