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20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection (Eco-Friendly Packaging)

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The bottom line on this disc is that it contains really strong tracks that Johnny Cash fans will love. The songs (remakes included) are the well-written, well-executed and - here - nicely mastered. Do we NEED Ring Of Fire on another disk? It's fine that it isn't here. And as for the American Recordings, those won't show up on Greatest Hits collections for a while, so no one should be shocked that they aren't here. Is that to say that there aren't omissions? No. I'd have loved a newly recorded version of Boy Named Sue as well. What is really great about this disk is the crisp and clean sound of the newer versions of those early tunes. Every time I play this disk's version of Folsom Prison Blues, I just dig the fact that it doesn't sound like it's being played on a tape recorder through a sock in bowl of punch, under a table in a carpet factory. There will ALWAYS be Johnny Cash compilations getting released. With all the material out there, expect a good number of them to SOUND bad. Good tunes, bad sound quality. Just be judicious and buy the ones you WANT, because lord knows they won't ALL be necessary. That said, this one presents SOME of Johnny Cash's greatest hits with production that is fantastic. Read the track listing and, if this is a set you know you'd enjoy, buy it with confidence.

Johnny Cash has been recording since 1955. The majority of this disc contains rerecordings done in the late 80's. The problem with this disc is it's nearly full of remakes from the Sun and Columbia years. Cash put out some good original material from the "Mercury" era that should have been on this disc. At least they put "The night Hank Williams came to town" on here. I would look for only the original recordings and not buy this one.

If you want a low-priced sampler of Johnny Cash, you might want to find one made by Sony. This here is an ill-considered cash-in by Universal, featuring re-recordings made in the 80's. For under ten dollars, there are a number of better discs available from Sony - _16 Biggest Hits_, _Greatest Hits Vol. 1_, _Super Hits_, _Giant Hits_, etc. These are preferable because, for the most part, they feature the original recordings.

An excellently produced collection of 12 great Cash songs.Not neccessarily his greatest hits,but a nice collection of songs we have all come to love over Cash's long career.Johnny had lots of highs and lows during his life and the one thing that cannot be disputed is that he never gave up .This collection was released in 2002 ,the year Johnny celebrated his 70th Birthday on February,26th.If you already have many of Cash's albums,you'll probably have most ,if not all these songs.However;if you are looking to find a collection that gives the essence of what Johnny Cash's music was about,an a brief booklet about his recording career;this would be an excellent choice.

Johnny Cash is a country music icon. His best period, of course, was probably on the Columbia label. This one picks up after he left Columbia in 1986 and signed with Mercury. Still, this isn't a bad set at all.

The first time I saw this, I wasn't sure what to think. I listened and noted that most of these are remakes. But, unlike most recording artists when they remake songs, his remakes are actually really good. Some, like 'I Still Miss Someone,' I think are better than the original.

And, you get several great songs that are original songs that were never recorded on the Columbia or Sun labels. 'The Night Hank Williams Came To Town' has a nice country-like sound. It's a nice song with a nice rhythm.

Johnny also does an excellent reworking of Harry Chapin's classic 'Cats In The Cradle.' I may actually like Johnny's version better than Harry's!

This is another great disc in UMG's 20th Century Masters series. If your a huge Johnny Cash fan like I am, than this is a welcome member to your Cash collection. But, if your new or just a casual fan to Cash's music, buy this along with Sony's '16 Biggest Hits' and you are off to a great start.

Highly recommended. ENJOY!!!

This album should be in every Cash fan's collection. Although Johnny's earlier recordings are more famous, the Mercury recordings have a tempo and an energy that the earlier recordings lack.

I have several other CD's by Johnny that have been remastered and none of them sound even half as good as this one.

Several of these songs are not the "HIT" songs, but several of these are better than many of the hit songs...

The first 9 songs are awesome as is the clear version of "Wanted Man" at the end...

I am not sold on his version of "Cat's In The Cradle", but I am glad to hear his version. And "Home of the Blues" is just OK.

"Folsom Prison Blues" and "Wanted Man" never sounded better...and "I Still Miss Someone" isn't one of my favorites, but I actually like this version.

Per the liner notes "Get Rhythm", "I Walk The Line", "Folsom Prison Blues", "Cry, Cry, Cry", "Home of the Blues", "Tennesse Flat Top Box", and "Wanted Man" are all Mercury Recordings, not the original Sun or Columbia versions. This probably explains why it doesn't sound like they were mastered by Thomas Edison and the RCA dog Nipper...recording technology had advanced light years from the fifties to the eighties...and in his fifties Johnny's voice and playing were still fine!

While "At San Quentin" is still my favorite...this is the clearest, best sounding of the Johnny collections.

This CD is not for the weekened Cash fan. Those who want 'Ring of Fire'and 'Boy Named Sue' can buy greatest hits CD's. The songs selected on this CD are more of Cash's cornerstone recordings expressing his true voice in music. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy songs like 'Ring of Fire' but the selections on the Masters collection are for the ones who want to experience the real Cash.