Resurrection — White Vinyl

This specific pressing of Resurrection on Paris Records (catalog number 7-3-71) is the white vinyl variant, released in the US in 1991. It is a double LP, originally produced as a French fan club release, and carries the "Not For Sale" designation on the back cover. The catalog number 7-3-71 ties it directly to the Paris Records family of Doors bootleg releases, and the white vinyl distinguishes it immediately from the standard black pressings of the same title. Collectors tracking down every variant will want to compare this against the standard black Paris Records pressing (1980) and the other known Resurrection variants (1983) to confirm which copy they have.

The front cover features a close-up black-and-white photograph of Jim Morrison, shot from roughly the chest up. His curly dark hair frames a direct, unguarded expression, and he is wearing a dark top with what appears to be a paisley or decorative scarf at the neck. The image has a slightly grainy, high-contrast quality that suggests it was sourced from a press photograph or similar archival image rather than a professional sleeve shoot. There is a second figure partially visible in the background, out of focus. The overall tone is stark grey, lending the cover a raw, document-like feel that suits the bootleg origins of this release.

The back cover is more information-dense. At the top sits a black-and-white live photograph showing what appears to be The Doors on stage, with Jim Morrison at center engaged with a uniformed officer on one side and another person on the other; the rest of the band and their equipment are visible in the background. Below that, in bold red psychedelic lettering, the title RESURRECTION is printed prominently. A second black-and-white image, positioned centrally, shows Morrison again in a similar confrontational stance with uniformed figures, this time shot closer and from a lower angle. The full track listing for all four sides is printed in plain black type on either side of that second photo, with source information printed below: Sides One and Two are noted as being from an Irish TV show recorded at the London Roundhouse on September 7 or 8, 1968; Side Three from Stockholm, Sweden 1968; Side Four from a mix of Stockholm, the Jonathan Winters TV show (December 27, 1967), The Matrix Club in San Francisco (March 7, 1967), and Miami (March 1, 1969). The Paris Records name and catalog number 7-3-71 appear in the lower left, alongside the "Not For Sale" and "French Fan Club Release" notations.

The discs themselves are pressed in white vinyl, which in photographs appears a clean, opaque white with a slight sheen. The center labels are cream-colored with black text, carrying the Paris Records name and catalog number at the top, then RESURRECTION in a gothic or display typeface, followed by the side number, total running time, and abbreviated track titles. The Side 3 label visible in photographs lists "Lizard Celebration/Fires," "Five of One," and "Twice in Love" as track names, which are informal abbreviations of the actual titles. There is no Doors logo present on the labels or the back cover, a documented distinguishing feature of this particular reissue within the Paris Records run.

The source material spread across four sides is what makes Resurrection an enduringly sought live document. Sides A and B pull from the BBC "Doors Are Open" documentary footage filmed at the Roundhouse, London, in September 1968, with an extended "When The Music's Over" running over twelve minutes and an equally substantial "Celebration of the Lizard Poem/Light My Fire" medley. Sides C and D shift primarily to Stockholm, September 20, 1968, a concert that appears across several Paris Records releases including Famous Resurrection Live 7.3.71, though with different track configurations and sequencing. The D-side outliers are significant: "Moonlight Drive" and "Light My Fire" from the Jonathan Winters TV show in December 1967 offer a different sonic texture than the concert recordings, and "Who Do You Love" from the Matrix Club in San Francisco in March 1967 is an early document of the band before mainstream recognition. The Miami Rap Excerpts closing out Side D are from the infamous March 1969 show.

The white vinyl pressing variant is specifically noted in the Discogs community as distinct from other pressings of this title. With only 16 copies currently listed as owned and 29 collectors actively wanting it on Discogs, this variant sits in genuinely limited territory in terms of documented circulation. The absence of The Doors logo on the back cover and labels is a confirmed difference from other pressings of this same Paris Records release, making visual identification straightforward once you know what to look for. Anyone building out a complete Paris Records run should also cross-reference the additional Resurrection variants catalogued here and Resurrection of Lizard King, which draws from overlapping source concerts but presents them differently. The source notes on the back cover are more explicit than most Paris Records releases of this era, which adds some utility for collectors trying to identify recording origins without external research.

This white vinyl pressing of Resurrection on Paris Records (7-3-71) is a legitimate target for collectors focused on the Paris Records bootleg catalog or on Doors live documents from 1967 to 1969. The white vinyl format, the missing Doors logo on labels and back cover, and the relatively low Discogs ownership count make this a specific and somewhat scarce variant rather than a generic reissue. If you are chasing the complete Paris Records run or specifically want the white vinyl version of this four-sided live set, this is worth acquiring when it surfaces. It is not a casual pickup, but it is the right copy for the right collector.