When It's Springtime In Alaska (It's Forty Below)
Recording overview
Location
Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville, TN.
Session
Session date
December 18-19, 1964 (22:00-01:00)
Year
1964
Producer
Don Law - Frank Jones
Ref
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Matrix / Take
NCO 80924
Duration
2:39
Composer
Johnny Horton, T. Franks
Personnel
Recording personnel
- June Carter — vocals
- Johnny Cash — vocals, acoustic guitar
- Carter Family: Maybelle, Anita, Helen — harmony vocals
- Luther Perkins — electric guitar
- Marshall Grant — bass
- W.S. 'Fluke' Holland — drums
- Boots Randolph — saxophone
- Bill Pursell — piano
Release / issue history
5 issues| Year | Release / issue | Label / format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Orange Blossom Special | Columbia USA · LP · CL-2309/CS-9109 | — |
| 1970 | Walls Of A Prison | Harmony · LP · KH-30138 | — |
| 1995 | The Man In Black 1963-1969, Plus | Bear Family · CD · BCD 15588 FI-1 | — |
| 2000 | Murder | Columbia Legacy · CD · CK 65543 [set C3K 63809] | — |
| 2002 | Orange Blossom Special | Columbia Legacy · CD · 506374 2 | — |