The Man in Black 1954–1958 explained

The Man in Black 1954–1958
Type:box
Artist:Johnny Cash
Cover:The Man in Black 1954-1958.jpg
Released:1990
Recorded:1954–1958
Genre:
Length:Seven hours
Label:Bear Family
Prev Title:Highwayman 2
Prev Year:1990
Next Title:Come Along and Ride this Train
Next Year:1991

The Man in Black 1954–1958 is a Bear Family Records 5-CD box set of Johnny Cash's music. It contains every known recording from Sun to Columbia from the years 1954-1958. It's the first of three box sets in the Man In Black box set series.

The box itself is shaped as a square border box as it holds cases for the discs, and a booklet for a welcome bonus.

Song information

Previously unissued:

CD 5 contains a complete session: false starts, breakdowns, rejected and finished masters of songs recorded on August 13, 1958.

Numbers next to some songs indicate the year of the release.

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