Johnny Cashs five-decade musical career was loaded with bigger-than-life landmark moments. None were more memorable than the Man in Blacks historic concerts at Folsom Prison and San Quentin State Prison, and the beloved albums that documented those shows. Cashs passion for prison reform and rehabilitation inspired him to perform a series of concerts for inmate audiences, and two of these unique events were documented on Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison and Johnny Cash at San Quentin. These albums, originally released in 1968 and 1969 respectively, remain among Cashs best-selling and best-loved recordings. At the time of their original release, they revitalized his career, and played a crucial role in his crossover from the country music world to the mainstream pop charts.
Perhaps even more so than its predecessor At Folsom Prison, Johnny Cash at San Quentin captures Cash at his most raw and uninhibited. The artists raucous rapport with his captive audience is obvious on an inspired mix of Cash classics (I Walk the Line, Folsom Prison Blues), jailhouse ballads (Starkville City Jail, San Quentin), traditional tunes (Wreck of the Old 97, Therell Be Peace in the Valley) and well-chosen covers (Bob Dylans Wanted Man, the Lovin Spoonfuls Darling Companion). The albums most popular track, though, remains the Shel Silverstein-penned novelty number A Boy Named Sue, which became the biggest hit single of Cashs career.
This timeless example of Johnny Cash's individuality and artistry is pressed on high-quality high-definition vinyl and has been mastered from the original stereo tapes with exact reproduction of the album's iconic original cover art.
Features:
Pressed on High-Definition Vinyl
Mastered from original Columbia Records tapes
Selections:
1. Wanted Man
2. Wreck Of the Old 97
3. I Walk The Line
4. Darling Companion
5. Starkville City Jail
6. San Quentin
7. San Quentin
8. A Boy Named Sue
9. Peace In the Valley
10. Folsom Prison Blues
Recorded during the making of Granada Television program.
Perhaps even more so than its predecessor At Folsom Prison, Johnny Cash at San Quentin captures Cash at his most raw and uninhibited. The artists raucous rapport with his captive audience is obvious on an inspired mix of Cash classics (I Walk the Line, Folsom Prison Blues), jailhouse ballads (Starkville City Jail, San Quentin), traditional tunes (Wreck of the Old 97, Therell Be Peace in the Valley) and well-chosen covers (Bob Dylans Wanted Man, the Lovin Spoonfuls Darling Companion). The albums most popular track, though, remains the Shel Silverstein-penned novelty number A Boy Named Sue, which became the biggest hit single of Cashs career.
This timeless example of Johnny Cash's individuality and artistry is pressed on high-quality high-definition vinyl and has been mastered from the original stereo tapes with exact reproduction of the album's iconic original cover art.
Features:
Pressed on High-Definition Vinyl
Mastered from original Columbia Records tapes
Selections:
1. Wanted Man
2. Wreck Of the Old 97
3. I Walk The Line
4. Darling Companion
5. Starkville City Jail
6. San Quentin
7. San Quentin
8. A Boy Named Sue
9. Peace In the Valley
10. Folsom Prison Blues
Recorded during the making of Granada Television program.
