An Aquarian Symphony -- The Aquarius Theatre box set

[HungryHippo]

anyone know what the deal with this is? seems like its been labeled officially as a pirated release, but what strikes me weird is the numbering on the set. every Doors release via Rhino Handmade is catalouged by a specific number such as:

RHM2 7906 - The Aquarius Theatre First Performance
RHM2 7907 - The Aquarius Theatre Second Performance
RHM2 7908 - Backstage and Dangerous: The Private Rehearsal
RHM2 7909 - The Lost Interview Tapes: Vol. 2
RHM2 7011 - Boot Yer Butt

An Aquarian Symphony is labeled as : RHM2 7910 yet this page comes up blank on the Rhino page...

Anyone think that the guys had originally planned on releasing the Aquarius shows as a boxed set, printed a handful of copies, only to pull the plug on the project? if I remember correctly, an Aquarius box set was scheduled to be released back when news of the shows' pending release was announced.

I lucked out and found a copy of this set online for $80. seems like they're worth a pretty penny

[Crown Royal]

It's bootleg.

[wha happened]

I remember the discussions about it on the LL, then we finally got word it was a pirate. But they did do a good job and put a lot of effort into the little BM logos and catalog number. It fooled a lot of people.

[Verdilac1974]

So one can wonder why Boot Yer Butt has got the catalog number RHM2 7011 rather than 10 ? Because of this bootleg ?... To not fooled the people twice ?

[Porsche]

If they ever fixed the clicks/pops on the vocal track of the 2nd show, I'd buy a legit Aquarius Box Set.
I always thought it seemed like a logical release.

[LetsMoveGrooveRAMPAGE]

if I remember correctly, an Aquarius box set was scheduled to be released back when news of the shows' pending release was announced.

the BMR news page announced an Aquarius box set, but never called it "An Aquarian Symphony" <- that is a pirate that includes for some reason from the Lost Interview Tapes Vol 1 CD, the 1970 Canadian Broadcasting corp interview & the Oswego interview from '67 ? the pirate should have been smarter and included the 7/22/69 rehearsal instead of those interviews

[kostis]

if I remember correctly, an Aquarius box set was scheduled to be released back when news of the shows' pending release was announced.

the BMR news page announced an Aquarius box set, but never called it "An Aquarian Symphony" <- that is a pirate that includes for some reason from the Lost Interview Tapes Vol 1 CD, the 1970 Canadian Broadcasting corp interview & the Oswego interview from '67 ? the pirate should have been smarter and included the 7/22/69 rehearsal instead of those interviews

I think when this boot was released Backstage was not out yet

I have it and it looks beautiful. It's full of nice Frank Lisciandro pics, as well.
I think I got it for 25 quid, which is a very reasonable price, considering
I got Detroit for 30 around the same period of time

[lizardkingteo]

It certainly fooled me ,i thought it was BMA release so i bought it ,beware !it doesnt have anything new than the official ones ..
i provide a picture of the BMA logo

[The Royal Sperm]

i would like to get one of that boxs, but they are so fuckin' expensive!

[kostis]

Teo, were you in Athens when ROTS played there?
I had Ian Astbury sign that bootleg. heh

[lizardkingteo]

Teo, were you in Athens when ROTS played there?
I had Ian Astbury sign that bootleg. heh

PLEASE dont remind me of that..I was out of the country on a trip which i planned for months

But i have the concert though !
Now i can only wish they ll come again .i am defineteley going backstage ,aint missing it for the world [/b]

[The Royal Sperm]

Teo, were you in Athens when ROTS played there?
I had Ian Astbury sign that bootleg. heh

why kostis, why?

that box have a less value right now

[kostis]

hahaha Fern


Teo, if you have the concert, I'm the guy that screams "UNHAPPY GIWRL!!" occasionally.
It was a good show. Not To Touch The Earth was a riot

[anytimecowboy]

if I remember correctly, an Aquarius box set was scheduled to be released back when news of the shows' pending release was announced.

the BMR news page announced an Aquarius box set, but never called it "An Aquarian Symphony" <- that is a pirate that includes for some reason from the Lost Interview Tapes Vol 1 CD, the 1970 Canadian Broadcasting corp interview & the Oswego interview from '67 ? the pirate should have been smarter and included the 7/22/69 rehearsal instead of those interviews

I think when this boot was released Backstage was not out yet

I have it and it looks beautiful. It's full of nice Frank Lisciandro pics, as well.
I think I got it for 25 quid, which is a very reasonable price, considering
I got Detroit for 30 around the same period of time

Ye I got it for the same price along with a bootleg of backstage and dangerous. At the time I was fooled too, I wasnt sure if it was a legit release or not, for the same reason, the RHM number.

[Porsche]

Can someone post pics of the booklet? I wonder how it stacks up to what The Doors released.

[lizardkingteo]

Theres nothing new Len some PBS +some 12-8-70 poetry session photos, some Ray photos,nothing new .here are some :

[Porsche]

Cool. Thanks for posting. I didn't really expect any unseen pics. I just wanted to see how a bootleg release put it together. Does it have any essays or is it just pics and blurbs? It looks as nice as anything BMA could release (but so far hasn't). For that reason, I might try looking for an inexpensive copy somewhere.

[lizardkingteo]

The only essay is on the last page ,

[antero]

Thanks for the postings and it's loooks really nice and is hilarious about the correct way these AT sets should been released by BMR as a Boxset were made by a bootleg company...this is the best boot release i've seen since the Matrix boxset (still looking for one at ebay )

[LetsMoveGrooveRAMPAGE]

The only essay is on the last page ,

i recall seeing one of those 'Symphony' box sets on eBay a couple of years ago. if i remember correctly, the discs have an interesting image on them.

lizardkingteo, can you post some pics of the discs themselves?

[lizardkingteo]

there you go ..

the other 3 are the same but different colors

[LetsMoveGrooveRAMPAGE]

thanks for posting that pic.

back in the early 2000's when this 'Symphony' pirate set was released, was there ever any official statement from management as to why Bright Midnight skipped the missing Rhino Handmade official catalogue number of 7910 ? I don't think Jampol was around back then, but did Danny ever address about this skipped 7910 catalogue number?

[wha happened]

Thanks

This is like your 10th reply saying the same thing..nice way to build the post count.

[The Freedom Man]

Don't worry, these don't count.

[wheelz34gh]

I've got a question in regards to the venue. Anybody know the capacity of the Aquarius Theatre? Or more importantly, does anybody know what the attendance numbers were like for the 2 shows?

[StrangeNightOfStone]

I wish the Doors had compiled the aquarius releases in a similar fashion..

[jamestkirk]

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