Johnny Cash - The Fabulous Johnny Cash
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Johnny Cash - guitar, vocals, leader [click here to see more vinyl featuring Johnny Cash]
Luther Perkins - guitar
Don Helms - steel guitar
Marshall Grant - bass
The Jordanaires - background vocals
Marvin Hughes - piano
Buddy Harman - drums on "Suppertime," "Oh, What a Dream" and "I'll Remember You"
Morris Palmer - drums
1 LP, standard sleeve
Limited to 3000 numbered copies - Number 2992/3000
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : Impex Records
Original Label : Columbia
Recorded July 24–August 13, 1958 at Bradley Film and Recording Studio (Nashville)
Remastered by Kevin Gray
Originally released in 1958
Reissued in 2011
Tracks:
Side A :
- Run Softly, Blue River
- Frankie’s Man, Johnny
- That’s All Over
- The Troubadour
- One More Ride
- That’s Enough
Side B :
- I Still Miss Someone
- Don’t Take Your Guns To Town
- I’d Rather Die Young
- Pickin’ Time
- Shepard Of My Heart
- Supper-Time
Reviews :
"This IMPEX reissue absolutely crushes the original "6 Eye" editionat least the copy I have. It's far more cleanly rendered, with less watery echo...Cash's voice is "in the room" and that's enough!" - Michael Fremer, www.musicangle.com,
"The Fabulous Johnny Cash was Cash's first album for Columbia Records and one of his best for the label. Unlike some of his latter-day albums, there wasn't much filler on the record. At the time of its recording, Cash had just been freed from his contract with Sun. Instead of recording these songs for his last Sun sessions, he wound up saving much of his best material for his Columbia album, and that's what makes The Fabulous so consistent. The album builds on his basic, spare sound, but it is slightly more polished than his Sun records. But what makes it so entertaining are the songs themselves. From "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" and "Frankie's Man, Johnny" to "Pickin' Time" and "The Troubador," the album is filled with first-rate songs, with only a handful of mediocre songs like "Suppertime," which don't distract from the overall quality of the album at all." AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
"Don Law's spare, uncluttered production fills up a room on this vinyl reissue, with a striking balance between Cash's authoritative presence and the nuanced, sensitive instrumental (Tennessee Two and others) and the vocal (Jordanaires) support. Fabulous, indeed." - David McGee, The Absolute Sound
"Once again, the Impex crew has not only improved upon an original pressing, they've done it in an original way. The sound of this reissue is full and fully integrated, not parsed and scrubbed of its wholeness. Cash's voice is more booming, seemingly coming from deeper within his chest, the twangy reverb complementary instead of overwhelming...Johnny Cash's series of stripped-down albums with producer Rick Rubin are often the way younger listeners first encounter him, his voice far mellower and not as sure. He's in his prime on The Fabulous Johnny Cash, singing with all the power and grip of a young man, and his choice of material is astutely guided. If you think, as I do, that country music has seriously lost its way, this album will remind you just how it has gone off the track." - Marc Mickelson, theaudiobeat.com
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4,5 / 5 , Discogs : 4,21 / 5 , Audio Beat : 4/5 Music, 4/5 Sound , Michael Fremer : 8/11 Music, 9/11 Sonic , The Absolute Sound : 3.5/5 Music, 4/5 Sonics