LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

The recordings that Johnny Cash made at the beginning of his long and fortunate career all took place in SUN studios, under the watchful eye of producer Sam Phillips, well known for also having discovered Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis. Phillips was struck by "Hey Porter," a song Cash had written just after he returned from the military. When asked to write a ballad for the B side, Cash wrote "Cry, Cry, Cry," that very same night. The single sold 100,000 copies in the USA alone. His second single, "Folsom Prison Blues," was just as successful. In '56 "I Walk The Line" remained on the charts for 44 weeks and sold a million copies. From this point forward there was no place to go but up for the young Johnny Cash. The precious recordings collected in this Universe CD bring together those very recordings that made him famous, along with some outtakes and rarities. A long-playing, 32-track CD to commemorate this musical giant.
Track listing: 1. My Treasure 2. You're My Baby 3. Wide Open Road 4. My Treasure 5. Folsom Prison Blues 6. My Two Timin' Woman 7. Wide Open Road 8. Hey Porter 9. Hey Porter 10. Cry, Cry, Cry 11. New Mexico (traditional) 12. Wide Open Road 2:30 13. I Couldn't Keep from Crying 14. Port of Lonely Hearts 15. Folsom Prison Blues 16. Luther Played the Boogie 17. Mean Eyed Cat 18. So Doggone Lonesome 19. Rock and Roll Ruby 20. Get Rhythm 21. Get Rhythm 22. Train of Love 23. I Walk the Line 24. Brakeman's Blues 25. I Walk the Line 26. There You Go 27. Train of Love 28. One More Ride 29. I Love You Because 30. Straight A's in Love 31. Goodbye Little Darlin' Goodbye 32. I Love You Because