Session #197
March 2, 1967
Columbia Studio, Nashville, TN
Session Facts
Year
1967
Date
March 2, 1967
Producer
Don Law Productions
Session Personnel
Johnny Cash (v, g), Carter Family: Maybelle, Anita, Helen, June (vhm), Luther Perkins (eg), Marshall Grant (b), W.S. 'Fluke' Holland (d), Johnny Cash (v, nar, g), Luther Perkins (eg), Marshall Grant (b), W.S. 'Fluke' Holland (d), Johnny Cash (v, g), Carter Family: Maybelle, Anita, Helen, June (vhm), Bob Johnson (rg), Luther Perkins (eg), Marshall Grant (b), W.S. 'Fluke' Holland (d), Charlie McCoy (h), Johnny Cash (nar), Bob Johnson (rg), Charlie McCoy (h)
ℹ️
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Context
There is a narrative introduction to THE WALLS OF A PRISON which is by Cash accompianed by his guitar only.
| Note | Columbia USA LP CL-2647/CS-9447 — From Sea To Shining Sea (1968) Bear Family CD BCD 15563-4 — Come Along And Ride This Train (1991) |
Takes / Recordings
5Where known, matrix numbers identify the official master recordings. Take numbers identify individual takes and do not by themselves indicate the released master.
| Ref | Matrix/Take | Title | Duration | Composer | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | NCO 120437 | The Frozen 400-Pound-Fair-To-Middlin' Cotton Picker 👥 | 2:32 | John R. Cash | — |
| b | NCO 120438 | You And Tennessee 👥 | 3:08 | John R. Cash | — |
| c | NCO 120439 | The Walls Of A Prison 👥 | 4:01 | John R. Cash | — |
| d | NCO 120440 | Shrimpin' Sailin' 👥 | 3:06 | John R. Cash | — |
| e | NCO 120441 | The Masterpiece 👥 | 2:47 | John R. Cash | — |