The Doors – S/T 1967 FIRST PRESS MONARCH △9991 Gold Label EKS-74007 LP VG+ Vinyl

$

200

Artist: The Doors

Title: The Doors (Self-Titled)

Label: Elektra – EKS-74007

Format: Vinyl LP, Stereo

Year: 1967

Pressing: 1st Monarch Pressing

Country: USA

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✅ Pressing Details (Confirmed 1st Monarch)

Gold Elektra labels with no text to the left of the spindle hole

Correct (Weill–Brecht) Witmark publishing credit for “Alabama Song”

Monarch runouts:

• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): EKS-74007A (M) (MR) Δ9991 RAY

• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): EKS 74007B (M) (MR) Δ9991-X RAY

Both sides include the ‘RAY’ etching, indicating a true first lacquer cut used for the earliest Monarch pressings.

“Recording first published January 1967” printed on labels

Early gold label Elektra layout

This exact Monarch variant is not currently available for sale on Discogs; only past sales appear.

Collector note: This is a true first pressing, not a later Monarch repress or red label variant.

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✅ Condition

Vinyl: VG+

Extremely clean for a 1967 Monarch. High gloss, minimal surface marks, and no feelable scratches. Plays strong with only light background noise typical of period vinyl. No warps.

Labels clean; Side B has a small handwritten mark (“KKK”).

Cover: G+

Original 1967 cover with visible ringwear, creasing, corner wear, and surface rub. Bottom right shows flaking. No major splits. Back cover fully legible. Worn but intact.

Original Elektra Inner Sleeve Included

Comes with the original 1967 Elektra orange repeating-logo inner sleeve (period-correct for gold label 1st pressings). Sleeve shows some crease wear but is fully intact. A new anti-static sleeve is also included to protect the vinyl.

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✅ Tracklist

Side One:

1. Break On Through (To the Other Side)

2. Soul Kitchen

3. The Crystal Ship

4. Twentieth Century Fox

5. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)

6. Light My Fire

Side Two:

1. Back Door Man

2. I Looked at You

3. End of the Night

4. Take It as It Comes

5. The End

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✅ Notes

Classic debut album from The Doors, featuring “Light My Fire,” “The End,” and “Break On Through.” Early Monarch pressings with gold labels and Witmark credits are among the most desirable versions for collectors due to mastering differences and historical significance.

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✅ Shipping

Will ship in a sturdy record mailer with the vinyl outside the jacket to prevent seam wear.