Rebel Bakes

He started out with Elvis Presley on the Sun label and jumped from rockabilly stardom to the status of a country legend. Johnny Cash began performing concerts at prisons starting in the late 1950s. Although Cash cultivated a romantic outlaw image, he never served a prison sentence. Cash's record, "Folsom Prison Blues", made the country Top 5. His "I Walk the Line" became No. 1 on the country charts and entered the pop charts Top 20. "Home of the Blues" followed, recorded in July 1957. That same year, Cash became the first Sun artist to release a long-playing album. His single "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" became one of his biggest hits.

Steve Harley-Cockney Rebel might be the most under estimated artist in the world. It's hard to find a person who knows him. His two major hits were Sebastian and Make Me Smile while good, definitely not the best. This is the last compilation to date and the most complete. The selection is really good but as always there are missing songs. In my opinion his best albums were The Human Menagerie, The Psychomodo and The Best Years Of Our Lifes, in that order. I consider The Human Menagerie released under Cockney Rebel and unavailable for years in CD like one of the best albums I've ever heard. I find in Steve Harley-Cockney Rebel certain similarity with Bryan Ferry-Roxy Music. Usually i don't give 5 stars to an album but if you like the british music of the 70's this is an excellent compilation at great price.