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Don't Think Twice: Johnny Cash's 1968 Carousel Ballroom Concert Comes to CD, LP from Bear's Sonic Journals

June 28, 2021 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Johnny Cash Carousel Ballroom

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Since 2017, the Bear's Sonic Journals series has presented numerous concerts recorded by sound engineer (and LSD chemist) Owsley "Bear" Stanley.  The series has encompassed releases by The Allman Brothers Band, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Tim Buckley, and others; now, it's turning its attention to an artist from a very different tradition who nonetheless found a place within the counterculture.  On September 24, The Owsley Stanley Foundation and Renew Records/BMG will release Bear's Sonic Journals: Johnny Cash at the Carousel Ballroom, April 24, 1968, preserving The Man in Black's concert at the San Francisco venue.  BMG will handle the physical 1CD and 2LP releases while Sony's Legacy Recordings will handle all digital formats.

Cash took the stage at the Carousel mere days before the May 6, 1968 release of At Folsom Prison.  The year would also see the prolific artist release two compilation albums and record one studio set, The Holy Land.  The February 1969 release of At San Quentin would give Cash a second era-defining live LP; now, the Carousel Ballroom set can take its place alongside those two incendiary prison concerts.  Joined by The Tennessee Three - guitarist Luther Perkins, bassist Marshall Grant, and drummer W.S. Holland - and his new bride June Carter Cash, Johnny played a setlist that had key differences from Folsom and San Quentin.  They performed two compositions by his friend Bob Dylan ("One Too Many Mornings" and "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright") and gems such as "The Ballad of Ira Hayes," "Rock Island Line," "Guess Things Happen That Way," and "This Land Is Your Land."

Naturally, Cash classics including "Ring of Fire," "Big River," and "I Walk the Line" were all part of the setlist, as was Johnny's rollicking duet with June on "Jackson."  Note that "Orange Blossom Special" is included on the CD and digital editions only, not on the 2LP vinyl set.

Johnny Cash at the Carousel Ballroom includes new essays by Johnny and June Carter Cash's son John Carter Cash, Owsley Stanley's son Starfinder Stanley, Grateful Dead's Bob Weir, and Widespread Panic's Dave Schools.  The package boasts new artwork by Susan Archie as well as a replica of the original Carousel Ballroom poster by Steve Catron.   In the press release, Stanley opines, "When you hear this, you feel like you are on the stage with the band."  Cash concurs, calling the concert "what I believe to be one of the most intimate and connected shows I have ever heard."

"I'm Going to Memphis" is streaming now on all digital platforms including YouTube and Spotify. Bear's Sonic Journals: Johnny Cash at the Carousel Ballroom, April 24, 1968 arrives on September 24 from The Owsley Stanley Foundation, Renew Records/BMG, and Legacy Recordings.  You'll find the track listing below.

Johnny Cash, Bear's Sonic Journals: Johnny Cash at the Carousel Ballroom, April 24, 1968 (OSF/Renew/BMG/Legacy, 2021)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

  1. Cocaine Blues
  2. Long Black Veil
  3. Orange Blossom Special (CD and Digital only)
  4. Going to Memphis
  5. The Ballad of Ira Hayes
  6. Rock Island Line
  7. Guess Things Happen That Way
  8. One Too Many Mornings
  9. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
  10. Give My Love to Rose
  11. Green, Green Grass of Home
  12. Old Apache Squaw
  13. Lorena
  14. Forty Shades of Green
  15. Bad News
  16. Jackson
  17. Tall Lover Man
  18. June's Song Introduction
  19. Wildwood Flower
  20. Foggy Mountain Top
  21. This Land Is Your Land
  22. Wabash Cannonball
  23. Worried Man Blues
  24. Long Legged Guitar Pickin' Man
  25. Ring of Fire
  26. Big River
  27. Don't Take Your Guns to Town
  28. I Walk the Line

Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Country Tags: Johnny Cash

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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Comments

  1. zally says

    June 29, 2021 at 8:45 am

    this is a great release. but time is running out. there are 45 hot tuna shows in the archive. anyone who might be interested is either passed or dont care about it, yes the audience for this is limited so the good ole time taken between releases is not helping. starfinder needs to really amp up these sonic journals before the time is to late. how bout that jefferson airplane stash of tapes being brought out ?

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  2. Philip Ellison says

    June 29, 2021 at 9:13 am

    Interesting that the CD planned release will include more music than the 2 LP iteration - this clearly is not an issue of the practical limitations of either format, a (welcome) marketing decision at least for us CD fans. This contrasts with the recent Coltrane collection announcement, a multi-format release that in the LP variant includes more music than the CD. It would seem that marketers are still unsure of how to find that sweet spot...

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    • Mark H. says

      June 29, 2021 at 4:52 pm

      Maybe it had to do with being able to place the side breaks on the LPs and still keep the tracks in order

      Reply
  3. Yazid Manou says

    August 27, 2021 at 6:18 pm

    I just heard the release date has been postponed to October 29.

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  4. Yazid Manou says

    October 20, 2021 at 6:04 am

    The vinyl is postponed to December 3rd and the boxset to the end of December.

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