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The Complete Sun Recordings 1955-1958 [BOX SET]

Johnny Cash
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (November 8, 2005)
  • Original Release Date: November 8, 2005
  • Number of Discs: 3
  • 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: Time Life Records
  • ASIN: B000BF0DKG
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #36,709 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc: 1
1. Wide Open Road
2. Hey Porter
3. Cry, Cry, Cry (#14 country)
4. My Two Timin’ Woman
5. Port of Lonely Hearts
6. I Couldn’t Keep from Crying
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Disc: 2
1. Next in Line (#9 country / #99 pop)
2. Don’t Make Me Go
3. Give My Love to Rose (#13 country)
4. Home of the Blues (#3 country / #88 pop)
5. Rock Island Line (#35 country)
6. Wreck of the Old 97
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Disc: 3
1. You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven (#5 country)
2. The Story of a Broken Heart
3. Sugartime
4. Born to Lose
5. Always Alone
6. You Tell Me
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Product Description
Time Life is proud to present a complete and unique edition of Johnny Cash's Sun recordings. Johnny came to Sun in 1955 with a sound that he neither altered nor bettered. During his three years there he wrote and recorded many of his best-known songs, songs like "I Walk The Line" and "Folsom Prison Blues", which he would sing for the remainder of his long, impressive career. What you'll find on Johnny Cash: The Complete Sun Recordings 1955-58 is one version of every song that Johnny Cash recorded at Sun, usually in the least dubbed form available. A unique celebration of the beginning of one of the great careers in American music!

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Its like you are there with Cash at the very Beginning , November 13, 2005
By Tintin "tintin6146" (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews
I have always been a causal listener to Cash - even saw him live in Nashville twice in the mid - 90's. He was always amazing but i never knew the history of the Man in black or how he even came to become know as the man in black. When i was searching something about Colin Escot i came arcoss this release. If you dont know Colin he is an amazing writer/historian. I saw a bit of the liner notes and was shocked at how intrigued i was at stuff that was going on in the time when Johnny Cashes career was being shaped (over ten years before i was born i may add!) I had to get this right away to finish the story of his amazing life at this time period. Let me tell you i was NOT dissappointed. I popped on the first of the three discs and started reading the booklet. THE 40 PLUS PAGE Booklet! It is filled with so much history and pictures of when Cash was getting started and so young. There are great stories about how Cash came up with Folsom Prison Blues, how he was still working a job as an appliance sales man (a bad one he admitted!) and many more. The art and booklet is great but the music - wow - the music. I have heard I Walk The Line, Wreck Of The old 97, Folsom prison Blues, etc but im not sure if i have heard these orginal versions or not. they seem so much clearer and real. The demos are pretty cool as well. Its a great release and i hope the upcoming movie does the justice that this does to Cash who deserves it.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Cash and Perkins, November 13, 2005
Luther Perkins and Johnny Cash put together 61 songs during their three
years at Sun Records. They are all here and there is not one bad one on the
set. I know that sounds silly but every song leads into the next and leaves
you both satisfied and wanting more at the same time. They also included
these cool 'false starts' on some of the songs which I thought would take
away from them but it actually adds to the song - makes you feel a part of
the recording. Some are just Cash with a guitar. Great set. Incredible to
think these recordings are over 50 years old.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Collection Without Overdubs, March 3, 2006
By T. F. (Sunny CA) - See all my reviews
From the liner notes:

"After Johnny left Sun, many of these recordings were overdubbed in different ways. Choruses, additional instruments, echo, and applause were added at various times. However, as Johnny proved during his last years, nothing beats the sound of Johnny Cash with just the simplest of backings. And so, for this collection, we have removed virtually all the overdubs, allowing you to hear the Sun recordings exactly as they were first captured."

Buy this collection today!!! One version of every song recorded by Johnny Cash at Sun, in the least dubbed form available. Perfect!
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What can one say re JC? He was the master and this 3 cd set proves it. I was more a modern JC fan, think teh American series. that and his greatest hits. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas winner
My father has been a lifelong Johnney Cash fan and after we saw the movie, He mentioned several times that there was a album collection of Cash's early recordings with the sun... Read more
Published on January 9, 2007 by J. Hannah

5.0 out of 5 stars Hey, it's Johnny Cash , nothing else to say
Johnny in his early days. Packaged nice and it has all
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4.0 out of 5 stars Why Three Discs?
The music is great, and the set is well produced. I'm glad to own this. Why 4 stars? Because each disc is about 45 minutes long. Read more
Published on November 23, 2005 by Bill Z

5.0 out of 5 stars True Cash
An amazing set produced by the guy who literally wrote the book on Sun Records, Colin Escot. The music speaks for itself - Cash is young, vibrant and you can hear it in his... Read more
Published on November 14, 2005 by J. Marino

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