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Legendary Doors Guitarist On Limited Edition 

The legendary guitarist and songwriter of The Doors and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Robby Krieger returns for his 9th solo album, The Ritual Begins At Sundown. This new album is Krieger's first solo album since 2010's Grammy-nominated Singularity, and once again he teamed up with his long time writing partner and co-producer Arthur Barrow. Barrow worked with Frank Zappa through the 1970s-'80s as well as Giorgio Moroder, Joe Cocker, Diana Ross and Janet Jackson and worked on soundtracks for Top Gun and Scarface.

The album also features other Zappa alumni Jock Ellis (Trombone), Sal Marquez (Trumpet), Chad Wackerman (Drums) and Tommy Mars (Keys) as well as AeB Bryne (Flute), Vince Denham (Sax), Chuck Manning (Sax) and Joel Taylor (Drums). The Ritual Begins At Sundown is a 10 song instrumental record that was recorded at his own Horse Latitudes Studio in LA. The album features 9 original tracks and one cover, the Frank Zappa song "Chunga'a Revenge", which has a worthy place in the track listing with the incredible Zappa musicians on the album.

Side A:
What Was That?
The Drift
Chunga's Revenge
Hot Head
Side B:
Yes, The River Knows
The Hitch
Dr Noir
Bianca's Dream
Screen Junkie