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Gary Burden knew the Morrison hotel would be the perfect spot to shoot The Doors cover after Ray Manzarek and his wife had spotted it while driving around downtown L.A. When Burden, Diltz and the band arrived, they were told by the staff at the hotel that the shoot wouldn't be possible. Burden wrote; At first I was just going to have them stand in front of the window outside, which wouldn't have been as good, but as I looked through the window I could see the guy leave the desk, get in the elevator and split. So I said, 'quick, run in there'. And then they hit their marks - I mean, none of it planned, right - Jim was up in the middle, like that, and then bang, bang, bang... One roll of film and they were outta there.
Morrison Hotel:
Morrison Hotel is the fifth studio album by The Doors, released on February 9, 1970. After the use of brass and string arrangements on their previous album, The Soft Parade (1969), The Doors returned to their original blues-rock style and this album was largely seen as a return to form for the band.