As soon as I picked up this album and felt the lightweight textured paper, I knew right away that this record was from outside the “West” – in this case, Romania:
Much of this album is a mystery since there are practically no credits, but I’m guessing it came out in the mid-to-late 70s.
Check out the song selections – and Johnny Cash‘s looming shadow:
Side 1
01. “Give My Love to Rose” (Johnny Cash from his Sun catalog)
02. “Oh Susanna”
03. “Frank[y] and Johnny” (song made famous by Johnny Cash but actually over 100 years old)
04. “She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain”
05. “Jackson” (Johnny Cash yet again)
Side 2
06. “She’s Gone”
07. “Sunday Morning Coming [to] Down” (also made famous by Cash)
08. “My Old Kentucky Home”
09. “Willow Tree”
10. “Red River Valley”
11. “Paper Roses”
It says “greatest hits,” so it gives the appearance of being a compilation of various artists. But then you listen to it and find out there is but one artist.
Unnamed.
I find that very funny.
Anyway, “Jackson” – Johnny and June Carter Cash’s public declaration of love from 1967 – is easily the coolest thing on this album:
[Pssst: Click on the triangle above to play “Jackson” by Artist Unknown]
Could this possibly be another musical prank from Jonathan King?
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