Autobiographical Order Nos. 1151-1153: Johnny Cash, The Rolling Stones, and Marvin Gaye

Johnny Cash - Orange Blossom Special Something about me that's probably not surprising and also probably not great for my budget is that I can walk into a record store, at just about any time, with no shopping list (or discogs wantlist, which is always long, for what it's worth) and still walk out with...

Autobiographical Order No. 246: Johnny Cash – Ring Of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash

The distinction between singles compilations and studio albums is one that, as far as a record marketplace was concerned, didn't really matter for a long time. If it had music and cover art, it would end up in the crates. So for a while, at least through the 1960s, record companies would repackage previously released...