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Tracklist

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112" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Folsom Prison Blues
additional producer:
Bob Irwin
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1968-01-13)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1968-01-13)
electric guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (on 1968-01-13) and Luther Perkins (on 1968-01-13)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1968-01-13)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1968-01-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Folsom State Prison in Folsom, California, United States (on 1968-01-13)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 54) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 164)
live recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1968-01-13)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Johnny Cash4.852:35
A2The Long Black VeilJohnny Cash3:05
A3Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-10)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1965-03-10)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1965-03-10)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1965-03-10)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1965-03-10)
mandocello:
Bob Johnson (American banjo player from Chattanooga, Tennessee) (on 1965-03-10)
vocals:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943) (on 1965-03-10), Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1965-03-10) and The Statler Brothers (on 1965-03-10)
recording of:
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (The Dying Cowboy) (on 1965-03-10)
lyricist:
Edward Hubbell Chapin (poet 19th cent)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Johnny Cash32:25
A4Orange Blossom Special
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-12-20)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1964-12-20)
instruments:
Boots Randolph (on 1964-12-20)
performer:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1965)
cover recording of:
Orange Blossom Special (on 1964-12-20)
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Johnny Cash43:05
A5Girl From the North Country
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-02-18)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1969-02-18)
guest vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1969-02-18)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1969-02-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1969)
cover recording of:
Girl From the North Country (on 1969-02-18)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-01)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
Johnny Cash3.93:40
A6Shantytown
recording of:
Shantytown
writer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Johnny Cash (country music legend)
Johnny Cash2:20
A7As Long as the Grass Shall Grow
recording of:
As Long as the Grass Shall Grow
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Peter La Farge
Johnny Cash5:10
B1North to AlaskaJohnny Horton5:50
B2Johnny Reb
recording of:
Johnny Reb
lyricist and composer:
Merle Kilgore
Johnny Horton2:20
B3The Battle of New Orleans
producer:
Don Law
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
The Battle of New Orleans (on 1959-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Driftwood (in 1936)
publisher:
Warden Music Company Inc.
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1960 winner)
is based on:
The 8th of January
Johnny Horton4.752:30
B4Comanche
recording of:
Comanche
writer:
Francis Brandy and Johnny Horton
Johnny Horton3:05
B5Sink the BismarckJohnny Horton3:10
B6Lost Highway
producer:
Don Law
cover recording of:
Lost Highway
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist) (in 1948)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-08-05) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
Johnny Horton2:35
B7I'm a One Woman ManJohnny Horton2:00
B8When It's Springtime in AlaskaJohnny Horton2:35
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C1Big Iron
producer:
Don Law
recording of:
Big Iron
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins4.54:00
C2El Paso
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 66)
recording of:
El Paso (on 1959-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Mariposa Music Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Marty Robbins54:20
C3Don't Worry
recording of:
Don’t Worry
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins3:15
C4Devil Woman
recording of:
Devil Woman
lyricist and composer:
Martin Robinson
Marty Robbins2:50
C5Ribbon of Darkness
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-02)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
cover recording of:
Ribbon of Darkness (on 1965-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Moose Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Marty Robbins2:25
C6By the Time I Get to Phoenix
cover recording of:
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Charles Koppelman Music, Jonathan Three Music Co. and Martin Bandier Music
Marty Robbins3:10
D1Flint Hill Special
recording of:
Flint Hill Special
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs1:55
D2Jimmy Brown, the Newsboy
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:25
D3The Last Public Hanging in West Virginia
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
double bass and tenor vocals:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1964-10-08)
fiddle and baritone vocals:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1964-10-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1964-10-08)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1964-10-08)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1964-10-08)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1964-10-08)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-10-08)
recording of:
The Last Public Hanging in W. Virginia (on 1964-10-08)
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs3:10
D4On the Rock Where Moses Stood
recording of:
On the Rock Where Moses Stood
writer:
The Carter Family (the original Carter Family, 1927–1943)
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:25
D5Give Mother My Crown
producer:
Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1956-06-03)
double bass [string bass]:
Onie Wheeler (American country and bluegrass musician) (on 1956-06-03)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1956-06-03)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1956-06-03)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1956-06-03)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1956-06-03)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1956-06-03), Earl Scruggs (on 1956-06-03), Curly Seckler (on 1956-06-03) and Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1956-06-03)
recorded at:
Music City Recording (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-06-03)
recording of:
Give Mother My Crown
lyricist and composer:
Walter Bailes
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:50
D6Wabash Cannonball
recording of:
Wabash Cannonball
composer:
A.P. Carter and William Kindt
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4228)
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:25
D7I Still Miss Someone
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
banjo and baritone vocals:
Earl Scruggs (on 1964-12-15)
double bass and baritone vocals [high baritone vocal]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1964-12-15)
fiddle and bass vocals:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1964-12-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1964-12-15)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1964-12-15)
resonator guitar and tenor vocals:
Josh Graves (on 1964-12-15)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-12-15)
recording of:
I Still Miss Someone (on 1964-12-15)
lyricist:
Roy Cash Jr.
composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Roy Cash Jr.
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), House of Cash Southwind Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:25
D8Foggy Mountain Breakdown
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1965-09-03)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1965-09-03) and Joe Zinkan (on 1965-09-03)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1965-09-03)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1965-09-03)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1965-09-03)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1965-09-03)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1965-09-03)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-09-03)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 57)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Breakdown (on 1965-09-03)
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:20