Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West Mean As Hell!
Johnny Cash
Original Year
1965
Tracks
12
Duration
37:44
Releases
57
Wikipedia
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West is a concept double album and the twenty-second overall album released by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1965. Covering twenty individual songs, the album, as its title suggests, contains various ballads and other songs on topics related to the history of the American Old West. This includes Carl Perkins' "The Ballad of Boot Hill", "Streets of Laredo", and the sole single from the album, "Mr. Garfield", describing the shock of the population after the assassination of President James Garfield. One of the songs, "25 Minutes to Go", would later be performed at Folsom Prison and appear on Cash's famous At Folsom Prison recording in 1968, while the melody of "Streets of Laredo" would be recycled for the song "The Walls of a Prison" featured on Cash's album From Sea to Shining Sea.
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Available Releases
57 releasesVinyl(41)
Johnny Cash Sings The Ballads Of The True West
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United StatesCat#: C2L 38
Johnny Cash Sings The Ballads Of The True West
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CanadaCat#: C2L 38
Johnny Cash Sings The Ballads Of The True West
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United States“Original 1965 mono with GUARANTEED HIGH FIDELITY labels on all four sides. Matrices -1A pressed at Pitman (P) from Customatrix (o) metal”
Cat#: C2L 38
Johnny Cash Sings The Ballads Of The True West
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New ZealandCat#: BP473245/6 · C2L38
Johnny Cash Sings The Ballads Of The True West
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Canada“Issued on red Columbia two-eye labels with "360 Sound" with arrows and "STEREO" in black print. Issued in gatefold jacket. Track publishers: A1, A2, B8: Coppercreek Pub. Co. (BMI) A3, C6: Gallatin Music Corp. (BMI) A5: Hill & Range Son...”
Cat#: C2S 838
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
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United StatesCat#: C2S 838
Johnny Cash Sings The Ballads Of The True West
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United States“Mixed label stock: Record 1 has "360 Sound" and Stereo with arrows in white print; Record 2 has "360 Sound" and Stereo with arrows in black print. "P" stamped in runouts denotes Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman, pressing. Remaind...”
Cat#: C2S 838
Johnny Cash Sings The Ballads Of The True West
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United States“Issued on red Columbia two-eye labels with "360 Sound" with arrows and "STEREO" in black print. "S" etched in runouts denotes Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria, pressing. Remainder of runouts mostly stamped, plating letters ...”
Cat#: C2S 838
Johnny Cash Sings The Ballads Of The True West
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United States“Issued on red Columbia two-eye labels with "360 Sound" with arrows and "STEREO" in white print, design introduced circa August 1965. Otherwise unidentified Columbia pressing; runouts are stamped. Issued in gatefold jacket. Mono and st...”
Cat#: C2S 838
Mean As Hell! - Ballads From The True West
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Canada“Notes by Johnny Cash, abridged from "Johnny Cash Sings The Ballads Of The True West". The selections in this album are included in "Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of The True West" C2L 38/C2W 838* *STEREO "Printed In Can." on label "Litho...”
Cat#: CL 2446
Mean As Hell! (Ballads From The True West)
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United States“Original pressings with red labels and "360 Sound" MONO "360 Sound" printed on bottom of labels. Label variation to Mean As Hell! (Ballads From The True West). A "5" is printed on the back sleeve bottom right, indicating a Modern Album,...”
Cat#: CL 2446
Mean As Hell! (Ballads From The True West)
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United States“Original pressings with red labels and "360 Sound" MONO "360 Sound" printed on bottom of labels.”
Cat#: CL 2446
Mean As Hell! (Ballads From The True West)
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AustraliaCat#: BP233309
Mean As Hell! - Ballads From The True West
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CanadaCat#: CS 9246
Mean As Hell! (Ballads From The True West)
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United States“Red Label Columbia 2 Eye "Nonbreakable" "360 Sound" on both sides of "MONO" First song on both sides of label is above the hole A "7" is printed on the back sleeve bottom right.”
Cat#: CL 2446
Mean As Hell! - Ballads From The True West
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United States“This version does not have a jacket printer number and the font is a bold version compared to Mean As Hell! - Ballads From The True West which has a jacket printer number on the rear of the jacket and thinner font. Runouts are stamped, ...”
Cat#: CS 9246
Mean As Hell! (Ballads From The True West)
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United States“"T" stamped in runouts denotes Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute, pressing. Remainder of runouts mostly stamped, plating hashes etched. Label variation: Issued on red Columbia "two-eye" labels with "360 Sound" and "Stereo" la...”
Cat#: CS 9246
Mean As Hell! (Ballads From The True West)
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United States“Otherwise unidentified Columbia pressing, with "1C" designation in runout matrices. Runouts are stamped. Back liner variation, with fabrication code "5" at bottom right. Label variation: Issued on red Columbia "two-eye" labels with "36...”
Cat#: CS 9246
Mean As Hell! (Ballads From The True West)
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United States“"S" etched in runouts denotes Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria, pressing. Remainder of runouts mostly stamped, "1" etched. Label variation: Issued on red Columbia "two-eye" labels with "360 Sound" and "Stereo" labels, with "...”
Cat#: CS 9246
Mean As Hell! (Ballads From The True West)
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United States“Red two-eye label. "COLUMBIA", logos and "360 Sound" "STEREO" in white print. No "UNBREAKABLE" printed under the label catalog number as with Mean As Hell! (Ballads From The True West). Jacket fabrication code: A, back jacket, near bott...”
Cat#: CS 9246
Mean as Hell! Ballads From the True West
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United StatesCat#: CS 9246
Mean As Hell! - Ballads From The True West
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United States“Label variation: Stereo 360 Sound labels, "Nonbreakable" printed under the catalog numbers. The selections on this album are included in "Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of The True West" C2L 38/C2S 838 A1: Gallatin Music Corp. (BMI) A2...”
Cat#: CS 9246
Mean As Hell! - Ballads From The True West
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United States“Similar to other 1960's stereo Pitman pressing except has a text layout variation on labels; a different logo / catalog number layout on the front cover (top left corner) and slightly different matrix / runouts in the dead wax area.”
Cat#: CS 9246
Mean As Hell! - Ballads From The True West
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United States“Stereo 360 Sound original”
Cat#: CS 9246
CD(12)
Sings The Ballads Of The True West
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United StatesCat#: A 30639 · DZS-176
Sings the Ballads of the True West
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United States“remastered”
Cat#: A 30639 · DZS-176
Johnny Cash Sings The Ballads Of The True West
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Europe“(c) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Tracks 1 to 20 originally released 1965 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.. Track 21 originally recorded 1965 and released 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.. Track 22 originally recorded 1965 and rel...”
Cat#: 509411 2 · 5094112000 · COL 509411 2
Sings the Ballads of the True West
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United States“(c) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Tracks 1 to 20 originally released 1965 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.. Track 21 originally recorded 1965 and released 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.. Track 22 originally recorded 1965 and releas...”
Cat#: CK 86789
Sings The Ballads Of The True West
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Canada“(c) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Tracks 1 to 20 originally released 1965 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.. Track 21 originally recorded 1965 and released 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.. Track 22 originally recorded 1965 and rel...”
Cat#: CK 86789
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
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United StatesCat#: CK86789
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
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Europe“Remastered”
Cat#: 509411 2 · 5094112000 · COL 509411 2
Sings The Ballads Of The True West
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Europe“(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. This version is released under exclusive license from Sony Music Entertainment Netherlands BV. (P) & (C) 2019 Music On CD Tracks 1 to 20 originally released 1965 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.. Track...”
Cat#: 8718627230015 · MOCCD13808
Sings The Ballads Of The True West
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Japan“Promo release. Identical to commercial release, except: - "見本品" promo sticker on the jacket; - "SAMPLE" mark printed at disc center. -made in japan”
Cat#: MHCP 996
Sings The Ballads Of The True West
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Australia“(c) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Tracks 1 to 20 originally released 1965 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.. Track 21 originally recorded 1965 and released 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.. Track 22 originally recorded 1965 and releas...”
Cat#: 5094112000
Sings The Ballads Of The True West
chevron_rightColumbia / Legacy
United States“(c) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Tracks 1 to 20 originally released 1965 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.. Track 21 originally recorded 1965 and released 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.. Track 22 originally recorded 1965 and rel...”
Cat#: CK 86789
Sings The Ballads Of The True West
chevron_rightColumbia / Legacy
United States“(c) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Tracks 1 to 20 originally released 1965 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.. Track 21 originally recorded 1965 and released 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.. Track 22 originally recorded 1965 and releas...”
Cat#: CK 86789
Tape(2)
Johnny Cash Sings The Ballads Of The True West
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United States“Similar release as " C2Q 750".”
Cat#: H2C 750
Johnny Cash Sings The Ballads Of The True West
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United States“Includes 4-page insert 2 complete stereo albums 1 double-length tape”
Cat#: C2Q 750