Unreleased until 1964, six years after Johnny Cash's 1958 departure from Sun for Columbia Records, 'Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash' spans both his first and final recordings for the label. The early 'Wide Open Road' shows the singer still under influence of Hank Williams (as well being a rarity in featuring the steel guitar of A.W. 'Red' Kernodle, who left the group shortly afterwards), but the sardonic, Charlie Rich-penned 'Thanks a Lot', from one of his final Sun sessions, finds Cash beholden to no one but himself. There's also Cash's self-penned gospel song, 'Belshazah', an unusual inclusion in that his producer, Sam Phillips, usually recorded only the performer's secular material. Features some of Cash's hits, like 'Big River', 'Country Boy', 'Born to Lose' and more.
Track Listing:
1. Always Alone - Johnny Cash
2. Country Boy - Johnny Cash
3. Goodnight Irene - Johnny Cash
4. Wide Open Road - Johnny Cash
5. Thanks a Lot - Johnny Cash
6. Big River - Johnny Cash
7. Belshazzar - Johnny Cash
8. Born to Lose - Johnny Cash
9. New Mexico - Johnny Cash
10. I Forgot to Remember to Forget - Johnny Cash
11. Two Timin' Woman - Johnny Cash
12. The Story of a Broken Heart - Johnny Cash
Year of Production: 1964
