Man In Black 1951-58 (CD) – Johnny Cash

It has been the most remarkable career in modern country music. ‘Nobody But Nobody More Original Than Johnny Cash’ was the slogan they coined in the ’60s, and it was nothing less than the truth. Our retrospective (1954-1958) starts with the Sun recordings. They are on countless compilations – endlessly duplicated and overdubbed – but here, they’re complete, undubbed and in premium sound quality for the first time. There are even some unissued performances.The set is rounded out with Johnny’s first recordings for Columbia including I Still Miss Someone and Don’t Take Your Guns To Town.The fifth CD is a complete Columbia session (false starts, chatter and out-takes).

Track List

1. Wide Open Road
2. You’re My Baby
3. My Treasure
4. My Treasure
5. Hey Porter
6. Folsom Prison Blues
7. Wide Open Road
8. My Two Timin’ Woman
9. Hey Porter
10. Cry Cry Cry
11. Wide Open Road
12. Port of Lonely Hearts
13. I Couldn’t Keep from Crying
14. New Mexico
15. Folsom Prison Blues
16. So Doggone Lonesome
17. Mean Eyed Cat
18. Luther Played the Boogie
19. Rock ; Roll Ruby
20. I Walk the Line
21. Brakeman’s Blues (Incomplete)
22. Get Rhythm
23. Get Rhythm
24. I Walk the Line
25. Train of Love
26. Train of Love
27. There You Go
28. One More Ride (Incomplete)
29. I Love You Because
30. Goodbye Little Darling
31. I Love You Because
32. Straight A’s in Love
33. Don’t Make Me Go
34. Next in Line
35. Don’t Make Me Go
36. Don’t Make Me Go
37. Home of the Blues (Undubbed Master)
38. Give My Love to Rose
39. Give My Love to Rose
40. Home of the Blues (Overdubbed Master)
41. Rock Lsland Line
42. Wreck of the Old 97
43. Belshazzar
44. Country Boy
45. Leave That Junk Alone
46. Doin’ My Time
47. Country Boy
48. If the Good Lord’s Willing
49. I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow
50. I Was There When It Happened
51. Remember Me
52. I Was There When It Happened
53. Big River
54. Ballad of a Teenage Queen
55. Goodnight Irene
56. Big River
57. Ballade of a Teenage Queen
58. Come in Stranger
59. Guess Things Happen That Way (Undubbed Master)
60. Come in Stranger
61. Oh Lonesome Me (Undubbed Master)
62. Guess Things Happen That Way
63. Oh Lonesome Me (Overdubbed Master)
64. Sugartime
65. Born to Lose (Undubbed Master)
66. You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven
67. Born to Lose
68. Sugartime (Overdubbed Master)
69. Story of a Broken Heart
70. Always Alone (Incomplete)
71. Always Alone
72. False Starts to Story of a Broken Heart
73. Story of a Broken Heart
74. You Tell Me
75. Life Goes on
76. You Win Again
77. I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
78. Hey Good Lookin’
79. I Can’t Help It
80. Cold Cold Heart
81. Blue Train
82. Katy Too
83. Ways of a Woman in Love
84. Fools Hall of Fame
85. Ways of a Woman in Love
86. Thanks a Lot
87. It’s Just About Time
88. I Forgot to Remember to Forget
89. I Just Thought You’d Like to Know
90. It’s Just About Time
91. I Forgot to Rememer to Forget
92. Down the Street to 301
93. Oh What a Dream
94. I’ll Remember You
95. Drink to Me
96. What Do I Care
97. Suppertime
98. It Was Jesus
99. Oh What a Dream
100. I’ll Remember You
101. Mama’s Baby
102. Troubadour
103. Run Softly Blue River
104. All Over Again
105. That’s All Over
106. Frankie’s Man Johnnie
107. Fool’s Hall of Fame
108. Walkin’ the Blues
109. Lead Me Father
110. That’s Enough
111. I Still Miss Someone
112. One More Ride
113. Pickin’ Time
114. Don’t Take Your Guns to Town
115. I’d Rather Die Young
116. Shepherd of My Heart
117. Cold Shoulder
118. Lead Me Father (Takes 1-4)
119. Lead Me Father (Takes 5-9)
120. Lead Me Father (Takes 10-12)
121. Lead Me Father (Master Take 15)
122. That’s Enough (Takes 1-3)
123. That’s Enough (Master Take 4)
124. I Still Miss Someone (Takes 1-5)
125. I Still Miss Someone (Takes 6-8)
126. I Still Miss Someone (Takes 9-10)
127. I Still Miss Someone (Master Take 11)
128. One More Ride (Takes 1-4)
129. One More Ride (Takes 5-11)
130. One More Ride (Master Take 12)
131. Pickin’ Time (Takes 1-2)
132. Pickin’ Time (Master Take 3)
133. Don’t Take Your Guns to Town (Takes 1-4)
134. Don’t Take Your Guns to Town (Takes 5-6)
135. Don’t Take Your Guns to Town (Master)
136. I’d Rather Die Young (Take 1)
137. I’d Rather Die Young (Master Take 2)
138. Shepherd of My Heart (Takes 1-2)
139. Shepherd of My Heart (Master Take 3)
140. Cold Shoulder (Master Take 1)
141. Cold Shoulder (Master Take 2)