{"product_id":"american-recordings-9781441174611","title":"American Recordings","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Johnny Cash signed to Rick Rubin's record label in 1993, he was already in the wax museum of memory, a fondly regarded but totally marginalized legend, unheard on the radio and unseen on the charts. His odyssey from oldies act to folk hero depended entirely on his first \u003ci\u003eAmerican Recordings\u003c\/i\u003e album, a record of uncompromising directness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTony Tost digs into the worlds of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Recordings\u003c\/i\u003e, showing it to be the crossroads where cultural, spiritual and mythic forces came together, reanimating and revitalizing The Man in Black. Tost has written a guidebook to myth and mystery, revealing the stark, often hidden terrains of Cash's greatest album.\u003ci\u003e American Recordings\u003c\/i\u003e: the sound of history singing to itself. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Recordings\u003c\/i\u003e: the secret ache of the old, weird American. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Recordings\u003c\/i\u003e: a man alone with the silence and darkness, buying back his soul, one song at a time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Continuum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781441174611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.40h x 4.70w x 0.60d","brand":"Tony Tost","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43059812204725,"sku":"9781441174611","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5c728236-420a-4de5-aee0-b96df636a5f2.jpg?v=1690298724","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/american-recordings-9781441174611","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}