The Sun Records Hi-Fi Series Bundle: Two Masterpieces of American Music
Intervention Records presents both pivotal 1957 LP releases from Sam Phillips' legendary Sun Records label, reborn as definitive 180-gram, 45 RPM all-analog editions mastered from the original master tapes for the first time in decades.
These are the albums that launched the careers of two titans of American music. Carl Perkins' "Dance Album of Carl Perkins" celebrates rockabilly's raw innovation with era-defining standards like "Blue Suede Shoes," "Honey Don't," and "Matchbox." Johnny Cash's "Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar!" showcases the stripped-down, unadorned sound that would define the Man in Black's legendary voice, anchored by hits like "I Walk The Line," "Folsom Prison Blues," and "Cry, Cry, Cry."
Both albums were reconstructed from newly compiled A/B reel masters by Intervention Records in close collaboration with Sun Records and the Archive Team at Iron Mountain, involving hours of research to identify the absolute best-sounding tape version of each song. According to Intervention's research, these may be the first vinyl cuts from these tapes since the early 1980s.
What You're Getting:
180-gram deluxe 45 RPM all-analog MONO editions cut to vinyl at maximum sound quality. Mastered entirely in the analog domain by Kevin Gray at CoHEARent Audio. Pressed on ultra-quiet vinyl at Gotta Groove Records with RTI's three-step plating process for uncompromising clarity and surface noise elimination. Restored jacket artwork by Intervention Art Director Tom Vadakan, authentically realized by Stoughton Printing with original "tip-on" jacket construction. Liner notes by Colin Escott, two-time Grammy Award winner and preeminent Sun Records historian.
The sound quality will stun anyone who thinks they know these iconic albums. What you hear is everything put on tape by Sam Phillips at legendary Sun Studios, with a clarity and majesty previously unrivaled on any release. This is as close as you can get to a time machine back to Memphis in the 1950s.
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