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Johnny Cash All Aboard The Blue Train (1962)
All Aboard The Blue Train\n2003 Varese Sarabande Records, Inc.\n\nOriginally Released 1962\nCD Edition Released September 9, 2003\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Johnny Cash has always been in his best element when singing songs about people, places and trains. Therefore, he comes across as the great storyteller and singer he is with All Aboard the Blue Train. Included here are the now-classic "Folsom Prison Blues," and "Hey Porter," along with standout renditions of "Wreck of the Old 97," which had previously been given its finest reading by Hank Snow, and the immortal "Rock Island Line." Johnny Cash, years before he adopted the infamous "Man in Black" persona, had a firm grip on the handle of traditional country-folk. The song selections are prime, and the performances flawless. -- Michael B. Smith\n\nAlbum Description Editorial Review\nJohnny Cash's landmark Sun Records albums with the original cover art are available for the first time ever on CD. The release includes six bonus tracks featuring originally unreleased or alternate performances, as well as singles not included on the original 1962 release - 'Train Of Love', 'Give My Love To Rose', 'Hey, Porter!', 'Leave That Junk Alone', 'You're My Baby (Little Wooly Booger)' & 'Brakeman's Blues'. Varese Sarabande. 2003. \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nAnother fine post-Sun collection of Sun sides, October 13, 2003 \nReviewer: redtunictroll (Earth, USA) \nSun Records made a cottage industry of releasing Johnny Cash albums for several years after the artist had moved over to Columbia Records. Ironically, this 1962 collection of previously issued tracks (some from singles, some from the vault) is more focussed on actual train songs than Cash's purpose-built 1960 Columbia release, "Ride This Train." In addition to the title track, "Blue Train" also finds Cash singing his own "Train of Love," "Hey, Porter!" and "Folsom Prison Blues," and covering "The Wreck of Old '97," Leadbelly's "Rock Island Line," and Hank Williams' "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle."\n\nSam Phillips produced most of these tracks, and the few helmed by Jack Clement are mercifully short on his chorus and background overdubs. These are sparse tic-tac (or, in this case, click-clack) Tennessee Three arrangements, giving Cash's baritone plenty of space to shine. Varese's reissue adds a generous six bonus tracks, including originally unissued alternate takes of "Hey, Porter!" and "Train of Love," and an incomplete, originally unissued take of Jimmie Rodgers' "Brakeman's Blues." Two solo takes from Cash, a rockin'-gospel "Leave That Junk Alone" and 1954 rockabilly "You're My Baby (Little Woolly Booger)" are also both worthy additions.\n\nConsidering that these songs were recorded individually, over a five year period, there's a remarkable consistency and continuity. That's due in part to Cash and his band, but it also speaks to Sun's intention for this to be more than a slap-dash collection of previously issued tracks. This may not have been recorded as an album, but it sure plays like a good one! \n\nHalf.com Album Credits\nJack Clement, Producer\nSam Phillips, Producer\n\nAlbum Notes\nIncludes liner notes by Bill Dahl.
This country cd contains 18 tracks and runs 40min 2sec.
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