50th anniversary reissue of The Doors' 'L.A. Woman' released today; "Riders on the Storm" video premieres

The deluxe 50th anniversary reissue of The Doors' classic 1971 album, L.A. Woman, got its release today.

As previously reported, L.A. Woman: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition is available as a three-CD/one-LP set featuring a newly remastered version of the album on CD, two bonus CDs of unreleased studio outtakes, and the new stereo mix of the original album pressed on 180-gram vinyl.

To celebrate the reissue's release, the first-ever official music video for the Doors hit "Riders on the Storm" has premiered at the band's official YouTube channel.

The clip, directed by the award-winning team of Brendo Garcia and Adriano Gonfiantini, combines live-action footage with digital animation and follows a mysterious woman as she takes a surreal, psychedelic journey on a motorcycle through the California desert and into Los Angeles.

The video features a number of Easter eggs alluding to aspects of Doors history, including a woman tied crucifixion-style to a streetlight, a reference to the image that appears inside L.A. Woman's original gatefold sleeve; Barney's Beanery, one of Jim Morrison's favorite LA-area bars; and the Alta Cienega Motel, where Morrison once lived.

Other classics songs featured on L.A. Woman include the hit "Love Her Madly," the title track, and "The Changeling."

Among the unreleased tracks is the original demo of "Riders on the Storm," and covers of Junior Parker's "Mystery Train," John Lee Hooker's "Crawling King Snake," Big Joe Williams' "Baby Please Don't Go," and Lee Dorsey's "Get Out of My Life Woman." Also among the bonus tracks are multiple consecutive takes of "The Changeling," "Love Her Madly," "Riders on the Storm" and "L.A. Woman."

In related news, L.A. Woman has just been RIAA-certified triple-Platinum for album equivalent sales of three million copies in the U.S.

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