2. music
  3. 1328909025

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.
fjn04
fjn04 OP
1,561 posts
 
Thanks- I had heard the Columbia pressing weren't the greatest. That review I mentioned also mentions the same.
That review is in the new positive-feedback online BTW.
Interestingly, all future Sundazed pressings are now supposed to be pressed at QRP, Acoustic Sounds. They have already done some Simon and Garfunkel for Sundazed. I am usually partial to originals or 1st presses when available, but they can be tough to find. That's why The Fabulous JC on IMPEX looks interesting. They are supposed to do some High Quality stuff. Thanks for all the suggestions, The Highwaymen is quite a super group, and COWJC w/ June Carter looks interesting too.
coffee1
41 posts
 
All the American recordings are a must have. Johnny has a billion records so it's not about the sound quality always. It's the music and he is right there with Frank and Ella at what he does. Definitely not a me too kinda guy. All the Sun records are a must then the big ones on Columbia. Yes he is a my hero. Sundaze got f@#ked and had to find new pressing plant. Chad has almost a lock on that.... For now anyway
fjn04 OP
1,561 posts
 
"Sundaze got f@#ked and had to find new pressing plant. Chad has almost a lock on that.... For now anyway"
*Coffee 1-Hopefully this is a good thing! Not saying the Sundazed was bad. In fact, I recently spun the Butterfield Blues Band S/T on Sundazed. The sound was better than I expected! Back to Cash, I am hoping someone can offer some feedback on the Speakers Corner pressing of San Quentin. They are usually top notch, but perhaps the "you can't polish a T**D" factor comes in to play !
fjn04 OP
1,561 posts
 
Thought I would chime back in, as I hit my regular record shop on a recent Montreal trip. It's called Aux 33 tours, and it is my favorite to date. I have been meaning to hit Academy Annex in Brooklyn, but didn't make it there last time. I did hit the other Academy, not the classical one, and was fairly impressed. Aux 33 was worth the trip as usual. Finds this trip included a nice Japanese Wes Mongomery: California Dreaming, and Joni: Ladies of the Canyon on Brown label Reprise.... Clean/quiet Joni records are a bitch to find, especially her first two. Heeere's Johnny!They had a columbia Greatest hits Vol.1 , a nice collection of early stuff, and both of the records I referred to in my OP. I picked up the SPEAKERS CORNER Live at San Quention, and the columbia GH dbl LP. Live at SQ is worth every penny. I was pleasantly surprised overall with the sonics. Johnny is dead center, guitars right, drums left. It doesn't have that compressed, dated type sound though. His voice is open and transparent, but still rich and full. Pressing is dead quiet, not a whisper of anything you don't want to hear. Coffee 1- agree wholeheartedly about JC being right there w/ Frank and Ella. A true legend, and SQ is IMO, proof of that.Kudos to Speakers Corner for choice of material, and top notch quality pressing.
More to discover