The Man in Black: 1963-1969 [Box set]

Johnny Cash | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 17, 1995)
• Original Release Date: October 6, 1995
• Number of Discs: 5
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Bear Family
• ASIN: B000001AYR
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #462,708 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars BEWARE OF DEFECTIVE DISC, October 12, 2004

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H. G. Milton (Oro Valley, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Man in Black: 1963-1969 (Audio CD)

Typical of most all of Johnny Cash's work, this set covers the period 1963-1969 and is excellent. However not typical of Bear Family's quality control, there is a defect in the last track (#27) on the 5th disc which will cause the disc to repeat/skip at about 1 minute 45 seconds. It must be in most of the pressings becasue I got a replacement disc, and the defect is on my replacement disc as well.

Quality control problems on Bear Family products are rare, but this box set contains one of those mistakes.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Man In Black's Shadow, October 31, 2001

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J. Kerr - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Man in Black: 1963-1969 (Audio CD)

These are the lost years of Cash. After the echobilly of Sun Reocrds he had more room to move around creatively. That was part of the contract he signed with Columbia. At the same time he was in the depths of his pill and liquor swamp. This has some weird stuff like some of his tunes redone in German (must've remembered it from his stint in the Air Force) to really cool stuff like his show at Newport Folk Fest. Also, has most of the jams he did with mutual appreciation society member Bob Dylan cut with Carl Perkins on lead g-tar. Some bad, some good in this box.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this set, October 3, 2001

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BRIAN C. MITCHELL (Port Orchard, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Man in Black: 1963-1969 (Audio CD)

This set is a "must buy" for any true Johnny Cash fan. The 60's were troubled times for Johnny Cash personally, but during the period from 1963 to 1969 he gave the world his best work in my opinion, and they're all here. There are a total of 152 songs in the set, including many that I had never heard before. It's well worth the price.