This 2CD set of 49 previously unreleased and privately recorded tracks is a unique and intimate portrait of 'The Last Greatest American' by Johnny Cash himself. Following his death in 2004, the legendary House Of Cash began to give up it's musical treasures, but no one could have anticipated the wealth of material humbly stored behind the main studio, in boxes marked 'Personal File'.

Within these boxes were scores of intimate solo performances by Johnny Cash – Tin Pan Alley hits, traditional folk music and gospel tunes, new originals and favourite covers by, amongst others, the Louvin Brothers, Rodney Crowell and Johnny Horton.

Compiled by Cash expert Gregg Gellar (who compiled the peerless 'Legend' boxset) and with liner notes by Greil Marcus, these personal files strike at the heart of what made Cash a legend. Cash speaks to the listener directly, recounting his memories over a simple guitar backing – standouts amongst this classic collection include the Carlene Carter Cash 'It Takes One To Know Me' and the spine tingling rendition of 'The Cremation of Sam McGee'.

24 of the tracks (all of disc 1 and five tracks of disc 2) date from a 5 day session in July 1973, when it appears Cash sat down to record a 'concept album'. The remaining tracks are from sessions in 1974, 1979, 1980 and 1982. The 2CD release is sequenced thematically, rather than chronologically, charting a revealing course into Cash's musical favourites.