Manzarek, Krieger and Densmore released two albums as a trio under the Doors moniker, with Manzarek and Krieger handling vocals. Signed to Elektra Records, The Doors released six studio albums, a live album and a compilation before Morrison’s untimely demise in 1971.Strange Days is the second studio album by the American rock band the Doors, released on September 25, 1967, by Elektra Records.The album was a commercial success, reaching number three on the US Billboard 200, and eventually earning RIAA platinum certification.The album contains the Top 30 hit singles 'People Are Strange' and 'Love Me Two Times.And 50 years after their debut album, The Doors’ music and legacy are more influential than ever before. Though they’ve had scores of imitators, there’s never been another band quite like them. Refusing to be mere entertainers, the Los Angeles quartet relentlessly challenged, confronted and inspired their fans, leaping headfirst into the heart of darkness while other bands warbled about peace and love. The Doors’ arrival on the rock scene in 1967 marked not only the start of a string of hit singles and albums that would become stone classics, but also of something much bigger – a new and deeper relationship between creators and audience. The Classic Albums series, through interviews and video footage, uncovers the making of some of the most influential albums in musics history.
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