The Walls of a Prison

~ Release by Johnny Cash (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Companies, etc.
Recorded By – Columbia Records

Credits
Cover Art – Thomas Allen
Cover Back Photo – Columbia Records Photo Studio

Notes
Cover information:
Flipback sleeve, 2 glue-flaps, fully laminated, pinched spine.
Black and white photo of the artist on back.
Track A1 is shown on front and back of cover as "The Great Speckle Bird"
Track B4 is shown only as "When It's Springtime In Alaska" on front and back of cover
Track listing shown on front of cover is mixed randomly to those shown on back and labels.
℗ 1972 CBS Inc. Recorded In The U.S.A
Polygram Records Ltd. Wellington
Publishing information:
Side 1, tracks A1 - A3, side 2, track B1 - Belinda
Side 1, track A4, side 2, track B3 -- Albert
Side 1, track A5, side 2, track B4 - Aberbach
Side 2, track B2 - Cromwell
Side 2, track B5 - C/C
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side 1 runout stamped): MXXX162862-B
Matrix / Runout (Side 1 runout stamped Variation 2): MFP5830-1
Matrix / Runout (Side 2 runout stamped): A MX162863
Matrix / Runout (Side 2 runout stamped Variation 2): KHAS208-2
Matrix / Runout (Side 2 runout etched Variation 3): MFP 5830-2

Annotation last modified on 2017-12-26 07:50 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1The Great Speckle Bird
recording of:
The Great Speckled Bird
lyricist:
Guy Smith (Reverend)
composer:
Roy Carter (country songwriter)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated)
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A2Clemetine
cover recording of:
Clementine
writer:
Billy Mize and Buddy Mize (Country music singer-songwriter, steel guitarist and actor)
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A3The Ballad of Boot Hill
cover recording of:
The Ballad of Boot Hill
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
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A4I'd Rather Die Young
recording of:
I’d Rather Die Young
writer:
Beasley Smith, Billy Vaughn and Randy Wood (producer)
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A5Guess Things That Happen That Way
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-04-09)
producer:
Jack Clement
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1958)
recording of:
Guess Things Happen That Way (on 1958-04-09)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
cover recording of:
Guess Things Happen That Way
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
3.5?:??
B1The Walls of a Prison
recording of:
The Walls of a Prison
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
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B2Going to Memphis
recording of:
Going to Memphis (Johnny Cash arrangement)
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend), Hollie "Bull" Dew (Blues singer, former Parchman inmate) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
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B3The Shifting, Whispering Sands
cover recording of:
Shifting Whispering Sands (1950s song)
writer:
Jack Gilbert and Mary Hadler (songwriter)
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B4When It's Springtime in Alaska
cover recording of:
When It’s Springtime in Alaska (It’s Forty Below)
writer:
Tillman Franks and Johnny Horton
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
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B5Troublesome Waters
recording of:
Troublesome Waters
writer:
Ezra J. Carter, Mother Maybelle Carter and Dixie Deen
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
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