Johnny Cash "Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison" 180 Gram Vinyl, 2-LP Set, Album, Reissue, Import, Stereo, Gatefold (2015 Sony Music Import pressing)
Recorded before an energized audience at California’s Folsom State Prison on January 13, 1968, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison is one of the most celebrated live albums in country music history. Cash’s commanding baritone, the spare drive of the Tennessee Three, and the immediate response of the inmates give the performance an intensity few studio recordings can match. Its prison-themed repertoire—including “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Cocaine Blues,” “25 Minutes to Go,” and “The Wall”—balances hard-edged realism with Cash’s dry humor and deep identification with outsiders. June Carter joins him on “Jackson” and “I Got a Woman,” while “Greystone Chapel,” written by Folsom inmate Glen Sherley, provides a memorable closing statement.
This Sony Music import expands the landmark concert across two albums, presenting 23 performances along with the opening introductions and closing announcements. The broader sequence restores more of the event’s atmosphere, including opening appearances by Carl Perkins and the Statler Brothers, additional Cash performances, and June Carter’s brief poem. Issued as a gatefold set, the two-LP edition gives the program room to unfold with the pacing of the original prison show rather than as a condensed collection of highlights. Both historically important and viscerally entertaining, At Folsom Prison captures the moment Cash revitalized his career and solidified his enduring image as a voice for the marginalized, making this expanded import an appealing edition for listeners and collectors alike.
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