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U 172/7-36 - take 1
July 30, 1955
Session overview
Location
Sun Studio, 706, Union Avenue, Memphis, TN
Takes / recordings
10
Year
1955
Producer
Sam Phillips
Personnel
- Johnny Cash — vocals, acoustic guitar
- Luther Perkins — electric guitar
- Marshall Grant — bass
Recording-level personnel is shown inside each take detail when documented or inherited from the session.
Session notes
FOLSOM PRISON BLUES take 1 was overdubbed November 22, 1957.
Takes / Recordings
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| a | U 172/7-36 - take 1 | Folsom Prison Blues | 2:51 | John R. Cash | 20 issues | |
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Personnel
Issues
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I Walk The Line
Sun Records
· 45
· EP EPA 113
1955
Documented issue
Sun
· Records 75 232
1956
Documented issue
Quality Records (Canada)
· 45
· K1474
1957
With His Hot And Blue Guitar
Sun Records
· LP
· SLP 1220
1959
Country Boy No. 2
London (UK)
· 45
· EP RE-S 1230
1962
All Aboard The Blue Train
Sun Records
· LP
· SLP 1270
1969
Documented issue
Sun International
· 45
· 3
1969
Original Golden Hits #1
Sun International
· LP
· SUN-100
1969
Showtime
Sun International
· LP
· SUN-106
1970
Sings Folsom Prison Blues
Share Records
· LP
· SH-5001
1970
The Legend
Sun International
· LP
· SUN-2-118-1
1978
Superbilly
Sun International
· LP
· SUN-1002
1979
Sings Folsom Prison Blues
Sun International
· LP
· SUN-140
1984
Documented issue
Collectables
· 45
· 3087
1984
Johnny Cash - The Sun Years
Charly
· LP
· SUNBOX 103-1
1990
The Man In Black 1954-1958
Bear Family
· CD
· BCD 15517 EH-1
1995
Johnny Cash - The Sun Years
Charly
· CD
· CDSUNBOX 5-1
2000
Murder
Columbia Legacy
· CD
· CK 65543 [set C3K 63809]
2003
All Aboard The Blue Train
Varese Sarabande
· CD
· 302 066 487 2
2005
The Legend Of Johnny Cash
Columbia Legacy
· CD
· B0005288-02
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| b | take 2 | Folsom Prison Blues | - | John R. Cash | Unissued | |
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Title Folsom Prison Blues |
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unissued
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| c | take 1 | So Doggone Lonesome | - | John R. Cash | Unissued | |
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unissued
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| d | take 2 | So Doggone Lonesome | - | John R. Cash | Unissued | |
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unissued
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| e | U 173/7-53 - take 3 | So Doggone Lonesome | 2:39 | John R. Cash | 16 issues | |
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U 173/7-53 - take 3
Title So Doggone Lonesome |
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Personnel
Issues
1955
Documented issue
Sun
· 7", 45
· Records 75 232
1956
Documented issue
Quality Records (Canada)
· 45
· K1474
1957
With His Hot And Blue Guitar
Sun Records
· LP
· SLP 1220
1960
Johnny Cash
Sun Records
· 45
· EP EPA 117
1961
Now Here's Johnny Cash
Sun Records
· LP
· SLP 1255
1962
All Aboard The Blue Train
Sun Records
· LP
· SLP 1270
1969
Documented issue
Sun International
· 45
· 3
1969
Original Golden Hits #1
Sun International
· LP
· SUN-100
1970
Sings I Walk The Line
Share Records
· LP
· SH-5000
1970
The Legend
Sun International
· LP
· SUN-2-118-1
1978
Superbilly
Sun International
· LP
· SUN-1002
1979
Sings I Walk The Line
Sun International
· LP
· SUN-139
1984
Johnny Cash - The Sun Years
Charly
· LP
· SUNBOX 103-1
1990
The Man In Black 1954-1958
Bear Family
· CD
· BCD 15517 EH-1
1995
Johnny Cash - The Sun Years
Charly
· CD
· CDSUNBOX 5-1
2003
All Aboard The Blue Train
Varese Sarabande
· CD
· 302 066 487 2
Full page
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| f | take 1 | Mean Eyed Cat | - | John R. Cash | 1 issue | |
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take 1
Title Mean Eyed Cat |
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Personnel
Issues
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His Top Hits
Charly
· LP
· SUNLP-1015
Full page
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| g | U 385/7-50 - take 2 | Mean Eyed Cat | 2:31 | John R. Cash | 10 issues | |
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U 385/7-50 - take 2
Title Mean Eyed Cat |
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Personnel
Issues
1960
Documented issue
Sun Records
· 45
· 347
1960
Sings Hank Williams
Sun Records
· LP
· SLP 1245
1969
Documented issue
Sun International
· 45
· 45
1969
Get Rhythm
Sun International
· LP
· SUN-105
1970
Sings Folsom Prison Blues
Share Records
· LP
· SH-5001
1971
The Man, His World, His Music
Sun International
· LP
· SUN-2-126-1
1979
Sings Folsom Prison Blues
Sun International
· LP
· SUN-140
1984
Johnny Cash - The Sun Years
Charly
· LP
· SUNBOX 103-1
1990
The Man In Black 1954-1958
Bear Family
· CD
· BCD 15517 EH-1
1995
Johnny Cash - The Sun Years
Charly
· CD
· CDSUNBOX 5-1
Full page
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| h | take 1 | Luther Played The Boogie | - | John R. Cash | Unissued | |
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take 1
Title Luther Played The Boogie |
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unissued
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| i | take 2 | Luther Played The Boogie | - | John R. Cash | Unissued | |
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| j | U 351/7-16 - take 3 | Luther Played The Boogie | 2:06 | John R. Cash | 15 issues | |
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U 351/7-16 - take 3
Title Luther Played The Boogie |
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Personnel
Issues
1959
Documented issue
London (UK)
· 45
· HLS 8847
1959
Documented issue
Quality Records (Canada)
· 45
· K1858
1959
Documented issue
Sun Records
· 45
· 316
1959
Greatest Johnny Cash
Sun Records
· LP
· SLP 1240
1969
Documented issue
Sun International
· 45
· 35
1969
Get Rhythm
Sun International
· LP
· SUN-105
1969
Original Golden Hits #2
Sun International
· LP
· SUN-101
1970
Sings I Walk The Line
Share Records
· LP
· SH-5000
1970
The Legend
Sun International
· LP
· SUN-2-118-2
1978
Superbilly
Sun International
· LP
· SUN-1002
1979
Sings I Walk The Line
Sun International
· LP
· SUN-139
1984
Johnny Cash - The Sun Years
Charly
· LP
· SUNBOX 103-1
1990
The Man In Black 1954-1958
Bear Family
· CD
· BCD 15517 EH-1
1995
Johnny Cash - The Sun Years
Charly
· CD
· CDSUNBOX 5-1
2005
The Legend: Old Favorites And New
Columbia Legacy
· CD
· CXK 93000-D2
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