Search - Johnny Cash :: Hello, I'm Johnny Cash [CBS]

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1stVideo | 03/15/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I Walk The Line; Ballad Of A Teenage Queen; Cry, Cry, Cry; Hey Porter; You Win Again; Blue Train; I Can't Help It; I Forgot To Remember To Forget; Oh Lonesome Me; Straight A's In Love; Guess Things Happen That Way; Down The Street To 301; Give My Love To Rose; Thanks A Lot; Goodbye Little Darlin'"

Why Is this not available on CD?

T. R. Wolters | 01/26/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"With the Fulsom Prison album catapulting Johnny Cash back into the lime light and back into the minds and ears of people who knew his talent from the Sun Years, we get this mind-blowing album. The sound has changed since the death of Luther Perkins, but there's a familiarity there makes one feel at home with Johnny Cash. And the songs! There's a song about the death of Viet Nam soldier, a girlfriend turned prostitute, a warning to a wayward love that she's still got "the Devil to Pay," and a straight up love song. There's a song that's arguably the best duet with June Carter EVER, a hot song about arousal, a train song, a song written by Kris Kristofferson, and a song about Jesus. What's not to love about this ground breaking album?



If you still have this one on vinyl and still have a turn table, I suggest you put it on and give it a listen. I gaurantee you'll remember why you bought it. This album is so good it almost makes you forget about the Sun years and all the amazing songs that came from those legendary sessions.



If you're one of those people who are lucky enough to have the Bear Family box set entitled "The Man in Black 1963-1969" then you are most fortunate to own this set of music on CD. The costly price of that 6 CD set is worth it just for the 12 songs on this album. It's also interesting to note an amazing version of a song called "The Folk Singer" which was recorded a year or so before the tracks on this album. It would have fit easily on this record.



We hear Cash singing some of the most original country music ever recorded. The subject matter of the songs richly deviates from the usual country topics which elevates the record beyond most country albums ever recorded.



One would think whoever had the rights to the songs on this album would have had the good sense to release this album on CD. I know the fans would have eaten it up. It probably would have sold enough to put it in the top 200 or something.



But alas, no one but Bear Family records have released it on CD. If you have a hundred fifty on you, shell it out and get that box set. You won't regret it."

To Beat The Devil (Hard to find)

James O. Horsley | 10/30/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I happen to have this album which was the 1st bought back in 1970. "To Beat The Devil" which is the 2nd song on the record is not readily available on all other Johnny Cash albums. That recording is one of my favorites and I still, on occasions, pull out the album and play it on still my AR turntable and AR 3a Speakers. Still sounds great! Anyway, if you are a Johnny Cash fan, this is a must album to have."