Man in Black on Black


I want to expand my Johnny Cash vinyl. I only have American Recordings 4th one, a double LP. The vinyl seems on the heavy, but more importantly, the sound is excellent. I wish that I had grabbed the third one, when it was available. Just read a nice review of The Fabulous Johnny Cash, on Impex label. There is also an Audiophile pressing of San Quentin on Speakers Corner, that has been available for some time. My question is pretty general. I am looking for more good sounding Cash on vinyl. I say good, because perhaps the American Recording I have may be about the best available. The reviewer stated the Impex FJC was quite good, but not as good as the American Recordings pressings. He did not mention which AR pressing he actually used for comparison. Overall, a very positive review of the Impex pressing though.
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His first Columbia recording, "The Fabulous Johnny Cash" (1958) is excellent and pretty good sounding. Look for an original 6-eye mono.

Another pretty good original Columbia recording is "Carrying On With Johnny Cash" featuring June Carter.

The Sundazed reissues are pretty good, especially "Original Sun Singles 1954-1958".

Definitely hunt down an original of American III: Solitary Man.