D.Hendrix, M.Mitchell, N.Redding

1967.05.29. Grover Cleveland High School, Reseda, CA. Photo by Don Johnson

By 1966, Guy Webster had established himself as a go-to guy for every record company in Hollywood, so it was hardly a surprise that fall when Jac Holzman of Elektra Records hired him to create the cover for the debut album by a new group Holzman had signed. What was a surprise, at least for Guy, was that when the band showed up at his studio for the shoot, the lead singer greeted him like an old friend. It turned out they had met years before when Guy was taking a philosophy class at UCLA. It was Jim Morrison, much thinner and with much longer hair than when Guy had last seen him in the classroom. The group, of course, was the Doors, and the album cover, dominated by Morrison’s handsome face, would earn Guy his second Grammy nomination.

1966,11.  Beverly Hills, CA. © Guy Webster

March 1967: Clay Cole's Diskotek WPIX-TV New York City

During their stint at Ondine in March 1967, The Doors would appear on a local New York television show called Clay Cole’s Discotek where they lip synced a performance of Break On Through. This one hour teenage dance program with various performers is shown on Saturdays at 6:00pm on WPIX Channel 11. The Doors return for their second appearance on June 24 where they most likely perform Light My Fire. Linda Eastman who would marry a Beatle was present and took some interesting photos.

1967.06.19-30   The Scene, New York, NY, US. Photos by   Don Paulsen (June 27th)

Jim Morrison pictured by Oscar Abolafia, August 14, 1967

May 16-21, 1967, Whisky A Go-Go,  West Hollywood, California.  Photographs by Henry Diltz.

Bobby Klein : "I was the first official photographer of the Doors, and this shot was taken early on. It was 1967 and we were heading to Venice Beach to take some publicity shots but got hungry, so Jim recommended stopping off at Lucky U Cafe, his favourite place in Los Angeles to grab breakfast. It was a tiny Mexican restaurant owned by a Chinese man, pretty much just a counter with no tables. Jim ordered a beer and a menudo – a beef and chilli soup – to line his stomach. It wasn’t uncommon to see him sink six beers in an hour. I’ve always enjoyed shooting people when they’re eating because it creates an intimacy. So I got behind the counter and started snapping away. Jim was beautiful. He looked like Michelangelo’s David. He was checking me out: “Who the hell is this guy?” He didn’t suffer fools, and this was early on in our relationship. There’s an intensity in his eyes: he was totally serious about being seen as a credible poet."

January 1967, Lucky U Café, Venice Beach, photo by Bobby Klein

1967.09.08 Lagoon Patio Gardens, Farmington, Utah. 📷 Mikel Covey

Amy and Ozzy by Ross Halfin