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POP MUSIC. Production footage of The Doors in BBC TV studio recording three songs for future transmission in THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST of 9.5.72. Take 1 of the group performing 'I'm Horny I'm Stoned', but it quickly stops owing to some problem (00.48). Take 2, and the complete song is performed (05.42). Take 3, and again quickly stops owing to a problem (09.26). Take 4, and the complete song is performed (13.56). Take 1 of the group performing 'Shitz With Sails' (19.04). Take 2, but recording is quickly stopped (20.08). Take 3, and the complete song is performed (25.50). Take 1 of the group performing 'In the Eye of the Sun' (31.36). Take 2 of the group performing the same song (37 mins 27 secs). Notes: Although the vocals are live the music is not, as The Doors are playing to a pre-recorded track. The group consists of original Doors members Ray Manzarek on keyboards, Robby Krieger on guitar and John Densmore on drums, plus an additional guitarist and a bass player. Manzarek performs vocals on the latter two songs, with Krieger on vocals for the first. The additional guitarist plays bongos on 'Shitz With Sails', not the guitar. According to the BBC's 'Programme as Broadcast' information, the Door's performance of the song 'Shitz With Sails' was not used in the final transmitted programme.