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The building that was once home to a transient hotel known as the Morrison Hotel was the setting for cover photo for the band’s fifth album, titled “Morrison Hotel,” given the nod to the ...
Morrison Hotel is the fifth studio album by American rock band the Doors, released on February 9, 1970, by Elektra Records.After the use of brass and string arrangements recommended by producer Paul A. Rothchild on their previous album, The Soft Parade (1969), the Doors returned to their blues rock style and this album was largely seen as a return to form for the band.
Photo of The Doors by Henry Diltz, used on the cover of Morrison Hotel. [5] One of Diltz's most recognizable works is his photo of The Doors, which was used on their 1970 album Morrison Hotel. The album cover photograph was taken at the Morrison Hotel on South Hope Street in Downtown Los Angeles. The band were not given permission to photograph ...
The album also saw Morrison returning as main songwriter, writing or co-writing all of the album's tracks. The 40th anniversary CD reissue of Morrison Hotel contains outtakes and alternative takes, including different versions of "The Spy" and "Roadhouse Blues" (with Lonnie Mack on bass guitar and the Lovin' Spoonful's John Sebastian on harmonica).
Henry Diltz, photographer of the original Morrison Hotel album cover, attends the Day of the Doors pop-up event on Jan. 4, 2020, at the Original Morrison Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. (Scott ...
The former hotel is featured on the album art of the band's fifth studio album of the same name. Historic Morrison Hotel made famous by the Doors erupts in flames in Los Angeles Skip to main content
William Stanley Harvey (November 10, 1920 – July 15, 1993) was an American graphic designer and art director, responsible for the design of Elektra Records' logos and many of its album covers between the 1950s and 1970s including those by Love, The Doors, MC5, The Stooges, Judy Collins, Tim Buckley and others.
Years of neglect left the Morrison Hotel in disrepair. And just as it was set for a new lease on life, a fire tore through the downtown building. The Doors ushered the Morrison Hotel into rock ...