Johnny Cash - Bootleg, Volume 2: From Memphis to Hollywood
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Artist: Johnny CashEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2011-02-22
Music Label: Sony Legacy
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- KWEM Announcements and Advertisements
- Johnny Cash Show Intro and Theme
- Wide Open Road
- Home Equipment Company Advertisement
- One More Ride
- Home Equipment Company Advertisement/Luther Perkins Intro
- Luther's Boogie
- Belshazzar Intro
- Belshazzar
- Closing Comments and Theme
- Overton Park Shell "Country Music Jamboree" Advertisement by "Texas" Bill Strength, broadcast August 4, 1955
- I Walk The Line (demo)
- Get Rhythm (demo)
- Train Of Love (demo)
- Country Boy (demo)
- My Treasure (demo)
- Belshazzar (demo)
- He'll Be A Friend (demo)
- When I Think Of You (demo)
- I Just Don't Care Enough (To Carry On) (demo)
- I'll Cry For You (demo)
- You're My Baby (demo)
- Rock And Roll Ruby (demo, recorded probably late 1955; West Memphis, Arkansas, courtesy of Sun Entertainment Corporation)
- Wide Open Road (recorded late 1954; produced by Sam Phillips)
- Leave That Junk Alone (recorded August 4, 1957; produced by Jack Clement)
- Brakeman's Blues (incomplete) (recorded April 2, 1956; produced by Sam Phillips)
- Big River (recorded November 12, 1957; produced by Jack Clement)
- I Couldn't Keep From Crying (recorded probably 1955; produced by Sam Phillips)
- New Mexico (recorded probably 1955; produced by Sam Phillips)
- Goodnight Irene (recorded November 12, 1957; produced by Jack Clement)
- Restless Kid (demo)
- It's All Over (demo)
- All Over Again
- You Dreamer You
- I'll Remember You
- Johnny Yuma Theme (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
- Five Minutes To Live (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
- The Losing Kind (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
- Locomotive Man
- Girl In Saskatoon
- There's A Mother Always Waiting (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
- Johnny Reb (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
- Shifting, Whispering Sands-with Lorne Greene (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
- Send A Picture Of Mother
- Hardin Wouldn't Run (demo)
- Thunderball (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
- One Too Many Mornings (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
- The Frozen Logger (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
- Foolish Questions (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
- Bottom Of The Mountain
- Put The Sugar To Bed
- You Beat All I Ever Saw
- On The Line (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
- Roll Call
- The Folk Singer
- Six White Horses (demo) (previously unreleased)
- Come Along And Ride This Train (demo) (previously unreleased)
Music reviews of Bootleg, Volume 2: From Memphis to Hollywood
Music Review: `50s and `60s rarities, demos and radio performances
Rating: 4 Stars
Five years ago the archive of recordings left behind at the House of Cash was cracked open for the two-disc Personal File, which itself has been reissued as Bootleg Volume 1: Personal File in parallel with this second two-disc helping. Where the previous volume focused on Cash's mid-70s home recordings, volume two reaches back further to explore Cash's 1950s beginnings in Memphis and his transition to country superstardom in the 1960s. Along the way the set collects live performances, continuity and commercial pitches (for his employer Home Equipment Company) from Cash's first radio appearance, on KWEM in 1955, mid-50s Sun demos and rarities, and a deep cache of 1960s studio recordings. Eleven of these tracks have never been officially released in the U.S., and fifteen, including eleven Sun-era demos, have never been officially released anywhere.
As on the earlier volume, Cash lays down his demos without the fire of master takes, but even when just feeling out his songs or recording them as a record of copyright, his authority and magnetism as a performer shines through. The mid-50s demos are sung to an acoustic guitar, lending them the intimate and unguarded feel of Cash singing more for himself than an imagined audience. Alongside early demos of Cash classics ("I Walk the Line," "Get Rhythm," "Belshazzar") are the rare, proto-rockabilly "You're My Baby" and the wonderfully primitive "Rock and Roll Ruby." Seven Sun outtakes capture Cash's classic tic-tac rhythm, as well as false starts and a rough guitar solo that finds the group seeking the groove of "Big River." Cash's commanding baritone is magnified by the terrific atmosphere of Sun's production sound.
The 1960s recordings are more polished, waxed in Nashville for Columbia, with a band, backing chorus and at times in stereo. The tracks include non-album singles, B-sides and demos, including several proposed theme songs for television and film. Cash's "Johnny Yuma Theme" fits with his many other Western-themed songs, but went unused for ABC's The Rebel, as did a title theme for Cash's 1961 film Five Minutes to Live, and most surprising of all (that is, for its existence, rather than it's lack of use), a Western-tinged title song Cash proposed for the James Bond film Thunderball. Additional treats include a vibraphone led rendition of the nineteenth century "There's a Mother Always Waiting," a duet with Bonanza's Lorne Greene on "Shifting, Whispering Sands," and a solo cover of Dylan's "One Too Many Mornings," all previously unreleased in the U.S.
Cash's interest in folk music is heard in a selection of traditional material, chiming twelve-string guitar, and the elegy of "The Folk Singer." His powerful recitations underscore the gravity of "On the Line" and "Roll Call," and his humor shines on the wry "Foolish Questions." Disc two closes with Cash's original demo of "Six White Horses," recorded before his brother Tommy made it a hit, and the full length demo of his television show's "Come Along and Ride This Train." The set includes a 24-page booklet filled with period photos and liner notes by Ashley Kahn. Producer Gregg Geller has done a superb job of selecting and sequencing the material, drawing an arc from Cash's earliest radio performance, through his development as a songwriter, singer and one-of-a-kind American stylist. Vic Anesini's mastering ties it neatly together into a surprisingly consistent listening experience. With 57 tracks clocking in at two hours, this is a rich and fulfilling treat for Johnny Cash fans. [©2011 hyperbolium dot com]
Description of Bootleg, Volume 2: From Memphis to Hollywood
Today Johnny Cash s stature as an icon of American music is commanding and significant. When it comes to singers of any genre country, Western or rockabilly; blues, folk or gospel few have achieved the height of The Man in Black. Despite his death in 2003, Cash continues to grow in influence,casting a shadow that reaches far beyond the country circle from whence he grew.To know the tree, one must begin at the root and take in all the branches; to fully grasp Cash s old-growth legend, one must hear his earliest performances, as well as unreleased or under-promoted recordings that somehow remained out of earshot of an adoring (and still-expanding)public.
Such is the mission of the Johnny Cash Bootlegs, a series of multiple-disc packages being released in 2011 and coming years, brimming with historical importance but also delivering thoroughly enjoyable listening experiences, each programmed to stand as a captivating doorway into Cash s popular legacy as effectively as any greatest hits compilation.
Featuring previously unreleased and incredibly hard-to-find singles, demos and other rarities recorded from 1955 through the late 60s, Bootleg, Volume 2: From Memphis To Hollywood chronicles his exciting rise from local sensation to an artist of national importance, his songs reaching millions through best-selling albums and hit movies. The 57-track collection is a boon for collectors with 16 never issued recordings, plus 11 singles and 11 outtakes released digitally for the first time in the U.S. But BOOTLEG II also resonates with mainstream appeal, telling a captivating story that captures pivotal moments in Cash s far-ranging career, while reflecting the trends and transitions of those years.
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