ALOHA would be the #1 seller, although later it was issued in stereo format, but at the time was quad only. THE BEST OF THE DOORS *might* be #2, but the import Lp's of DARK SIDE were pressed in many countries, so we can't rule that one out either, and the Q8 certainly sold well enough. BOD did have a cassette edition, though like the vinyl, it might have been a record club only edition.
Otto,
The multiplatinum BEST OF THE DOORS is the 1985 2 disc/vinyl set, not the 1973 quad comp, despite what Amazon would have you believe. The '73 Lp did make the charts--no small feat for a custom quad pressing--but in the low positions, wasn't a big hit or anything, since WEIRD SCENES was issued the year before, and 13 a few years before that, so there were already Doors comps available. But it was *officially* in print through 1990, when the labels began phasing out vinyl catalogs in bulk and went to CD's almost exclusively. In reality the vinyl was available for at least 20 years, so it had plenty of time to sell well, and since it was continuously repressed, must have been doing modest but steady numbers all along (which the custom Aretha comp did not--that one was deleted when the labels dropped quad in 1976/77).
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Otto,
The multiplatinum BEST OF THE DOORS is the 1985 2 disc/vinyl set, not the 1973 quad comp, despite what Amazon would have you believe. The '73 Lp did make the charts--no small feat for a custom quad pressing--but in the low positions, wasn't a big hit or anything, since WEIRD SCENES was issued the year before, and 13 a few years before that, so there were already Doors comps available. But it was *officially* in print through 1990, when the labels began phasing out vinyl catalogs in bulk and went to CD's almost exclusively. In reality the vinyl was available for at least 20 years, so it had plenty of time to sell well, and since it was continuously repressed, must have been doing modest but steady numbers all along (which the custom Aretha comp did not--that one was deleted when the labels dropped quad in 1976/77).
ED