a&r [legacy] Steve Berkowitz art direction Howard Fritzson backing vocals The Jordanaires bass Marshall Grant coordinator [a&r coordination] Darren Salmieri coordinator [a&r coordination] Patti Matheny design Randall Martin tracks 1 to 11, 14, 15, 17, 18 drums Morris Palmer tracks 12, 13, 16 drums Murrey Harman guitar Luther Perkins liner notes [2002] Johnny Cash liner notes [original] Billy Altman mastered by Mark Wilder mastered by Seth Foster mixed by Mark Wilder photography by [booklet back cover & spine sheet] Don Hunstein photography by [front cover original lp] Hal Adams photography by [page 7 & inner tray card] Guy Gillette photography by [pages 3, 8-10] Marvin Koner photography by [pages 4-6 & cd label] John Hamilton tracks 1 to 11, 14, 15, 17, 18 piano Marvin Hughes producer [original recordings] Don Law product manager [american milestones series consultant] Nick Shaffran product manager [american milestones series] John Jackson product manager [packaging manager] Mark Unterberger reissue producer Al Quaglieri research [tape research at sony music nashville] Airik Sanders research [tape research at sony music nashville] Kay Smith research [tape research at sony music studios] Maggie Perrotta research [tape research at sony music studios] Matt Kelly research [tape research at sony music studios] Stacey Boyle tracks 1 to 3, 5 to 11, 15, 17, 18 steel guitar Don Helms vocals, guitar, leader Johnny Cash Copyright (c) Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Copyright (c) Chappell & Co. Copyright (c) Unichappell Music, Inc. Manufactured By Columbia Records Mixed At Sony Music Studios, New York City Mastered At Sony Music Studios, New York City Glass Mastered At Sony Music, Pitman Almost identical to The Fabulous Johnny Cash, but with different barcode.
1 to 5, 14, 15 & 18: Recorded 8/8/58, Nashville, TN 6 to 11 & 17: Recorded 8/13/58, Nashville, TN 12, 13 & 16: Recorded 7/24/58, Nashville, TN
Mixed and mastered at Sony Music Studios, New York
1 to 12: Originally Columbia CS 8122 released 1958 13: Previously unissued (This is the first take of Johnny's first Columbia recording session) 14, 15 & 17: Released in Germany on The Unissued Johnny Cash (Bear Family BFX 15016) Previously unreleased in the United States 16: Previously unissued anywhere (Early version; version recorded 8/14/59 was released on Columbia single 4-41481)