
Robinson & Punky's Dilemma Are Probably Two Of The Very Best Songs Paul Simon Has Ever Written. The rear panel is pristine white and both seams and the spine are in perfect condition. I Would Easily Say This Is The Greatest Example Of An Album Using Pre Released Singles To Compliment The Nature Of The New Songs As Side 2 Is Such A Perfect Counterpoint To Side 1 And Then The Cherry On Top Is That The New Songs On Side 2, Mrs. In fact, apart from a tiny bruise to the tip pf the upper right corner, this really is 'as new'. the pristine front panel laminate is Perfectly clean & glossy with no 'thumbnail' wrinkles or wear of any other kind. This cover looks like it left the shops yesterday, let alone 51 years ago. The sound quality is flawless & wonderful throughout. Housed within a front laminated stickered 'STEREO' cover printed by the 'Upton Printing Group'.Ĭomplete with original CBS advertising inner-sleeveĪ rich and clear set showing just a couple of barely visible spindle trails around the side 1 centre hole.īoth playing surfaces are unmarked & 'as new' in strong daylight with just a couple of wispy paper hairlines beneath halogen light.

Matrix numbers: SBPG 63101 A4 & SBPG 63101 B1 ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.This true NEAR MINT UK STEREO pressing of their timeless 4th studio album is a 1968 1st pressing on the orange & black CBS label: S 63101 Previously appeared on Paul Simon's album Still Crazy After All These Years and Art Garfunkel's album Breakaway (both from 1975)Ĭharts Chart performance for Old Friends Chart (1998)Ĭertifications Certifications for Old Friends Region Previously unissued live recording (Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York) In fact, it kind of scared me how much of an impact the. " That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine" - 3:28 And thats what Ive come to discover that I love about Simon & Garfunkel they are absolute masters of emotive, transformative lyricism.Previously unissued live recording ( Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York) " The Only Living Boy in New York" - 4:00.Previously unissued live recording (Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, Vermont)įrom the album Bridge over Troubled Water (1970)įrom the album Bridge over Troubled Water

Previously unissued live recording ( Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, Vermont) It was produced by Paul Simon, Roy Halee and Art Garfunkel.

"We've Got a Groovy Thing Goin'" - 1:59įrom the album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme ( U.S. Today marks 55 years since the 1968 release of Simon & Garfunkel’s Bookends.Some of these outtakes subsequently appeared on both the reissues of Simon & Garfunkel's five studio albums as well as the later boxed set The Columbia Studio Recordings (1964-1970).įrom the album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. The three-disc anthology collects most of the duo's best-known works, and also includes previously unreleased outtakes. Old Friends is the second box set of Simon & Garfunkel songs, released in November 1997.
