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At Folsom PrisonJohnny Cash
Folk & Singer-Songwriter · 1960s
At Folsom Prison — 1968
Johnny Cash
Released 1968Folk & Singer-Songwriter
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Recorded live for an audience of inmates, it captures Cash at his most charismatic and human. Raw, funny and moving. One of the great live albums. The highest-ranked Johnny Cash album in the collection.
On vinyl: Originals are widely faked and graded inconsistently — stick with a trusted reissue.
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Tracks from this album on our lists
- Folsom Prison Blues on Best Songs of the 1960s, Best Country Songs of All Time, Best 1960s Folk & Singer-Songwriter Songs
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