Sony Announces Johnny Cash's <strong><em>Complete Columbia Album Collection</em></strong>

Leslie Cheung over 12 years ago

Sony will release a huge Johnny Cash boxset, The Complete Columbia Album Collection, on October 30 via Columbia/Legacy imprint. The boxset (pictured above) will contains 59 albums plus 2 bonus compilations (Johnny Cash With His Hot & Blue Guitar and The Singles, Plus) across 63 discs. It will be accompained by a full-colour booklet containing discographical annotation for each title including chart positions, plus new liner notes from Cash historian Rich Kienzle. Each album is presented in mini LP package CD with original album artwork, including 5 deluxe gatefold albums.

Below is the full list of the albums, including the years recorded and released.

The Complete Columbia Album Collection (Columbia/Legacy 88697 91047 2)

1. The Fabulous Johnny Cash
   recorded 1958; released 1958; CL 1253
2. Hymns By Johnny Cash
   recorded 1958-59; released 1959; CL 1284
3. Songs Of Our Soil
   recorded 1959; released 1959; CL 1339
4. Now There Was A Song!
   recorded 1960; released 1960; CL 1463
5. Ride This Train
   recorded 1959-60; released 1960; CL 1464
6. Hymns From The Heart
   recorded 1961; released 1962; CL 1722
7. The Sound Of Johnny Cash
   recorded 1961-62; released 1962; CL 1802
8. Blood, Sweat And Tears
   recorded 1962; released 1962; CL 1930
9. Ring Of Fire: The Best Of Johnny Cash
   recorded 1958-63; released 1963; CL 2053
10. The Christmas Spirit
    recorded 1959-63; released 1963; CL 2117
11. Keep On The Sunny Side - The Carter Family With Special Guest Johnny Cash 
    recorded 1963; released 1963; CL 2152
12. I Walk The Line
    recorded 1963-64; released 1964; CL 2190
13. Bitter Tears: Johnny Cash Sings Ballads Of The American Indian
    recorded 1964; released 1964; CL 2248
14. Orange Blossom Special
    recorded 1964; released 1965; CL 2309
15. Johnny Cash Sings Ballads Of The True West
    recorded 1959-65; released 1965; C2L 38
16. Everybody Loves A Nut
    recorded 1965-66; released 1966; CL 2492
17. Happiness Is You
    recorded 1962-65; released 1966; CL 2537
18. Carryin' On With Johnny Cash & June Carter
    recorded 1964-67; released 1967; CL 2728
19. From Sea To Shining Sea
    recorded 1967; released 1967; CL 2647
20. Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (Live)
    recorded 1968; released 1968; CS 9639
21. The Holy Land
    recorded 1968; released 1968; KCS 9726
22. Johnny Cash At San Quentin (Live)
    recorded 1969; released 1969; CS 9827
23. Hello, I'm Johnny Cash
    recorded 1969; released 1970; KCS 9943
24. The Johnny Cash Show (Live)
    recorded 1970; released 1970; KC 30100
25. I Walk The Line (OST)
    recorded 1970; released 1970; S 30397
26. Little Fauss And Big Halsy (OST)
    recorded 1970; released 1970; S 30385
27. Man In Black
    recorded 1971; released 1971; C 30550
28. A Thing Called Love
    recorded 1971-72; released 1972; KC 31332
29. Johnny Cash: America - A 200-Year Salute In Story And Song 
    recorded 1970-72; released 1972; KC 31645
30. Christmas - The Johnny Cash Family
    recorded 1972; released 1972; KC 31754
31. Any Old Wind That Blows
    recorded 1972; released 1973; KC 32091
32. The Gospel Road (2CD)
    recorded 1972; released 1973; KG 32253
33. Johnny Cash And His Woman
    recorded 1973; released 1973; C 32443
34. Johnny Cash pa Osteraker Live At Osteraker Prison, Sweden
    recorded 1972; released 1973; CBS 65308
35. Ragged Old Flag
    recorded 1974; released 1974; KC 32917
36. The Junkie And The Juicehead Minus Me
    recorded 1973-74; released 1974; KC 33086
37. The Johnny Cash Children's Album
    recorded 1971-73; released 1975; C 32898
38. Johnny Cash Sings Precious Memories
    recorded 1974; released 1975; C 33087
39. John R. Cash
    recorded 1974; released 1975; KC 33370
40. Look At Them Beans
    recorded 1975; released 1975; KC 33814
41. Strawberry Cake (Live At The Palladium London, England)
    released 1975; released 1976; KC 34088
42. One Piece At A Time
    recorded 1975-76; released 1976; KC 34193
43. The Last Gunfighter Ballad
    recorded 1975-76; released 1977; KC 34314
44. The Rambler
    recorded 1977; released 1977; KC 34833
45. I Would Like To See You Again
    recorded 1976-77; released 1978; KC 35313
46. Gone Girl
    recorded 1977-78; released 1978; PC 35646
47. Silver
    recorded 1979; released 1979; JC 36086
48. Rockabilly Blues
    recorded 1979-80; released 1980; JC 36779
49. Classic Christmas
    recorded 1980; released 1980; JC 36866
50. The Baron
    recorded 1980-81; released 1981; FC 37179
51. The Survivors: Johnny Cash - Jerry Lee Lewis - Carl Perkins (Live)
    recorded 1981; released 1982; FC 37961
52. The Adventures Of Johnny Cash
    recorded 1981-82; released 1982; FC 38094
53. Johnny 99
    recorded 1983; released 1983; FC 38696
54. Koncert V Praze (In Prague Live)
    recorded 1978; released 1983; Supraphon 1113-3278
55. Rainbow
    recorded 1984-85; released 1985; FC 39951
56. Highwayman: Waylon Jennings - Willie Nelson - Johnny Cash - Kris Kristofferson
    recorded 1984-85; released 1985; FC 40056
57. Heroes
    recorded 1984-85; released 1986; FC 40347
58. Highwayman 2: Waylon Jennings - Willie Nelson -Johnny Cash - Kris Kristofferson
    recorded 1989; released 1990; CK 45240
59. At Madison Square Garden (Live)
    recorded 1969; released 2002; CK 86808

bonus discs

60. Johnny Cash With His Hot & Blue Guitar
    recorded 1955-58; released 2012
61. The Singles, Plus (2CD)
    recorded 1958-84; released 2012

Albums 1-19 are original mono LP mixes
Albums 15, 23, 29, 30, 32 and 61 feature gatefold sleeves