As Long as the Grass Shall Grow" was previously recorded by Cash for his 1964 album Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian. For example, there's an incredible version of The Devil's Right Hand, a song recorded by the Highwaymen in the mid-90s, but Cash's sparse version, accompanied only by an electric guitar, is by far the superior performance. In addition to the 4 other albums of American Recordings and the many fine collections of his earlier material, Unearthed is a treasure trove for devotees and new acolytes alike.

This mammoth five CD box of seventy nine tracks from his American Recording sessions will only enhance his legend. Rolling Stone named it as one of the “100 Best Albums of the 2000s” and declared the set "a slice of American culture as monumental, and as enduring, as Mt. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. If you have big fingers be careful because it can be foolishly riped or damaged since the "accordion" jackets to insert the discs don't "spread" or open as wide as you may think, so take this in consideration. Also, maybe the light scuff may have been occured in the transport, the disc can move in the sleeve since it's not enough tight.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Most riveting are the numerous traditional numbers, the songs that were clearly closest to the Man in Black's heart. Although the images used on the standalone CD depict Cash near the end of his life, most of the recordings on My Mother's Hymn Book actually date to Cash's early sessions for American in 1993–1994 (hence the fact they only feature Cash performing by himself). The 9 Lp's are dirty with light blemish, light scuffs and they play all with a light background noise between tracks. Man hört viele B-Seiten der "American Anthology", viele Goodies wie alternative Takes und Neuinterpretationen von Klassikern.

But this just means that the likes of ''A Singer Of Songs'' and ''Hard Times'' become almost unbearably poignant. Best of Cash On American offers a memorable 15-song selection of highlights from Cash's first four albums with Rubin. There's a live version of ''Bird On A Wire'' with gorgeous strings which is better than the original. Over the course of five mesmerising CDs, Unearthed shows us just how Johnny Cash's now-legendary handful of recordings for American Records came to be. Banks of the Ohio", Billy Joe Shaver's "Old Chunk of Coal", Stephen Foster's "Hard Times" and the entire disc of previously unreleased gospel tunes are powerful statements, tunes where you feel privileged to hear Cash--despite declining health and failing voice--sing one more time, the way he wanted.Compiled by producer Rick Rubin, this collection contained mostly previously unreleased material recorded during the four albums (a fifth was released posthumously) that Cash had cut with Rubin for his American Recordings label. the outer box is missing, but the records look in mint condition and both books were in mint condition.

A solo version of "Like a Soldier", a version of "Drive On" featuring different lyrics, and an acoustic studio version of "Bird on a Wire" were issued on the 1994 album American Recordings. Die Grundstimmung ist allerdings ein wenig depressiver als bei den regulären LPS der "American Recording Sessions" von 1994-2003. I don't know, maybe for lack of space, legal stuff (the duet with Joe Strummer on Marley's "Redemption Song" is out of this world), whatever, but even the weakest track is a good one; I like them a lot, all have that touch that only Cash is capable to imprint in them. A really nice box set, but it's a shame that they really missed the care about the records production.Yes, I know the set was actually compiled while Cash was still alive, and the booklet features his comments about the tracks, but while some performances are clearly rough and unfinished, others frankly deserved to be included on any of the four American-series CDs released before Cash died. Devil's Right Hand" was previously recorded by Cash with the Highwaymen for the 1995 album The Road Goes on Forever.