Alerted by a posting on the Everly Brothers Yahoo group
I visited
http://www.amazon.com/Johnny-Cash-Show-Best/dp/B00... whereupon I read with mounting excitement and anticipation:-
"On September 18, CMV/Columbia/Legacy will release The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show, a 2xDVD compiling 64 live performances from the 58 episodes of Johnny Cash's 1969-1971 "The Johnny Cash Show".
DVD Release Date: September 18, 2007
It is already on sale in the UK (albeit in a stoopid region 2 only version so it would not immediately play on a US region 1 DVD player)
Aside
My computer's DVD-ROM player has without me doing anything decided that it is now a region 2 machine so I can watch any UK sourced region 2 DVDs on that player or go throught the somewhat unreliable ritual of using DVD Shrink to make a region free "back-up" copy
Now where was I Oh Yus in addition to thae above referenced US Amazon page the Yahoo group posting also listed:-
http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/34390...w/Product.html
which lists the tracks on the 2-DVD set as issued in the UK
Now considering that this spans the series that apparently ran from 1969 to 1971 and that Gord appeared with Johnny not once but TWICE in that time span (first pre November 1969 because I saw that one whilst still in Montreal, then again in 1971 and as noted by Wayne on:-
http://www.lightfoot.ca/tvappear.htm
THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW - ABC - 1969
Lightfoot performed Ribbon Of Darkness and Softly during this appearance and duets with Johnny on For Lovin' Me. While in Nashville for this appearance, Lightfoot was introduced to Me And Bobby McGee by Kristofferson.
And:-
THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW - ABC - 1971
This time out on the Cash show, Lightfoot does Canadian Railroad Trilogy and a snippet of Steel Rail Blues.
I was therefore most disappointed to see that although there is a listing of featured artists
including the first 4 tracks on DVD1:-
1. Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
2. Bob Dylan - I Threw It All Away
3. Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash - Girl from the North Country
4. Kris Kristofferson - Loving Her
Gordon is nevertheless i.e. LESS overlooked.
Could this be due to a problem at Head Office ??
Thoughts anyone??
Sir Loin/John
[ August 13, 2007, 14:15: Message edited by: johnfowles ]
