THE DOORS Unreleased Song To Premiere This Week

15 November 2022

The EXCLUSIVE world premiere of the all-new music video for “Paris Blues,” the last-known unreleased studio recording by THE DOORS - will air on AXS TV on Thursday, November 17 at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.

The video will also be available for 24 hours exclusively on the AXS TV website and the AXS TV Now FAST Channel immediately following the world premiere.

“Paris Blues” will be released by Rhino Records as a digital single the following day on November 18 and will also be available as part of a new limited edition vinyl compilation of THE DOORS’ rare blues recordings that will be released for Record Store Day’s Black Friday event on November 25.

Though the exact timeframe has been lost to history, “Paris Blues” is thought to have been recorded during one of the band’s sessions for either The Soft Parade or L.A. Woman. Over the years, the famed studio outtake has achieved an almost-mythic quality among fans and experts alike, with THE DOORS keyboardist Ray Manzarek being the sole possessor of the only surviving copy of the original blues single.

While that copy was partially damaged by Manzarek’s son, Pablo, who accidentally recorded over a few short segments as a toddler, “Paris Blues” has finally been rescued from the edges of musical eternity thanks to some creative editing and careful reconstruction.

Watch the promo below: