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L.A. Woman is the sixth studio album by The Doors, and the last recorded with lead singer Jim Morrison, who died in July 1971.

LOS ANGELES — During the period in late 1970 and early ‘71 when Jim Morrison and his bandmates in the Doors were recording their sixth and final studio album, “L.A. Woman,” at their West Hollywood rehearsal space, the singer was drowning in a booze-fueled bender: drunk nearly every night but

A reissue of the Doors' "L.A. Woman," and a memoir from guitarist Robby Krieger, find the band navigating Jim Morrison's addictions during its final sessions.

The colorful exterior of the Troubadour in West Hollywood. | Sandi Hemmerlein Built in 1946, the two-story building that’s housed the Troubadour live music venue since 1957 is probably best known as a legendary hotspot for early-career performances by the likes of such folk-rock titans as Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot and Neil Young. Elton John made his U.S. live debut there. It’s where future bandmates Don Henley and Glenn Frey me...