All Aboard the Blue Train [Bonus Tracks]

• Artist: Johnny Cash
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• Release Date: 1962
• Genre: Country

Review

Nearly all of the tracks on Johnny Cash's All Aboard the Blue Train involve trains in some way, making this possibly one of Cash's earliest "concept" albums. Even the tracks that don't mention locomotion directly all have that chugging Tennessee Two rhythm invoking rail travel and lonesome whistles on their own. Originally released in 1962 on Sun, this reissue contains six bonus tracks of demos and alternate versions. Notable among these is a jerky demo for "Leave That Junk Alone" (advice that could have served Johnny well in the upcoming years) and an undubbed version of the bizarro "You're My Baby (Little Woolly Booger)," which gives a glimpse into the Man in Black's oddball sense of humor. The real highlights are the cover of Hank Williams' "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle" and the blistering "Hey Porter," possibly his best train story-song. ~ Zac Johnson, Rovi

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