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Paul Simon: The Paul Simon Songbook

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In August 1965, “Columbia / CBS” label released “The Paul Simon Songbook”, the debut Paul Simon studio album. It was recorded in 1965, and was produced by Reginald Warburton and Stanley West. 

Personnel:

  • Paul Simon – vocal, guitar, liner notes
  • Vic Anesini – mixing, mastering
  • Howard Fritzson – art direction
  • Lisa Sparagano – design
  • David Lowe – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Simon, except where noted.

  1. I Ama a Rock
  2. Leaves That Are Green
  3. A Church is Burning
  4. April Come She Will
  5. The Sound of Silence
  6. A Most Peculiar Man
  7. He was My Brother – Paul Kane*
  8. Kathy’s Song
  9. The Side of a Hill – Paul Kane
  10. A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara into Submission)
  11. Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall
  12. Patterns

*Paul Kane” was a pseudonym used by Simon at this time, because of his fondness for the movie “Citizen Kane”.

Bobby Gregg

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On May 3, 2014, Robert Grego aka Bobby Gregg, died aged 78. He was musician (drums) and record producer, he was member of the band The Hawks, which later become known as The Band. Gregg was best known for his work with Bob Dylan (Like a Rolling Stone), Simon & Garfunkel (The Sound of Silence), Peter, Paul & Mary and John Cale.

Simon & garfunkel: Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.

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On October 19, 1964, “Columbia” label released “Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.”, the debut Simon & Garfunkel album. It was recorded March 1964, and was produced by Tom Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Paul Simon – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo
  • Art Garfunkel – vocals
  • Barry Kornfeld – acoustic guitar
  • Bill Lee – acoustic bass

Track listing:

  1. You Can Tell the World – Bob Gibson, Bob Camp
  2. Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream – Ed McCurdy
  3. Bleecker Street – Paul Simon
  4. Sparrow – traditional, arr. Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel
  5. Bendictus – traditional, arr. Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel
  6. The Sound of Silence – Paul Simon
  7. He Was My Brother – Paul Kane
  8. Peggy-O – traditional, arr, Paul Simon
  9. Go Tell It on the Mountain – traditional, arr. Paul Simon
  10. The Sun Is Burning – Ian Campbell
  11. The Times They Are a-Changin – Bob Dylan
  12. Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. – Paul Simon

Simon & Garfunkel: Sounds Of Silence

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Sounds of Silence

On January 17, 1966, “Columbia” label released “Sounds of Silence” the second Simon & Garfunkel studio album. It was recorded March 1964 – December 1965, and was produced by Bob Johnston. In 2013, the album was inducted in the “Library of Congress in the National Recording Registry”, due to its “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”

Personnel:

  • Paul Simon – lead vocals, guitar
  • Art Garfunkel – lead vocals
  • Fred Carter, Jr. – guitar
  • Glen Campbell – guitar
  • Joe South – guitar
  • Larry Knechtel – keyboards
  • Joe Osborn – bass guitar
  • Hal Blaine – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Simon, except where noted.

  1. The Sound of Silence
  2. Leaves That Are Green
  3. Blessed
  4. Kathy’s Song
  5. Somewhere They Can’t Find Me
  6. Anji – Davey Graham
  7. Homeward Bound
  8. Richard Cory
  9. A Most Peculiar Man
  10. April Com She Will
  11. We’ve Got a Groovy Thing Goin
  12. I Am A Rock