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Johnny Cash Signed LP — The Fabulous Johnny Cash — SAC005746 The Man in Black · Country Music Legend ✓ 100% Positive response ⭐ 261 Positive Reviews 🏛 Member 26 Years JOHNNY CASH Signed & Dated — The Fabulous Johnny Cash · Columbia CL 1253 ✦ Dated inscription: \"1-11-95\" — January 11, 1995
✓ SAC Forensic Authentication · Certificate #SAC005746 Front Cover — Signed & Dated 1-11-95 by Johnny Cash AlbumThe Fabulous Johnny Cash Label / Cat. No.Columbia · CL 1253 Album Released1958 Date SignedJanuary 11, 1995 Album GradeVery Good Autograph GradeExcellent AuthenticationSAC #SAC005746 InkBlue Felt-Tip MarkerAbout This Piece Back Cover — Original Columbia Records Mono Pressing (CL 1253)
This is an original Columbia Records mono pressing of The Fabulous Johnny Cash (catalog CL 1253, 1958), signed and dated in blue felt-tip marker by Johnny Cash on January 11, 1995. The signature is positioned prominently to the right of his portrait image, with the date \"1-11-95\" written directly beneath in matching ink — confirmed by SAC forensic analysis as written in a single continuous signing session.
The Fabulous Johnny Cash is one of the most important albums in Cash\'s Columbia Records catalog — his first fully realized Columbia LP, featuring the original recordings of classics including \"Don\'t Take Your Guns to Town\" and \"I Still Miss Someone.\" Recorded in 1958 when Cash was just 26 years old at the peak of his early powers, this pressing captures the raw Sun Records-era energy he brought to his new label.
The piece uniquely combines two Cash eras: the 1958 original pressing — the definitive period document — signed in 1995 at age 63, during his late-career renaissance. Just eight years after this signing, Cash would be gone.
The Signer SignerBornAge at Album Release (1958)Age at Signing (Jan. 1995)Status Johnny Cash Feb. 26, 1932 · Kingsland, AR 26 62 Died Sep. 12, 2003 · Age 71 Johnny Cash died September 12, 2003 — just four months after the death of his beloved wife June Carter Cash, and eight years after signing this album. He signed during his extraordinary late-career period, when Rick Rubin\'s American Recordings series had reintroduced him to a new generation. No new signed pieces can ever be created. Every authentic Cash signature is now part of a permanently closed historical record.The Album — CL 1253 The Fabulous Johnny Cash · Columbia Records 1958 Run Softly, Blue River I Still Miss Someone Frankie and Johnny Don\'t Take Your Guns to Town That\'s All Over I\'d Rather Die Young The Troubadour Pickin\' Time One More Ride Shepherd of My Heart That\'s Enough Supper-Time Forensic Authentication — SAC Certificate #SAC005746 SAC Certificate of Authenticity — LOA Cover (SAC005746)
This item underwent a comprehensive forensic autograph authentication examination by the Scientific Authentication Company (SAC) in February 2026. The final verdict: AUTHENTIC. The signature and date inscription were compared against PSA-certified Johnny Cash exemplars from the 1990s period, with full multi-method analysis confirming natural execution characteristics consistent with authentic mid-1990s Cash signing behavior.
✓ SAC Forensic Methods Applied ●Physical & Print Examination — Columbia CL 1253 mono pressing confirmed period-correct; proper late-1950s offset lithographic structure; no reproduction anomalies ●Ink & Instrument Analysis — fiber-tip saturation consistent with 1990s felt-tip markers; oxidation pattern consistent with mid-1990s signing ●Date Consistency — \"1-11-95\" inscription: matching ink tone, continuous stroke rhythm, logical pen sequencing (signature first, date immediately after) ●Signature Structural Analysis — tall ascending \"J,\" strong downward anchor stroke, open \"C\" in \"Cash,\" extended terminal flourish; morphology consistent with authenticated 1990s Cash exemplars ●Grayscale & Heat Map Imaging — natural pressure modulation and tonal density; no unnatural pressure spikes or hesitation clustering ●Edge-Stroke Geometry — clean edge continuity, smooth curvature transitions; no tracing, mechanical guidance, or tremor clustering ●Stroke Order Reconstruction — capital \"J\" executed first in continuous motion, surname in fluid sequence, terminal flourish as closing movement, date written immediately following without pen lift delay ●10-Point Advanced Forensic Criteria — all passed including UV/IR indicators, ink age consistency, provenance, microfiber interaction, and instrument age SAC Forensic Report — Complete Documentation SAC Report — Item Description & Forensic Report Header SAC vs. PSA Certified — Side-by-Side Comparative Imaging & Feature Table SAC Report — Heat Map Intensity & Edge-Stroke Geometry Analysis SAC Report — Advanced Forensic Criteria (10-Point) & Forensic Summary SAC Report — Authenticity Conclusion (AUTHENTIC · Very Good · High Collector Value) Exemplar Comparison — Johnny Cash (Questioned + 3 Certified Exemplars)Condition
- Album Cover Grade: VERY GOOD — Moderate age-consistent surface wear, minor corner rounding and edge softening, natural laminate aging and surface dulling. No signs of chemical alteration, signature lift, or surface manipulation. Ink rests atop the surface without absorption anomalies.
- Autograph Grade: EXCELLENT — Signature and date inscription bold, fully legible, and well-placed to the right of the portrait. Blue felt-tip marker bold with natural fiber-tip edge feathering consistent with the album\'s porous cover stock. Ink tone naturally stabilized with no modern acrylic sheen.
- Pressing: Original Columbia Records CL 1253 mono pressing (1958). Period-correct Columbia LP logo placement, proper late-1950s offset lithographic halftone structure, authentic Columbia LP typography and border framing. No evidence of reproduction or modern reprint stock.
Collector Significance
- Johnny Cash died September 12, 2003 — the supply of authentic signed Cash pieces is permanently closed. Every piece is now a fixed, finite historical artifact.
- This item pairs the original 1958 Columbia pressing — a genuine period document from the earliest chapter of his Columbia career — with a 1995 signature and date, creating a direct bridge across four decades of his legacy.
- The date \"1-11-95\" is not merely decorative — it is forensic provenance, confirmed by SAC as written in the same session as the signature, establishing an exact point in time that places this piece within Cash\'s extraordinary late-career renaissance.
- The Fabulous Johnny Cash contains the original recording of \"Don\'t Take Your Guns to Town\" and \"I Still Miss Someone\" — two of his most enduring compositions — giving this pressing special musical significance within his catalog.
- SAC\'s Display & Collector Value assessment: HIGH — \"Early Columbia pressing signed during later-career period, clean placement with full signature and date.\"
- Comes with a comprehensive multi-page SAC forensic authentication report including side-by-side PSA exemplar comparisons, stroke order reconstruction imaging, and tamper-evident hologram LOA.
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