3-20-2025 8:45pm

60 YEARS OF

Night Divides the Day

The Doors Anthology

Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger

'We were reflecting on our own career as it was happening. It's not that we were trend-conscious, we were doing exactly what we would have been doing anyway, but it came at the right time.' - Jim Morrison

Created in celebration of the band’s upcoming 60th anniversary, Night Divides the Day opens up The Doors archives like never before. The band’s most definitive book yet presents rare photography, intimate interviews with Robby Krieger and John Densmore, and meticulously sourced archival text from Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek. Joining them are a host of contributors, a foreword by Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, and an afterword by maestro Gustavo Dudamel.

The anthology is presented in a limited edition of only 2,000 numbered box sets, signed by John Densmore and Robby Krieger. Each set includes the 344-page signed edition, a 7” vinyl record with rare demos of "Hello, I Love You” and "Moonlight Drive,” and assorted historical memorabilia.

This is the ultimate account of The Doors, their incredible story and their enduring legacy.

THE ARCHIVE

Night Divides the Day

'We were just a bunch of psychedelic guys trying to spread the word and the feel of what it was like to be high in Venice back in the mid-sixties. And boy, was it a good feeling to watch that sun set into the middle of the ocean and feel that peace, and to feel at one with the universe.' - Ray Manzarek

With unlimited access granted by the band, Night Divides the Day opens up The Doors' archives. A unique collection of historical ephemera - including childhood photos, song lyrics, poster artwork, movie stills, and much more - adds context to the wealth of rare photography that documents the band's musical odyssey that began in Venice Beach, Los Angeles. Night Divides the Day unveils previously unseen album cover outtakes and shots of the band in the recording studio at work on legendary albums such as Waiting for the Sun and The Soft Parade. Shots from famed photographers such as George Rodriguez, Guy Webster and Henry Diltz, as well as friends Paul Ferrara and Frank Lisciandro, take the reader behind the scenes and on the road with The Doors. Invaluable items from the band's history, including vintage guitars, microphones, keyboards, amps, and more, have been sourced from across America and specially photographed. They are brought together for the first time in Night Divides the Day. All of this is accompanied by photography from the members' own archives, totalling many hundreds of images, presenting a never-before-seen kaleidoscopic portrait of The Doors.

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