Complete Sun Recordings 1955-58

Product Review

Time Life is proud to present a complete and unique edition of Johnny Cash's Sun recordings. Johnny came to Sun in 1955 with a sound that he neither altered nor bettered. During his three years there he wrote and recorded many of his best-known songs, songs like "I Walk The Line" and "Folsom Prison Blues", which he would sing for the remainder of his long, impressive career. What you'll find on Johnny Cash: The Complete Sun Recordings 1955-58 is one version of every song that Johnny Cash recorded at Sun, usually in the least dubbed form available. A unique celebration of the beginning of one of the great careers in American music!

Title Tracks for Complete Sun Recordings 1955-58 (Dig)

1. Wide Open Road
2. Hey Porter
3. Cry, Cry, Cry (#14 country)
4. My Two TiminÂ’ Woman
5. Port of Lonely Hearts
6. I CouldnÂ’t Keep from Crying
7. Trail to Mexico
8. Folsom Prison Blues (#4 country; later re-recording #1 country and #32 pop)
9. So Doggone Lonesome (#4 country)
10. Mean Eyed Cat (#30 country)
11. Luther Played the Boogie (#8 country)
12. Get Rhythm (#23 country)
13. I Walk the Line (#1 country / #17 pop)
14. Train of Love (#7 country)
15. There You Go (#1 country)
16. I Love You Because (#20 country)
17. Goodbye Little DarlinÂ’ (#22 country)
18. Straight AÂ’s in Love (#16 country / #84 pop)
19. YouÂ’re My Baby (Little Woolly Booger)
20. My Treasure
21. Next in Line (#9 country / #99 pop)
22. DonÂ’t Make Me Go
23. Give My Love to Rose (#13 country)
24. Home of the Blues (#3 country / #88 pop)
25. Rock Island Line (#35 country)
26. Wreck of the Old 97
27. Country Boy
28. DoinÂ’ My Time
29. If the Good LordÂ’s Willing
30. I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow
31. I Was There When It Happened
32. Remember Me (IÂ’m the One Who Loves You)
33. Belshazzar
34. Big River (#4 country)
35. Goodnight Irene
36. Ballad of a Teenage Queen (#1 country / #14 pop)
37. Come in Stranger (#6 country / #66 pop)
38. Guess Things Happen that Way (#1 country / #11 pop)
39. Oh, Lonesome Me (#13 country / #93 pop)
40. Leave that Junk Alone
41. YouÂ’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven (#5 country)
42. The Story of a Broken Heart
43. Sugartime
44. Born to Lose
45. Always Alone
46. You Tell Me
47. Life Goes On
48. You Win Again
49. I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
50. Hey, Good LookinÂ’
51. I CanÂ’t Help It (If IÂ’m Still in Love with You)
52. Cold, Cold Heart
53. Blue Train
54. Katy Too (#11 country / #66 pop)
55. The Ways of a Woman in Love (#2 country / #24 pop)
56. Fools Hall of Fame
57. Thanks a Lot (#12 country)
58. ItÂ’s Just About Time (#30 country / #47 pop)
59. I Forgot to Remember to Forget
60. I Just Thought YouÂ’d Like to Know
61. Down the Street to 301

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

(13 customer reviews)

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful

Its like you are there with Cash at the very Beginning, November 13, 2005

Tintin "tintin6146" (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Sun Recordings 1955-58 (Dig) (Audio CD)

I have always been a causal listener to Cash - even saw him live in Nashville twice in the mid - 90's. He was always amazing but i never knew the history of the Man in black or how he even came to become know as the man in black. When i was searching something about Colin Escot i came arcoss this release. If you dont know Colin he is an amazing writer/historian. I saw a bit of the liner notes and was shocked at how intrigued i was at stuff that was going on in the time when Johnny Cashes career was being shaped (over ten years before i was born i may add!) I had to get this right away to finish the story of his amazing life at this time period. Let me tell you i was NOT dissappointed. I popped on the first of the three discs and started reading the booklet. THE 40 PLUS PAGE Booklet! It is filled with so much history and pictures of when Cash was getting started and so young. There are great stories about how Cash came up with Folsom Prison Blues, how he was still working a...Read more

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

Essential Cash and Perkins, November 13, 2005

Andrew Bushong - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Sun Recordings 1955-58 (Dig) (Audio CD)

Luther Perkins and Johnny Cash put together 61 songs during their three

years at Sun Records. They are all here and there is not one bad one on the

set. I know that sounds silly but every song leads into the next and leaves

you both satisfied and wanting more at the same time. They also included

these cool 'false starts' on some of the songs which I thought would take

away from them but it actually adds to the song - makes you feel a part of

the recording. Some are just Cash with a guitar. Great set. Incredible to

think these recordings are over 50 years old.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful

Perfect Collection Without Overdubs, March 3, 2006

T. F. (Sunny CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Sun Recordings 1955-58 (Dig) (Audio CD)

From the liner notes:

"After Johnny left Sun, many of these recordings were overdubbed in different ways. Choruses, additional instruments, echo, and applause were added at various times. However, as Johnny proved during his last years, nothing beats the sound of Johnny Cash with just the simplest of backings. And so, for this collection, we have removed virtually all the overdubs, allowing you to hear the Sun recordings exactly as they were first captured."

Buy this collection today!!! One version of every song recorded by Johnny Cash at Sun, in the least dubbed form available. Perfect!