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Paul A. Rothchild (April 18 1935 - March 30 1995) was a prominent American record producer of the late 1960s and 1970s. He began his career on the Boston folk scene, recording and releasing recordings by local folk artists. He became a house producer for Jac Holzman's Elektra Records label in 1963, he worked extensively with renowned recording engineers Bruce Botnick, John Haeny and Fritz Richmond.
Rothchild is best known as the producer of all the albums by The Doors, except for their last LP with Jim Morrison, L.A. Woman, when Rothchild withdrew from the production after disagreeing with the group over the album's musical direction. He also produced LPs and singles by Tom Paxton, Fred Neil, Tom Rush, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Lovin' Spoonful, Tim Buckley, Love, Clear Light, Rhinoceros and Janis Joplin, including her final LP Pearl and her only no. 1 single, "Me and Bobby McGee."
In the 1970s, he produced The Outlaws' debut album for Arista Records, as well as producing Bonnie Raitt and the soundtrack album for the Bette Midler film The Rose, which was loosely based on the life of Janis Joplin. He also produced the soundtrack to Oliver Stone's film The Doors, about the group.
Rothchild died in 1995 from lung cancer, aged 59.
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