Johnny Cash - With His Hot & Blue Guitar

Reissue of 1957 album pressed onto 180 gram. ORG MUSIC 2014. Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar is the debut album of country singer Johnny Cash. Released in 1957, it was the first LP ever issued on Sam Phillips' Sun Records label. Currently out of print, the album is being remastered and reissued.

All legends start somewhere, and With His Hot and Blue Guitar is where the legend of Johnny Cash began. Newly remastered in honor of Sun Records' 70th Anniversary, Cash's debut album was also the first LP issued by Sam Phillips on the legendary label. The Man in Black is backed by the Tennessee Two on classic Cash hits like "Folsom Prison Blues," "Cry, Cry, Cry" and "I Walk the Line."

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

Limited vinyl LP pressing of Johnny Cash's landmark 1957 debut album for Sun Records. With His Hot and Blue Guitar introduced the Man in Black to the world, gathering his earliest Sun sides — including the enduring classics “I Walk the Line,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” and “Cry! Cry! Cry!” — alongside the raw, stripped-down boom-chicka-boom rockabilly and country that would define his sound. A foundational record from one of American music's most enduring voices.