| Description | Johnny Cash broke the mould of country and rockabilly music in the mid-1950s, readily transcending the genres to have over 40 pop and country hits between his 1955 debut and 1962, including five country No. 1s. However, after he moved from Sun to Columbia in 1958, he released albums on a regular basis and became a major album seller. This 89 track 3 CD collection comprises all the tracks from eight of his original vinyl LPs on Columbia from these years. The music ranges from mainstream pop/country, featuring many of Johnny''s original songs, to country songs with a religious message, and material that harks back to pioneer roots, some with spoken narratives. It''s a varied and enjoyable showcase for one of the true originals of the era, and captures the many facets of his talent and outlook in a substantial overview of this key period in his career. 3 CD. | 
	
		
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									RUN SOFTLY, BLUE RIVER             FRANKIE'S MAN, JOHNNY              THAT'S ALL OVER                    THE TROUBADOUR                     ONE MORE RIDE                      THAT'S ENOUGH                      I STILL MISS SOMEONE               DON'T TAKE YOUR GUNS TO TOWN       I'D RATHER DIE YOUNG               PICKIN' TIME                       SHEPHERD OF MY HEART               SUPPER-TIME                        IT WAS JESUS                       I SAW A MAN                        ARE ALL THE CHILDREN IN            THE OLD ACCOUNT                    LEAD ME GENTLY HOME                SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT           SNOW IN HIS HAIR                   LEAD ME, FATHER                    I CALLED HIM                       THESE THINGS SHALL PASS            HE'LL BE A FRIEND                  GOD WILL                           DRINK TO ME                        FIVE FEET HIGH AND RISING          THE MAN ON THE HILL                HANK AND JOE AND ME                CLEMENTINE                         THE GREAT SPECKLED BIRD            I WANT TO GO HOME                  OLD APACHE SQUAW                   DON'T STEP ON MOTHER'S ROSES       THE CARETAKER                      MY GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK             IT COULD BE YOU (INSTEAD OF HIM)   SEASONS OF MY HEART                FEEL BETTER ALL OVER               I COULDN'T KEEP FROM CRYING        TIME CHANGES EVERYTHING            MY SHOES KEEP WALKING BACK TO YOU  I'D JUST BE FOOL ENOUGH            TRANSFUSION BLUES                  WHY DO YOU PUNISH ME (FOR LOVING YOI WILL MISS YOU WHEN YOU GO        I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY        JUST ONE MORE                      HONKY-TONK GIRL                    LOADING COAL                       SLOW RIDER                         LUMBERJACK                         DORRAINE OF PONCHARTRAIN           GOING TO MEMPHIS                   WHEN PAPA PLAYED THE DOBRO         BOSS JACK                          OLD DOC BROWN                      HE'LL UNDERSTAND AND SAY WELL DONE GOD MUST HAVE MY FORTUNE LAID AWAY WHEN I'VE LEARNED ENOUGH TO DIE    IF WE NEVER MEET AGAIN             I GOT SHOES                        LET THE LOWER LIGHTS BE BURNING    WHEN I TAKE MY VACATION IN HEAVEN  WHEN HE REACHED DOWN HIS HAND FOR MTALLER THAN TREES                  I WON'T HAVE TO CROSS JORDAN ALONE MY GOD IS REAL (YES, GOD IS REAL)  THESE HANDS                        LOST ON THE DESERT                 ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE            IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW               MR. LONESOME                       YOU WON'T HAVE FAR TO GO           IN THEM OLD COTTONFIELDS BACK HOME DELIA'S GONE                       I FORGOT MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOWYOU REMEMBERED ME                  I'M FREE FROM THE CHAIN GANG NOW   LET ME DOWN EASY                   SING IT PRETTY, SUE                THE LEGEND OF JOHN HENRY'S HAMMER  TELL HIM I'M GONE                  ANOTHER MAN DONE GONE              BUSTED                             CASEY JONES                        NINE POUND HAMMER                  CHAIN GANG                         WAITING FOR A TRAIN                ROUGHNECK                           |