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.
Track listing
Song information Previously unissued: CD 1: tracks 5, 6, 21, 22 CD 2: tracks 1, 5, 6, 21, 22, 27, 29 CD 3: tracks 1, 13 to 17, 21, 24, 25 CD 4: tracks 1, 2, 7, 8,3 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.
Credits Mastered By - Bob Jones Producer - Don Law, Jack Clement, Sam Phillips Reissue Producer - Colin Escott, Richard Weize
References Bear Family Records Discogs entry Amazon.com entry