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Jim Vogt's Collection

Johnny Cash   06/09/1994

Manhattan Center, New York, NY
Source Bootleg DVD "The Beast In Me - Live in New York 1994"
Media DVD-R   1 disc
Notes Pro shot "The Beast In Me - Live in New York 1994" (NTSC)
Tech Notes Johnny Cash
Manhattan Center (now known as Hammerstein Ballroom)
09 June 1994

46 minutes
Filmed in Black & White
ProShot NTSC DVD
Source: Acquired bootleg DVD

This wonderful and rarely seen concert comes from a bootleg DVD acquired in Germany last year in a cheap bookstore, out of all places.
The bootleg's title is "The Beast In Me - Live in New York 1994", and it contains no further info regarding the exact location, date etc.
After a little digging I can confirm that the above details are correct, and that this set was probably shot for broadcast at VH1 at the time.
There's no channel logo stamp here or any other identifyers. Also, the end credits have been pasted over.

The whole thing was shot in B&W and it gives a special and personal insight into the early days of Cash's American Recordings era.
As this footage was never officially released, I thought it was about time to let more people enjoy this gem.
The video quality is awesome, probably a very early generation copy of the master. Screenshots follow in the comments below.

Originally the DVD contained also some officially released bonus tracks from the 50's and 60's - sorry folks, I had to remove these in order to keep in line with DIME's Policy.
The Menu and chaptering come courtesy of the bootleg company who shall remain nameless.
They got my 10 Euros for this DVD and though I received some real value for my money - they shouldn't make any more from it.

Enjoy this little piece of music history.

God bless Johnny Cash.

1. Folsom Prison Blues
2. Sunday Morning Coming Down
3. Ring Of Fire
4. I Walk The Line
5. Delia's Gone (titled "Delia" On the DVD)
6. The Beast In Me
7. Drive On
8. The Man Who Couldn't Cry
9. Thirteen (titled "Number 13" on the DVD)
10. Tennesse Stud
11. Big River
12. Ghost Riders In The Sky
13. Orange Blossom Special
14. Let The Train Blow The Whistle

Menu: Yes
Chapters: Yes, each song
Video: NTSC 4:3 MPEG-2
Video-Bitrate: 9888 kbps avg.
Pics/s: 29.970
Audio: Linear PCM, Dolby Digital 2.0 192kbps
Extracted from DVD using CloneDVD2
Menu button modified using MenuEdit

synthfrog, February 2007
Trades Allowed Yes
Ratings Sound: A
Owned by Jim Vogt · Last Updated May 23, 2023