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List Price: $34.98 | | Label: Sony
Salesrank: 66144
Released: June 23, 1998 |
| Our Price: $79.95 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Track Listing:
Disc 1:
1. Hey Porter
2. Cry Cry Cry
3. Folsom Prison Blues
4. Luther Played the Boogie
5. Get Rhythm
6. I Walk the Line
7. Home of the Blues
8. Give My Love to Rose
9. Rock Island Line
10. Doin' My Time
11. Big River
12. Ballad of a Teenage Queen
13. Guess Things Happen That Way
14. Ways of a Woman in Love
15. Thanks a Lot
16. Oh, What a Dream
17. What Do I Care
18. All over Again
19. I Still Miss Someone
20. I'd Just Be Fool Enough (To Fall)
21. Walking the Blues
22. Frankie's Man Johnny
23. Tennessee Flat Top Box
24. Sing It Pretty, Sue
25. Pickin' Time
26. Five Feet High and Rising
27. Old Account
28. Peace in the Valley
29. Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?
Disc 2:
1. Don't Take Your Guns to Town
2. Ballad of Boot Hill
3. Rebel - Johnny Yuma
4. Big Battle
5. When the Roses Bloom Again
6. Ballad of Ira Hayes
7. Legend of John Henry's Hammer
8. Dark as a Dungeon
9. Long Black Veil
10. I Got Stripes
11. 25 Minutes to Go
12. Wall
13. Busted
14. Bad News
15. Dirty Old Egg Sucking Dog
16. Orange Blossom Special
17. Ring of Fire
18. Understand Your Man
19. Jackson
20. Blistered
21. See Ruby Fall
22. Cisco Clifton's Fillin' Station
23. Daddy Sang Bass
Editorial Review:
The art of Johnny Cash is as traditional and innovative, as expansive, as the 20th century itself--so much so that The Man in Black now stands as an honest-to-God American icon, a living link to the Carter Family and the very origins of modern country music some 70 years ago. His own repertoire has touched upon just about every significant development in the field ever since, and this three-CD, 75-song box set gives an impressive overview of just about all of it: the rockabilly-boogie singles for Sun in the 1950s; his straight-country smashes from the '60s and '70s; the Americana sagas he recorded during the folk revival; the pro-Indian and antiwar protest songs; the legendary live prison sets; and so much more--all of it a compelling testament to the art of simple storytelling and to the expressive power of a unique human voice. While more is far better in this case, the single-CD Sun Years captures the best early Cash available. So while calling this The Essential Johnny Cash is certainly accurate, it's also a huge understatement. Call it, instead, an essential document of 20th-century America. --David Cantwell
Description of The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983:
As country music progressed through numerous stages, Cash's music retained the blunt, pared-down chug first displayed on his 1950s Sun hits. His straightforward lyrics, aggressive strumming, and brooding baritone were backed by the rock-solid Tennessee Two: The simple twang of guitarist Luther Perkins and the foundation of bassist Marshall Grant would remain at the core until 1967. Columbia's comprehensive 3 CD set opens with 15 Sun classics including "Hey Porter" and "Folsom Prison Blues," and the middle disc is ripe with stark and vivid songs of rebels and outlaws, such as the ominous "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" and the riveting steel-driving suite "The Legend of John Henry's Hammer." Cash puts his personal stamp on a variety of songwriters, from Merle Travis and Harlan Howard to Dylan, Springsteen, and the Stones. --Marc Greilsamer
The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Reviews:
the essential Jonny Cash 1955-1983 
2009-11-19 - I was very impressed with this purchase. I order this box set for my brother, who has wanted my box set. So a friend informed me to go to Amazon.com and they will have this box set. I was so surprise and my brother was even more surprise when he received it. Thanks so much, and it is so comforting to have this service at my finger tips. Congrads on a job well done.
QUESTION?
2009-06-22 - I can't decide whether to buy this set or the four-disc"The Legend." How are the liner notes in this set? Does it give good info on each track, where and when the song was recorded and who played on it? [...]
Hello, I'm Johnny Heering.
2009-04-12 - This three CD box set covers Johnny Cash's music from 1955 to 1983. It starts with 15 Sun Records songs and the rest of the material is from Columbia Records. The songs are more or less in chronological order, with some songs being shuffled around a bit to group thematically similar songs together (such as western songs, prison songs and gospel songs). All the material here is great, but since Cash recorded so much great material, a few things were bound to be left off. After all, he had over 100 chart hits during this time period and there was only room for 75 songs here. But they included a good mix of big hits and lesser known songs, which makes for a satisfying listening experience.
The Essential Johnny Cash Three Disc Box
2009-03-19 - I highly recommend this set, it's out of print, but can still be found, and offers so much more than the two disc title of the same name, and the newer "essential 3.o" It would be a great gift for any fan of Johnny Cash, or a starter album for a newer fan. Most of the hits are there, and some rarer songs that are hard to find.
The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983
2009-03-18 - I purchased these 3 CDs as a replacement for the ones that were stolen. Even though I still have his original music of the 50s on records I wanted to ensure that I would still be able to still listen to the music of one of the greatest song writers, composers and singers of our time. I remember hearing one of the first of Johnny Cash's recordings, Cry, Cry, Cry, in 1955 and noticed the different and unusual sound of his music. I was so struck by the base rhythm of Luther Perkins' guitar and John's rangy and raw voice that I ordered the 45 recording right away. These three CDs contain, what I consider to be, the best of the best by the master of country music.
