Amy And Ozzy By Ross Halfin

Magnifique winter 💙

On August 27, 1967, The Doors performed two shows at Cheetah in Santa Monica, California. 📷 The band is photographed backstage

1967.07.03. Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA.   Photo by James Fortune.

The first day the band arrived in the studio, Botnick recalls, “they had pretty much the first two albums ready to go. The thought that Paul had was that we were to be invisible – to allow them to capture the magic of The Doors as you went to hear them.” He adds: “They were totally different than anything else I was recording. I was recording the Beach Boys, The Turtles, The Ventures… and The Doors were totally different, it was the beginning of that era of American sixties music.”.   1966.11  First photo session group ©Joel Brodsky

Photographer Bobby Klein talks about this photo shoot: “We arrived in Venice in the morning and walked along the canals. This bridge has been preserved in its original form in Venice, which was designed in the early 1900s. On the way there, in my car, the guys heard ”Break On Through" on the radio for the first time," and everyone was delighted. They understood what it was like to have a hit. " January-February 1967, Venice Beach, California. © Bobby Klein.

March 1968, NYC, NY.- NY Subway Session in Navy Blue Coat. ©️Paul Ferrara.

March 1968, NYC, NY.- NY Subway Session in Navy Blue Coat. ©️Paul Ferrara.

On July 13, 1967, The Doors performed at Oakland Civic Auditorium, Oakland, California. Photos by Edward Halley.   

D.Hendrix, M.Mitchell, N.Redding