Counterfeit Guide
The Doors — The Doors
Elektra EKL-4007
Last updated June 4, 2026
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The US first pressing on Elektra, catalogue EKL-4007 (mono; stereo is EKS-74007), features the band portrait with the gold Elektra logo. Early labels are the gold/brown Elektra design of 1967, and genuine copies carry consistent matrix suffixes from US pressing plants along with the correct mono/stereo catalogue.
Matrix / Runout
Runout in the style 'EKL-4007 A' / 'EKL-4007 B' with stamped plant codes; genuine US copies carry period-correct machine stamps.
3 Tells That Reveal a Fake
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Counterfeits pair a mono catalogue with a stereo label or use the wrong Elektra label variant for 1967.
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Fakes reproduce the cover portrait with weak colour and soft edges, where the original is crisp with a clean gold logo.
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Bootleg sleeves are thin and glossy and the runouts omit the period-correct US plant codes of 1967.
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