Absolutely Live (The Doors album) "Live at the Hollywood Bowl", and "The End," previously unreleased. Remote recording facilities provided by: Fedco Audio Labs, and Wally Heider Recording. Absolutely Live (The Doors album) Absolutely Live is the first live album by American rock band the Doors, released July 20, 1970 by Elektra Records. The double album features tracks recorded at concerts between July 1969 at the Aquarius Theater in Hollywood and May 1970 in Detroit. The album included the first full release of Celebration of the Lizard and five tracks that had not previously appeared on any official release. Lead singer Jim Morrison alludes to his
The Doors always invited him. On May 20, 2013, Ray Manzarek died of complications related to bile duct cancer. Beginning in the late 1970s, there was a sustained revival of interest in the Doors which created a new generation of fans. The origin of the revival is traced to the release of the album "An American Prayer" in late 1978 which contained a live version of "Roadhouse Blues" that received considerable airplay on album-oriented rock radio stations. In 1979 the song "The End" was featured in dramatic fashion in the film "Apocalypse Now" and the following year a best-selling biography of Morrison,