Johnny Cash - At San Quentin/At Folsom Prison 2xCD

Import only two-disc set features the complete recordings at San Quentin and at Folsom Prison. Johnny Cash had been breaking new ground for a decade when at Folsom Prison suddenly made the world at large take notice. The interaction of a volatile prison population starved for entertainment and a desperately on-form Johnny Cash was electrifying. His somber machismo finally found a home. The songs, which included every prison song Cash knew ('I Got Stripes', 'The Wall', '25 Minutes to Go', 'Cocaine Blues', plus his own 'Folsom Prison Blues') were tailored to galvanize the crowd. As with Folsom, the San Quentin LP had to be edited due to space limitations. Now, 31 years after the fact, the show can at last be heard in true perspective. All the original performances hold up, including the album's hit single: Shel Silverstein's 'A Boy Named Sue'. 37-tracks in all. BMG. 2006.

Includes: (1) copy of "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash" comic book

In 1976, the legendary Johnny Cash, recognizing the power that the comic medium had to reach a younger audience, wrote a comic book biography titled HELLO, I'M JOHNNY CASH. This comic told Johnny's life story: his childhood, rise to stardom, struggles with fame, and ultimately, the redemption he found. This historical release has been out of print for decades. Now, celebrating the 50th anniversary of its initial release, and coinciding with Local Comic Shop Day and New York Comic Con, Z2 and The Johnny Cash estate have teamed up to make the Man in Black's seminal comic available once again with covers by original artist Al Hartley, as well as Chip Kidd and Tim Bradstreet.

Credits

Written by Johnny Cash with Billy Zeoli, with art by Al Hartley
Cover by Al Hartley