Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine

Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine
Compilation album by the Doors
Released	January 1972
Recorded	1966–1971
Genre	Rock
Length	99:02
Label	Elektra
Producer	Paul A. Rothchild Bruce Botnick the Doors
The Doors chronology
Other Voices (1971) Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine (1972) Full Circle (1972)

Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine is the second compilation album by American rock band the Doors (following 13) and the first following the death of singer Jim Morrison. A double album, it was released in January 1972.

The album's title is a lyric from the song "The End." The cover was designed by Bill Hoffman, with a gatefold jacket containing band shots by Joel Brodsky and liner notes by Bruce Harris,^[1][2] national publicist for Elektra Records.

Charts and reissue

Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine reached number 55 on the Billboard 200. In 1980, it was certified gold by the RIAA.^[3]

The album was reissued for the first time in over 40 years by Rhino Records as part of Record Store Day 2014. It was issued on April 19, 2014, on special amber colored vinyl,^[4] and was subsequently issued on CD for the first time on May 19, 2014.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B−[5]

Track listing

All songs are written by the Doors (Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore), except where noted. Details are taken from the 1972 Elektra Records album and may differ from other sources.^[6]

References