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At San Quentin/At Folsom Prison

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At San Quentin/At Folsom Prison

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"The "Man in Black" at his very best."
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The only way to listen to these songs written and performed by the “Man in Black”, himself. He had the perfect repore with the inmates who were enthralled just as much as I was listening to him perform today. A sad loss to his family and fans alike on his death.

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2 LPs on 1 CD: AT FOLSOM PRISON (1968)/AT SAN QUENTIN (1969).

Combined here on one disc are both of Cash's famous live "prison albums" of the '60s. Cash has always been a champion of the underdog, as well as cultivating a bit of a badass image (a veneer not harmed by some well-publicized troubles with the law), so these live performances for the prisoners of the Folsom and San Quentin penitentiaries seem more like a preacher delivering a sermon to a faithful parish than a do-gooder slumming in the prison system.

Each concert includes a song tailor-made for the event. "San Quentin" is sung from the point of view of a long-time inmate who bears the psychic scars of incarceration. "Folsom Prison Blues," one of Cash's signature songs, is Cash's most cold-eyed examination of the sociopathic criminal mind, containing the famous line "I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die." Tunes like these naturally endear Cash to his captive audience, but the prisoners are equally enthused by the humorous, Shel Silverstein-penned "A Boy Named Sue," the sad, romantic "I Still Miss Someone" and the uproarious, Best Country Song Title of All Time-award winner "Flushed From the Bathroom of Your Heart."

What the critics say...

Uncut (p.118) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "At Folsom, he found his most captive audience. He reached perilously deep inside, playing off the taut atmosphere in the prison hall to deliver one of his most electrifying and empathetic performances."

Track Listing:

Disc 1:
  1. Folsom Prison Blues
  2. Busted
  3. Dark As The Dungeon
  4. I Still Miss Someone
  5. Cocaine Blues
  6. 25 Minutes To Go
  7. Orange Blossom Special
  8. Long Black Veil
  9. Send A Picture Of Mother
  10. Wall
  11. Dirty Old Egg-Suckin' Dog
  12. Flushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart
  13. Joe Bean
  14. Jackson
  15. Give My Love To Rose
  16. I Got Stripes
  17. Legend Of John Henry's Hammer
  18. Green Green Grass Of Home
  19. Greystone Chapel
  20. Big River
  21. I Still Miss Someone
  22. Wreck Of The Ol' 97
  23. I Walk The Line
  24. Darlin' Companion
  25. I Don't Know Where I'm Bound
  26. Starkville City Jail
  27. San Quentin
  28. San Quentin
  29. Wanted Man
  30. Boy Named Sue
  31. There'll Be Peace In The Valley
  32. Folsom Prison Blues
  33. Ring Of Fire
  34. He Turned The Water Into Wine
  35. Daddy Sang Bass
  36. Old Account Was Settled Long Ago
  37. Closing Medley (Folsom Prison Blues/I Walk The Line/Ring Of Fire/The Rebel)
Release date Australia
February 20th, 2006
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Sony Bmg (Australia)
Number of Discs
1
Original Release Year
1968
Box Dimensions (mm)
144x126x24
UPC
828767665825
Product ID
1526840

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