Johnny Cash
Live at Town Hall Party 1958
Sundazed
2003
Rating: 8.5 feet high and rising out of 10
This is a Johnny Cash record, and a live recording of a classic performance at that – is there any possible way that this can be bad review? I guess if you hate Johnny Cash it could, and this record isn’t going to change your mind there. But for the rest of us sane music listeners, pretty much everything the man has done is worthwhile and this is no exception. Lots of classics here, including "I Walk the Line", "Get Rhythm", "Don’t Take Your Guns to Town", and many more. These recordings came directly from kinescope reels, and they sound great. This release marks the first time these recordings have ever been made available on vinyl, and on that wonderful, heavy 180 gram vinyl to boot. A worthwhile purchase in my book, and reason alone to go out and buy a turntable if you don’t already have one.
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