Jim Morrison, Village recorder session, December 8, 1970

[@rockinbiff]

Thank you The Dutch Man for posting this. This is how Jim wanted "An American Prayer" to be done. He did have some ideas for music, but it wasn't meant to be The Doors, they just did that to make money after he died. Jim was gone far too soon, but I suppose exactly when he was meant to go. It seems like he was preparing for it, talking about it, even writing about it here in these poems. In 1970, my mom & I moved around the corner from The Doors Workshop. Jim gave her a couple copies of his American Prayer books & also invited her to come back & hear the final recordings of what would be, LA Woman. I still have her early copy of the record, given by Bill Siddons, from the first pallet of records delivered by Electra Records in 1971. Also, one of Jim's books that he gave her. Mom passed about 3 months ago. She had a long life with some great wild adventures. Break on thru.

[@tommalone2343]

Yes I read that jim was discussing setting some of his poetry to new classical music that was his wish to do that. I've really been able to listen to american prayer in the same way after reading that paul Rothschild called it the final rape of Jim morrison 😢.

[@romainhericotte3574]

Merci 🕊️

[@jacklowe3429]

Morrison's poetry comes alive when he reads it aloud.

[@ChilliCheezdog]

Jim was such a consummate performer, and writer, his words do indeed come alive, from his soul to our ears.

[@josephschlichting4339]

I love how his voice never changes, it’s just beautiful…✌️

[@bf4643]

He painted with is words and his vocal cords,his words just flow with incredible texture

[@ChesterBenjaminLane]

Jim Morrison's poetry is Just plain Awesome that I love his poetry and his amazing talent has amazed me because I have been a fan of the doors for 30 years since the 90's and I was thinking about him all these years later and I think he's amazing and talented for poetry writing and long live Jim Morrison 1943-1971

[@missblink4611]

Love hearing his voice . So soothing . ❤️

[@wesleybrown4397]

❤

[@príncipe.s.a]

Best asmr ever

[@TheDutchGuy]

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[@travisjwilliamson]

@@wesleybrown4397 thendude?

[@TysonWelchlin]

RIP Jim! He was such a gifted person. Complex and mysterious. Arguably the original "Rock star" with his visual image and intense unfiltered performances. Then he quickly transfers into a focused mythical poet showing his deep seeded wisdom before his young death. Truly a legend in my opinion.

[@nitrousninja882]

I don't usually care much for poetry, but I love listening to Jim's work. Maybe because I've liked The Doors since I was a young boy and this work reminds me of a Door's song.

[@donnafelton9120]

He was the Shaman of his generation.

[@lwsadventures5128]

Thanks for uploading...after a long time i always come back to his writings.

[@TByronK]

These poems changed my life forever after hearing some of them in the American Prayer album. 🌠

[@elviraminurri596]

Immortal poem! James Douglas Morrison ❤

[@coily7776]

28:25 Timeless

[@Belluser-we1uc5cb2l]

Jim Morrison was very intelligent. His IQ was 149. He wasn't just a rock star. He was a very sensitive poetic man. And he also suffered from depression, so he was very apathetic of other people's feelings. His music speaks to a lot of people. What they're going through still does to this day. People are strange was written out of depression, According to his bandmates, lyrics are very accurate. Even If you're not depressed but feel isolated or alone. Which everybody has felt from time to time.

[@johnscott33]

Thank you for this It brings a deeper and broader understanding to the "American Prayer" Album. The best Morrison Album by far. The epilogue was particularly insightful as to Jim's thinking as he entered, "The Hot Forest"

[@dildoit]

And he's dead when they make the best album...I still think its fair, and only goes to show his content!

[@lovelettersfromelvis9620]

I've been wanting to hear this whole thing since I was a little kid. Finally. Thank you so much

[@nickgodalin6487]

Unfortunately, this isn't the "whole thing". There were 4 one-hour-long reels of magnetic tape used for that birthday session. This doesn't even total a complete hour. Among the recordings from which this was excerpted was a apparently hilarious moment when Morrison invited Kathy Lisciandro and Florentine Pabst into the studio and up to the mic to join him in a reading of a special poem or passage from a poem which was written for female voices. Also, there is a section when Morrison suddenly stops reading and says, "What we're going to do now is have Frank here join me in a bit of the old improvisuto!". What followed such an announcement consisted of a drunk Morrison repeatedly goading and provoking Frank Lisciandro into chanting "Cool!" over and over again in response to Morrison's provocations.

[@bootyerbutt]

@@nickgodalin6487 Have you heard these sections or were told? They couldn’t even give us a complete American Prayer on this release. Based on photos of a session reel, Jim may have read some of the same poems more than once because we see one tape labeled “first takes”. They could have easily fit the entire bday reading and Feb ‘69 reading instead of having other people reading.

[@mattgeorge9258]

@@bootyerbutt hi, actually those two anecdotes were taken from a couple of book sources, which in turn were both connected with Frank Lisciandro. The passage with Kathy and Florentine was: "All of us have found a safe niche where we can store up riches". Florentine, being European, spoke the word as ”nickt", while Kathy pronounced it, "nitch", causing Morrison to burst out in laughter, which then triggered laughter from the ladies.

[@ChrisBarnette-zk8iy]

I just came across this and i love it more without the music. Morrison had that calm, soulful talking voice. Thank you for this.

[@mariaestay5005]

Sorry but ésto es poesía.

[@SoozKalila]

JIM,WE MISS YOU AND LOVE YOUR MUSIC!

[@checkyourhead6467]

great to have this recording available finally in its entirety w just Morrison's recitation./ FACT: this was recorded on Morrison's 27th birthdate 12/08/1970 which was exaxtly 10 years prior to the date of John Lennon's tragic assassination 12/08/1980.

[@jnrpoet]

Well ... the full session was 3.5 hours long. That's what should be released!

[@itaintmebabe714]

Like the first scene in the doors movie. "c'mon Jim it's your birthday what are doing here?"

[@nickgodalin6487]

@@itaintmebabe714 That was the worst movie I've ever seen. Anyone who might be unfamilar with Morrison and sees that film will be under a great illusory spell. By the way, no one EVER uttered those words to Morrison while he was reading and recording his works. Total fabrication...

[@lunachickfringe5319]

@@nickgodalin6487 Thank you!!

[@juliaisaacs3767]

Which also happens to be my Birthday. Weird.

[@Earthtime3978]

His entire life in verse . A better song writer than a poet, with exceptions .A most unusual man .

[@aliciabokor9879]

Jim was a bright light who like many after burned out too soon , why are troubled people so creative this is a man disillusioned by this life .

[@Barison]

Bless you, mate. Thank you so very much for this. Cheers!

[@angelstoyanov9595]

Cheers 👍

[@whitesabbath6581]

R.I.P. Jim Morrison (December 8, 1943 - July 3, 1971) aged 27

[@twomindz79]

'As I look back ' poem read by Patti Smith is very powerful. Jim looking back at his life . From birth until his final days in Paris. A truly great summation of it all.

[@cookseywrko]

Where is her version?

[@mikepaul396]

Thanks. Amazing how many thoughts roar in Morrisons head in addition to extreme drinking/partying.

[@Youngbuck1013]

Jim Morrison is probably one of the best singers songwriters I’ve ever heard in my life. But also too a lot of people also tend to forget that while Jim was this amazing person he also was dealing with alcoholism and not to mention that he was high on acid 24 seven or damn near. I mean granite with the acid that’s where a lot of his inspiration, and a lot of his creativity came from. And I honestly believe that the day when he passed by the accident with the Native Americans, I am convinced that on that day, he was cursed and ultimately, the curse is what ended up killing him. That’s just what I believe.

[@vicvega3614]

Robbie said they were done with lsd by 68 or 69. He also said Jim would take a few hits of a joint every once in a while but that was it, he would do a drug for a while then be done with it, except alcohol, he loved to drink. I heard an interview with Jim from Jan 1971 and Jim says he started drinking to be more social and ill tell you what from my experience of also being a musician that the drinking starts out as a way to be more interesting and out going and then you cant perform without alcohol or other drugs. During the interview i heard Jim ordered at keast 6 or 7 drinks, bloody marys, vodka, beers and he was still quiet in the interview . Yes he had a horrible addictive personality and was a bad alcoholic

[@cherielbachorski1492]

JiM the LIZARD~KING 🦎👑 MORRISON was a GREAT FRONTMAN!!!!

[@cosmicman621]

Somehow I had only ever heard..THE PARIS TAPES...coolenuf for sure.But this recording is Jim at the height of his unique GENIUS.The first ..11:45...are one legendary Seer’s Vision...occupy the rarefied air of a born...POET..both Visionary and Prophetic.Thank You for posting.

[@gypsylee73]

Happy Birthday my friend

[@figaro-dg5c5]

Beautiful poetry

[@coycoberly4162]

This is Great!! Thank You! 🙏

[@Tomrogersmusic-]

Do you know we are ruled by TV? Yes, Jim, now more than ever. Journey we more into the nightmare. Cling to life, our passion flower.

[@tesev7225]

Stuff like this is the best thing on the internet and the best thing about 2024. Another example is the Beatles get back movie

[@speedballbustanutinc.4512]

It's been around for years

[@bluewendigo672]

This was the Real Jim Morrison...a very quiet and shy person

[@FlowerPowerRockGirl]

👍🥹

[@jennykartale2370]

Jim morrison is so Deep...love it..❤❤❤❤

[@johnmichael1476]

thank you for this "Good-bye America I loved you"

[@BrettBISHOP-n7i]

Jim Morrison was such a gifted poet James Douglass Morrison was a word man he paint a scene with his words his poetry is amazing the best his song writing too &the way he sang &he could also sream beautiful no one had a stage prescence like Jim Jim wss himself there was no pretence Jim was Jim

[@dndgav]

It doesn't really matter that much of Jim's words are often not connected, but he makes them seamlessly make sense. He has the most perfect speaking voice. RIP Mo JO Risin

[@coradierker6717]

Ghost Song / American Prayer / Hour Of Magic / Freedom Exists / A Feast Of Friends is from 5:39 to 11:45

[@s.b.romano1452]

Non parlo l'inglese né lo capisco ma Jim, fin da quando ero ragazzo mi ha sempre rapito in un modo che ancora adesso non mi spiego. Sarà la sua voce, la sua calma, sarà qualcosa, non so ma sarà tutto quello che poi mi combina dentro l'anima. Ciao Jim. 8:42

[@s.b.romano1452]

Anche a me capitava così. Forse sono sottili e sotterranee frequenze sonore che ci entrano dentro pronte a liquefarsi come soli inghiottiti dal mare della nostra anima.

[@scottreynolds8486]

I have heard these paragraphs through different tapes CDs and now I get to hear the whole thing so clear its as if he is on a microphone in the corner of the room

[@endacollins1]

I write poetry which is totally inspired by Jim, I even published a book off poetry and have his image painted on the wall above my computer, all off this is totally inspired by the epic Jim Morrison, my forever poetic influence.

[@stevestevens8749]

Happy Birthday 2023!

[@steepfriends]

thank you

[@edwilliamson956]

The modern equivalent of Jim Morrison I can envision being an obscure impoverished writer. I certainly don't think for a second that he would be interested in being a pop star

[@mariapilarsanchezhernandez6834]

No entiendo nada, pero me emociona oír su voz, es inconfundible, Jim Morrison, mi bello genio, y poeta

[@edsans6832]

Chale😢 yo si pero muy poco debería existir un doblaje

[@nickdomenicos5987]

Sometimes I can relate to the line "can any hell be more horrible than now and real?"

[@wk4max]

Thanks Dutch Guy 👦 nice one Man!!

[@cheapmovies25]

The great thing about Jim is that even though he was like real loud and crazy f***** up he was also very serious and sincere and always thought about lots of important things like art life death work legacy what we are and become and how we are in history... Things most people have no clue about because they don't give a s***

[@Brit-Hadashah]

Poetic genius at its best!

[@Remi-B-Goode]

🙏 thank you very much

[@richarddelconnor]

I was an employee of the Village Recorder for several years in the late 70s. I heard some of the stories about his sessions there.

[@ooeygooeydewey2960]

Please enlighten me

[@missmama3900]

Yes

[@sergioestevez8326]

Jim Morrison: Poet Philosopher Singer Composer Actor Lizard King... Genius.

[@TheDiceMan6]

Gently they stir, gently rise. The dead are new born awakening with ravaged limbs and wet souls. Gently they sigh in rapt funeral amazement.. Who called these dead to dance? Was it the young girl learning to play "the ghost song" on her baby grand? Was it the wilderness children? Was it the ghost-God himself, stuttering, cheering, chatting blindly? I called you up to anoint the earth! I called you up to announce sadness falling like burnt skin! I called you to wish you well! To glory in Self like some new monster! And now I call on you to pray........

[@caterinamolitierno8706]

Grazie

[@ericashaktidurgahealingart7453]

I have a poetry book of his an old edition..god knows he shaped my life... learning about prophesy through him

[@giftedplanksify]

Jim 🎉🎉

[@itzmadisonduh5368]

Wooooowwww❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lucidhurricane]

I havent heard this in 30 years

[@stevetilbrook3402]

This man is the most gifted poet Ive ever heard and I dont follow it because it boors me but Jim's is magnetizing.

[@juliaisaacs3767]

This was recorded 14 years to the day before I came into the world. Very cool.

[@Maxdekriek]

Heel erg bedankt voor het delen!!!! gr, max

[@TheDutchGuy]

Enjoy!

[@Maxdekriek]

@@TheDutchGuy I did👍😉

[@juanrobertonavarroarellano1215]

In Jim Morrison's Complete Poetry Book, in the introduction Frank Lisiciandro says that this poetic session lasted 2 hours. The first hour stopped when Jim wanted to go eat some Taco. After eating, they went back to record for another hour. There are photographs taken by Frank Lisciandro in which Morrison recites his poetry while waving a tambourine; there are also photos in which Kathy Lisciandro and Florentine Pabst recite poetry in unison with Morrison. My question is: Why is there only one hour of recording of this poetic session? Why can't we hear the part of Jim reciting while waving the tambourine? Why can't Kathy and Florentine be heard reciting along with Jim? Was that part of the original recording lost or is it saved and was not published?!!

[@ianmoone-dm4if]

That was what I thought. I got the Audio book and Frank says it is complete. It is not complete. Can't help feeling we have been ripped off..

[@briantrudyleupold4937]

What a gem to be able to hear this a huge thanks to Lisciandro and others whom helped get it released now on to HWY!

[@nickgodalin6487]

​@@ianmoone-dm4ifyes, this recording was carefully constructed by both Frank Lisciandro and Jim's sister. Much of the session has been cut out, perhaps because he was quite drunk and it reflected poorly on tape. Or, those moments might be considered embarrassing and not something they want reflecting on Morrison's image.

[@flash8854]

Fame is a crock, power is a crock, who the hell wants that? Freedom man, freedom, enough money just to be, yourself. No acting, no image, just be. Getting up when you like and doing what you like, dress how you like. If you have somebody who loves and supports you and doesn't want a piece of you? That's probably as good as it gets man. - Mickey Alvarez. (Jim Morrison)

[@nickgodalin6487]

Power... power is not entirely a "crock". "Power" is often used exclusively & singularly to refer to a "thing" that a certain privileged class of people possess for the sole purpose of wielding it over persons who possess various lesser (and measurable) quantities of it. In fact, an argument could be made that "power" is always already with or within each of us, inescapable because a necessary condition for Being itself, for anything, everything, and every "thing" to merely.... be.

[@rv6205]

did Jim really write this ?....I love it

[@julianbrowne7026]

​@@rv6205what? Why would you write such a vacuous thing?

[@mackydog99]

Funny, he told Ray early on that he couldn't sing! Jim had a phenomenal voice! Exceptional range and quality!

[@alexkapa654]

Goed bezig man...prachtig dit!

[@coradierker6717]

This is the poetry secion ever it has songs on the American Prayer album like Awake Ghost Song Peace Frog ( Newborn Akakening) The Movie Curses Invocations American Prayer and many more . Including Texas Radio and the Big Beat

[@Marco-Morrison]

that is great...some of the poetry, he recorded earlier, in February 1969, i like a bit more...he said it slower and with a bit more intense...but this is nice, because it is more

[@jim4.403]

He was a wandering wonderer, showing us the simplicity of life. Genitals and death with deeper complex understandings of the multitude of mind bending thoughts and feelings of words, phrases, rhymes, and timing without dwelling or breaking their shells, on any single subject, greeting us like a firm handshake. He never put any demands on anyone and wanted none on him. Getting arrested to show us how silly and ridiculous civilization can be, taking life too seriously, losing the adventure for the curiosity of life. Wanting and needing less limitations. He never owned a house, they had to rent him a room to help insure he would return. Thank you, Jim, Ray, John, And Robby for releasing his inner spirit.

[@nuts45150]

He never died. His voice is forever. I mean he lives on as a human being a shaman that dances with large birds and vapor's of lost energy a wordsman. Try nothing to be reborn. Life is a monster moment that brings freedom and belief in extacy.

[@gliazelle2949]

I kow him si deep and i know the Text... the words the feelings i can say it in the same time Genius... wake up ppl better yesterday like tomorrow... so what

[@flo.rollercoaster]

great

[@kvidal08]

Rest in Peace James.

[@carolyngordin6091]

JUST LIKE THE MOVIE

[@dynjarren8355]

The Death of my Libido. No longer needed! Like a Dead Snake. I will rest soon. Dead to the World 🌎 No longer Spinning. Eternal Silence and Sleep. No Time. Eternal Darkness and Night. Oblivion. Blind and Deaf.

[@Ken-ko4kc]

I feel the Morrison estate missed the boat here when the could of released these recordings in a CD box set and not buried in an audio book with other people reading his poetry,IMO

[@retrovideo2124]

Interesting how poetry has become an ancient relic. Even at the time of this recording poetry was extremely niche. There’s definitely some good gems there but mostly just mindless ramblings. The music the doors added made this so much better. Very interesting historical artifact though!

[@captlarrybucket1906]

An American Prayer but much more.

[@masonteague4039]

I have his book the collective works of Jim Morrison

[@LACOV-oc3mr]

28:25 I admire him

[@amerLeVrai]

In the movie Oliver stone version French. He say '' now let's get a chili con Carne '' lol

[@coradierker6717]

Curses, Invocations is from 13:09 to 13:32

[@coradierker6717]

The Movie is from 11:55 to 13:08

[@nickgodalin6487]

Why wasn't the earlier March 1969 session included with this session when the "Collected Works" was released in 2021?

[@jean-pierrerodriguez8345]

There's a "glitch" at 36:38.

[@Clayton-ys3qb]

Horse Latitudes was written when he was fifteen years old.

[@chase7206]

do we know where Florentine Pabst and Kathy Lisciandro chime in?

[@nickgodalin6487]

unfortunately, their contributions (along with Frank Lisciandro's) were edited out of this release. If the original tapes are never released, we may never know the answer to your question.

[@M4ND4L4]

they participate in only 2 poems, Letter from. (Texas radio & the big beat) and one more that I can't remember right now. supposedly in that poem, they had a participation intervening in the dialogue of the poem.... even so, it is clear that having been "edited" in a mean and crappy way (which is what the record companies really do), they deteriorate the original product as was created, the original dialogues are lost as they were designed in their conception and the true art of how j.morrison was going to arrange each and every one of the poems during the development of the session is lost. in summary, apart from missing original footage of the session, the play on words is missing (something like the poem "Round-up, rondolay, rhonda". it is something similar, only more fun, since it is arranged between the German accent by florentine, kathy and morrison's yankee in which the two of them participate with morrison at the end of the session.... i think it would be quite a few minutes, which would have been interesting to hear as they were developed on the fly during this uncut session no editing. but if you want to know how morrison works and arranges on the fly during a poetry recording session, i recommend listening to the session called "Jim Morrison-Lost Tapes Paris" that you can find here on youtube. without a doubt it is an elaborate work, "without cuts or has been edited". so the work is still intact and immaculate. enjoy!.

[@enterbalak]

💕

[@poetm5534]

Why the audio sounds different?,and i think Jim Recorded 3.5 hours,Not just 1....

[@T1971-w4c]

Correct

[@LSD-33166]

I might restore this hour tape...it will benefit greatly from it

[@ds3965]

this is so good without music!

[@ds3965]

but there should be pauses between poems

[@arevans5986]

What was Patti Smith’s involvement in this recording? Thanks.

[@stacyblue1980]

This is very important. And Jim did not want music on the album. Precious words here from the prophet.🙏🦅🌹

[@nickgodalin6487]

Well, he was leaning towards a release without accompanying music, but did also consider having Lalo Schifrin compose appropriate soundtrack music.

[@drmanhattan6490]

🤘🏼

[@gliazelle2949]

The most understand it wrong a Genius never... wake up ppl for real...

[@jaimesalinas7712]

Podrían traducirlo al Español?

[@debussy10]

Which session did they use for An American Prayer" : this one, or the March 69 session, or both of them?

[@coily7776]

Both of them..

[@bootyerbutt]

the March 69 session actually took place in February of that year

[@nickgodalin6487]

Why wasn't it included with the "Collected Works" released last year....??

[@olivia-fp7ll]

29:00

[@mariomorris7734]

Morrison spoke time from space back to earth with casual nudity. Deeper than the oldest tree rings. Faster than death that realms upon us.

[@filimana]

This would be brighter with spanish subtitles too

[@raulchavezromo315]

Knowledge. Religión..status quo Universal set mínd .a genius.