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The Doors record ‘Strange Days’ title track 50 years ago #OTD #OnThisDay (Apr 26 1967)

April 26, 20171960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Doorsadmin


Video: 'Strange Days'

(Wednesday, April 26, 1967) — The American rock band The Doors completed six takes of “Strange Days” today at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, California, the title track to their second studio album Strange Days.

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