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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Showing 1 response by rar1

To be diplomatic, a lot of classic Cash was not the last word in audio fidelity. Even though my systems are now all digital, I owned a lot of the original vinyl versions on Columbia twenty and thirty years ago. As a side note, even the SACD of Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison is just OK sounding.

With that said, if you are looking at pure performance, I would suggest acquiring the following:

JC at Folsom Prison
JC at San Quentin
Highwaymen - 1st album

Rich