The Legend (Hardcover book and CD edition) [BOX SET] [EXTRA TRACKS] [LIMITED EDITION]

Johnny Cash

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 16, 2005)
• Original Release Date: August 16, 2005
• Number of Discs: 6
• Format: Box set, Extra tracks, Limited Edition
• 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: Sony
• ASIN: B0009YNSCE
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #155,443 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

There are several Cash boxes available, but The Legend--spanning the years 1955-2002 but concentrating on his long tenure at Columbia and, to a lesser degree, his beginnings at Sun--probably belongs at the top of the list. Cash's greatest strengths are dramatized on these four, thematically programmed discs: Win, Place and Show: The Hits; Old Favorites and New; The Great American Songbook (mostly traditional songs); and Family and Friends (collaborations). For starters, consider the staggering depth and breadth of his repertoire (perhaps matched only by those of Bob Dylan and Ray Charles), embracing ancient folk tunes ("Streets of Laredo"), teen pop ("Ballad of a Teenage Queen"), mature contemporary rock ("Highway Patrolman"), gospel ("Were You There When They Crucified My Lord"), topical fare ("Ballad of Ira Hayes"), country standards ("Time Changes Everything"), novelties ("One Piece at a Time"), and more. Then there's the way his! spare, spacious sound opens up to take in horns ("Ring of Fire"), strings ("Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"), anything. The Legend includes seven previously unissued sides, most prominently "It Takes One to Know Me," a stirring salute to his wife June. --John Morthland

NOTE: This is a deluxe limited edition. In addition to the four discs mentioned above, it also includes a fifth disc, Johnny Cash on the Air, featuring a 1955 recording of Cash's first-ever radio apperance. Also included is a DVD, Johnny Cash: The First 25 Years, which contains the complete 1980 CBS TV special, and a lithograph portrait of Cash by Marc Burkhardt. The entire package is housed in a 12" x 16" hardback.

Product Description

In addition to the 104 tracks on the 4 cd package, the deluxe edition of The legend contains a 128 page hard cover coffee table book that contains hundreds of rare and unseen photographs. Also features an expanded essay by Patrick Carr, coauthor of Cash: The Autobiography. There's a special introductions by Kris Kristofferson, Marty Stuart, Marshall Grant, George Jones and manager Lou Robin. A bonus CD titled Johnny Cash: On The Air, is a rare recording of Johnny's very first time on the radio. The bonus DVD includes selections from Johnny Cash: The First 25 Years - the 1980 CBS TV special. A specially commissioned 12" x 16" lithograph by Marc Burckhardt - one of Johnny's favorite artists, is also included. Columbia. 2005. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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77 of 88 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Wow! Why is it so expensive?, September 12, 2005

By	G. R. Koelpien (Sturgeon Bay, WI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When you calculate the price per disk, you are paying an astounding $43.33 per CD. If you buy individual J.C. disks at $10 bucks apiece, you could buy 26 separate CDs and get much, much more music. Most (if not all) of this music is previously released.

"Cash: The Autobiography" is only $7.99 here at Amazon and is a much better read than this picture book. You can also buy a poster here for $7.97 to hang on your wall.

Buy a book, a poster, and 10 Johnny Cash CD's of your choice and save your cash cash.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Will never get trash with CASH, but the marketeers will gouge you, November 9, 2005

By	Kenneth Richard "Saintken; CashFan 4life" (Lafayette, LA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Amazon stated that the collection here included "the complete CBS special; the first 25 years"... NOT ... this is an edited version, don't get me wrong I love John and miss him so much and I'm willing to pay highway robbery prices for anything I don't already have (which isn't much) but I'm tired of these record companies selling us something edited and than later re-issue it complete and un-edited just to have us die hards shell out more money to get the extra stuff. This CBS special is missing some performances, but I'll take it and be glad that I have these edited images of the man in black that'll last my lifetime on DVD. I video taped this special for my own use from the original broadcast. The tape has worn through the years but I can still enjoy it in it's entirity (even though the clitches are getting worse). So I'm not talking out of my ass here, I know what I'm talking about. I know it's a lot of money, but it's cheaper then drugs, listening and watching John is my high.
Go out and see the movie and continue to buy the music and perhaps they'll continue to release previously unreleased materials for us to purchase what we've already purchased but didn't have "the complete" version. (if that made sense?)

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Expensive yes, but well worth it., September 21, 2005

By	Buddha Dharma (Anywhere USA) - See all my reviews

This set is not just about the music or the DVD that it comes with, if that is what you are looking for look elsewhere. This Gift set is about the man, his life and his music. The book, which weighs in a hefty 9lbs, chronicles the life of an extraordinary man and it is not just a "picture book", though it does contain many rare and personal photos. It is a true thing of beauty. The lithograph is just as beautiful and definitely worth framing, the music is all Johnny and sounds better than ever. Though most of it is available in other forms, it has obviously been remastered. A good chunk of the music, though it has been previously released, is alternate takes, unedited, or rare live performances. The bonus CD is fairly raw and sounds as if you had gone back in time to listen to the original broadcast. The DVD is also well worth the experience as it is the entire 1985 CBS concert that has never been available prior to this collection. This gift set is for true Johnny Cash fans only; all others should buy the inexpensive version. This is a true collectors item and very well presented.