Original Album Classics Hello, I'M Johnny CashMan In BlackThe Joh Nny Cash Show

Very good cd..

Three wonderful Johnny Cash albums from the early 70's era. ALL of them unique and memorable from one of America's most talented and prolific performers and songwriters. A nice mix of folk style story songs, several poignant ballads, several spiritual items that come across as simply magnificent and of course, lesson or two on humanity and where some change was needed...remember "Man in Black"..."Dear Mrs" or "Beat the Devil", a Kristofferson song about the human condition, how winning and losing sometime take hold of our lives in the same manner. My favorite tunes here are "Route1 Box 144"..."I Talk to Jesus Every Day"..."If I were a Carpenter (a duet with June)" and several selections from the album "The Johnny Cash Show", with tunes from his TV show around 1969 and 70. "I'm Gonna Try to be that Way"..."These Hands" and the epic narrative set to modest orchestral background, "Here was a Man".Don;t get the wrong impression, please. It is ALL wonderful, memorable and very capable of stirring your heart and soul.I had these originally on vinyl way back when. There was an opportunity to upgrade to to CD's and I'm so glad I did.You will to!

The three albums were recorded at a time when Johnny Cash had his career in high gear and was engaged in what he produced. The late 60s and the early 70s are a kind of middle renaissance for Cash fans with a wide range and great sense of openness to new directions, similar to what occurred after Mr. Cash began his long association with Columbia early in his career and to what occurred when Mr. Cash rejuvenated his career with Rick Rubin and American Records later in his career. I paricularly enjoyed hearing music from these albums that has not been available to me in any form since sometime in the 70s or early 80s when I could no longer obtain or listen to the early 70s stuff. Buying an album on CD that was recorded forty years ago and essentially lost for about thirty of those years is special.

I bought this package primarily for the CD "Hello I'm Johnny Cash," which contains one of my favorite songs, "Sing a Traveling Song," composed by his late teenaged nephew. I was also thrilled to be turned on to "The Devil to Pay." And, of course, I could listen to "If I Was a Carpenter" all day.There is another CD of the same name, but it is probably not the one you are looking for. It is sold separately on Amazon, so be wary although the reviews should guide you.The other two CDs are great too, though one of them contains arguably Cash's worst song ever, a creepy duet with Billy Graham. It's called "The Preacher Said, 'Jesus Said'" on the Man in Black album. The third disc is a live set from The Johnny Cash, and it features a pair of "Come Along and Ride This Train" medleys.

This album in my opinion is one of Cash's finest and has some hard to find tracks like Southwind and the incomparable If I Were A Carpenter, one of two duets with June Carter Cash. Pure guitar sounds and the sweet background vocals and harmonies of The Carter Family help bring it to life. If you have a chance get this CD before it's gone. You won't regret it and it makes a fine addition to any Johnny Cash collection.

So its a sampling of 5 complete Johnny C records, which is fine in its own right, but the bonus here is the original art, the neat little carboard sleves, and the swell little box. Not to mention great sound quality, and BONUS TRACKS on each disc, which are listed on the back of the main box, but not on the individual packages sleves. .

Excellent songs from the legendary Man in Black! A 3 CD set at a great value! So glad to find this, after purchasing the original album over 40 years ago, which I still have in my collection!

JUNE AND JOHNNY CASH ROCK WE LOVE HEARING THEM EVERY WEEK END IN OUR HOME AFTER WORK AS THEY GET US IN THAT HAPPY SPIRIT OF ROCK REALITY TAKEN US TO A GOOD PLACE AWAY FROM THE WORK WEEK THX MEDICINE