~ Bridge Over Troubled Water
Sounds of Silence
mentions:
Crossroads ~ Robert Johnson
Art Garfunkel - 1968
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May 9, 2020
Art Garfunkel articles/mentions
~ Bridge Over Troubled Water
Sounds of Silence
mentions:
Crossroads ~ Robert Johnson
February 1, 2020
Paul Simon articles/mentions
Simon & Garfunkel -
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Sounds of Silence
Paul Simon at the Greek Theater
mentions:
Corona Virus ~ #songsofcomfort
USA For Africa ~ We Are The World
Paul Simon - October 20, 2011
Hearst Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
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October 26, 2013
101 Reel-To-Reel Tapes 13: Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence
album cover detail
cover photo by Guy Webster
detail photo by Styrous®
In addition to my vinyl collection I'm selling, I have hundreds of
reel-to-reel, pre-recorded tapes I'm selling. This is an entry about one of them that was for sale on eBay (see link below for others). I have the vinyl LP version as
well. Interested? Contact me by email, please, not by a comment.
reel-to-reel box cover front
cover photo by Guy Webster
photo of box by Styrous®
I remember I was in my mid 20's when I heard the first album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., by Simon & Garfunkel. The song I liked the most from that album was, The Sound of Silence. I recall thinking, what an incredible feat to relate such an intensely emotional appraisal of the state of our world at that time, yet still remain quietly beautiful. I was even more delighted by their follow up album, Sounds of Silence, because the title song had been reworked. It was done without the knowledge or consent by neither Simon nor Garfunkel. They had broken up as a duo. When the two found the song was a top 40 hit, they reunited to go on to record three more albums after Silence before breaking up again. Although the new version sounded better than the acoustic version, I still liked the quiet declaration of the acoustic one. Near the bottom of this post there are links to the two versions on
YouTube so you can hear them for yourself, if you'd like.
reel-to-reel box cover back
photo by Styrous®
reel-to-reel box cover back detail
detail photo by Styrous®
reel-to-reel
photo by Styrous®
reel-to-reel label detail
detail photo by Styrous®
Tracklist:
All songs written and composed by Paul Simon except where noted.
Side one
1. The Sound of Silence – 3:08
Recorded: March 10, 1964 and June 15, 1965
2. Leaves That Are Green – 2:23
Recorded: December 13, 1965
3. Blessed – 3:16
Recorded: December 21, 1965
4. Kathy's Song – 3:21
Recorded: December 21, 1965
5. Somewhere They Can't Find Me – 2:37
Recorded: April 5, 1965
6. Anji (Davey Graham) – 2:17
Recorded: December 13, 1965
Side two
1. Richard Cory – 2:57
Recorded: December 14, 1965
2. A Most Peculiar Man – 2:34
Recorded: December 22, 1965
3. April Come She Will – 1:51
Recorded: December 21, 1965
4. We've Got a Groovy Thing Goin' – 2:00
Recorded: April 5, 1965
5. I Am a Rock – 2:50
Recorded: December 14, 1965
Personnel:
Paul Simon: lead vocals, guitar
Art Garfunkel: lead vocals
Fred Carter, Jr.: guitar
Larry Knechtel: keyboards
Joe South: guitar
Hal Blaine: drums
Sounds of Silence was recorded in December 1965 at CBS studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and Los Angeles, California. It was released in January 1966. The album was produced by Bob Johnston.
Music links:
The Sound of Silence (1964 original version) on YouTube
The Sound of Silence (1966 version) on YouTube
Simon & Garfunkel discography
reel-to-reel listings on eBay
All songs written and composed by Paul Simon except where noted.
Side one
1. The Sound of Silence – 3:08
Recorded: March 10, 1964 and June 15, 1965
2. Leaves That Are Green – 2:23
Recorded: December 13, 1965
3. Blessed – 3:16
Recorded: December 21, 1965
4. Kathy's Song – 3:21
Recorded: December 21, 1965
5. Somewhere They Can't Find Me – 2:37
Recorded: April 5, 1965
6. Anji (Davey Graham) – 2:17
Recorded: December 13, 1965
Side two
1. Richard Cory – 2:57
Recorded: December 14, 1965
2. A Most Peculiar Man – 2:34
Recorded: December 22, 1965
3. April Come She Will – 1:51
Recorded: December 21, 1965
4. We've Got a Groovy Thing Goin' – 2:00
Recorded: April 5, 1965
5. I Am a Rock – 2:50
Recorded: December 14, 1965
Personnel:
Paul Simon: lead vocals, guitar
Art Garfunkel: lead vocals
Fred Carter, Jr.: guitar
Larry Knechtel: keyboards
Joe South: guitar
Hal Blaine: drums
Sounds of Silence was recorded in December 1965 at CBS studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and Los Angeles, California. It was released in January 1966. The album was produced by Bob Johnston.
Music links:
The Sound of Silence (1964 original version) on YouTube
The Sound of Silence (1966 version) on YouTube
Simon & Garfunkel discography
reel-to-reel listings on eBay
more reel-to-reel tapes on the Styrous® Viewfinder:
reel-to-reel tape archive
reel-to-reel tape archive
101 Reel-To-Reel Tapes 12: Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
reel-to-reel tape box front
photo of tape box front by Styrous®
In addition to my vinyl collection I'm selling, I have hundreds of
reel-to-reel, pre-recorded tapes I'm selling. This is an entry about one of them that was for sale on eBay (see link below for others). I have the vinyl LP version as
well. Interested? Contact me by email, please, not by a comment.
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To me, this is the best of the five albums recorded by the two musicians. So many of the songs are truly "classics" and brilliantly written. The title song is beautiful, even reverent. It conveys the feeling of elation at having surmounted difficult times or situations; it gives hope to future times of despair. It inspires.
El Condor Pasa was a real eye-opener for me. I had only been familiar with the song from a recording of Peruvian music performed on the Peruvian flute. I remember when I heard it for the first time, I was astounded! It was the second time I'd heard a traditional work of music reworked to fit modern taste (see: Van Cliburn & Sputnik), although it did not rock out (it retains it's original ethnic sound) it was extremely well done.
The Boxer held special significance for me. My father had fought in the Golden Gloves amateur boxing competitions in Chicago in the '30's before I was born. He was 4' 11', so he was in the bantam weight division (actually, he was a feisty bantam his entire life). The song mirrors the history of my father's early life; his coming to America as a poor boy to seek his fortune, his loneliness, his fears and his poverty. It magnificently evokes the intense feeling of a boxer being alone with two other men, one fiercely determined to physically defeat him, in the boxing ring. It is quietly reminiscent of a long ago time with occasional, sensational moments of drama with incredible, quiet and echoey 'shots' (?), perhaps representing the punches of the boxers. Boxer and Condor will always be my favorite cuts from the album and the two of them on my all-time greats list.
Cecilia! What can I say of Cecilia? It is so joyously happy. It wonderfully communicates the feeling of utter joy after having done something wrong and losing the one you love, then to have it reversed and having the loved one return. It's bouncy beat and hand clapping makes it impossible for you not to get up and dance; I never get tired of listening to it.
Near the bottom of this post there are links to the songs mentioned on YouTube so you can hear them for yourself, if you'd like.
Near the bottom of this post there are links to the songs mentioned on YouTube so you can hear them for yourself, if you'd like.
There is a joke about Art Garfunkel's "moustache" on the album cover photograph by Peter Powell (a word of warning, one of the comments on the blog is PG rated). The moustache link.
reel-to-reel tape box front detail
cover design by Tony Lane
cover design by Tony Lane
cover photo by Peter Powell
Simon & Garfunkel
Bridge Over Troubled Water
reel-to-reel tape box back
cover design by Tony Lane
back cover photo by Abbot Mills
detail photo by Styrous®
detail photo by Styrous®
photo by Styrous®
The interior of the box for the reel-to-reel has the lyrics and liner notes on a paper attached to each side of the interior of the box.
photo by Styrous®
detail photo by Styrous®
photo by Styrous®
detail photo by Styrous®
Tracklist:
All songs written and composed by Paul Simon except where noted.
Side one
1. Bridge over Troubled Water - 4:52
2. El Condor Pasa (If I Could)
(Daniel Alomía Robles, English lyrics by Paul Simon,
arranged by Jorge Milchberg) - 3:06
3. Cecilia - 2:55
4. Keep the Customer Satisfied - 2:33
5. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright - 3:41
Side two
6. The Boxer - 5:08
7. Baby Driver - 3:14
8. The Only Living Boy in New York - 3:58
9. Why Don't You Write Me - 2:45
10. Bye Bye Love (live recording from Ames, Iowa)
(Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) - 2:55
11. Song for the Asking - 1:49
Personnel:
Paul Simon – lead vocals, guitar
Art Garfunkel – lead vocals
Los Incas – Peruvian instruments
Joe Osborn – bass guitar
Larry Knechtel – piano
Fred Carter, Jr. – guitar
Peter Drake – Dobro, pedal steel guitar
Hal Blaine – drums
Jimmie Haskell and Ernie Freeman – strings
John Faddis, Randy Brecker, Lew Soloff & Alan Rubin - brass
Music links:
The Boxer on YouTube
Simon & Garfunkel discography
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