Simon & Garfunkel

Simon & Garfunkel – The Complete Studio Albums Collection (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:37:03 minutes | 3,37 GB | Genre: Folk Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia/Legacy

This collection includes all duo’s five studio albums, released between 1964 and 1970, all remastered from first generation analog sources. The albums are: “Wednesday Morning, 3AM”, “Sounds Of Silence”, “Parsely, Sage Rosemary And Thyme”, “Bookends”, “Bridge Over Troubled Water”.

The most successful folk-rock duo of the 1960s, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel crafted a series of memorable hit albums and singles featuring their choirboy harmonies, ringing acoustic and electric guitars, and Simon’s acute, finely wrought songwriting. The pair always inhabited the more polished end of the folk-rock spectrum and was sometimes criticized for a certain collegiate sterility. Many also feel that Simon, as both a singer and songwriter, didn’t truly blossom until he began his own hugely successful solo career in the 1970s.

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Simon & Garfunkel – The Complete Studio Albums Collection (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 02:37:03 minutes | 5,71 GB | Genre: Folk Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia/Legacy

This collection includes all duo’s five studio albums, released between 1964 and 1970, all remastered from first generation analog sources. The albums are: “Wednesday Morning, 3AM”, “Sounds Of Silence”, “Parsely, Sage Rosemary And Thyme”, “Bookends”, “Bridge Over Troubled Water”.

The most successful folk-rock duo of the 1960s, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel crafted a series of memorable hit albums and singles featuring their choirboy harmonies, ringing acoustic and electric guitars, and Simon’s acute, finely wrought songwriting. The pair always inhabited the more polished end of the folk-rock spectrum and was sometimes criticized for a certain collegiate sterility. Many also feel that Simon, as both a singer and songwriter, didn’t truly blossom until he began his own hugely successful solo career in the 1970s.

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Simon & Garfunkel – Simon & Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits (1972/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 44:22 minutes | 1,57 GB | Genre: Pop Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia Records

#293 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time

First released in 1972, this compilation album remains one of the favorites in Simon & Garfunkel’s catalog. In the same month that the Greatest Hits was released, Simon & Garfunkel performed a reunion concert to benefit the presidential campaign of Sen. George McGovern. Rather than release a straightforward greatest hits album to coincide with the concert, they instead opted to include live versions of some of their most personal songs.

At that time, Simon & Garfunkel had not yet released a live album, and the inclusion of those few live tracks helped push the album to the Top 5 on the U.S. albums chart. The Greatest Hits‘ success was all the more remarkable because Simon & Garfunkel’s previous five studio albums were still selling at a strong pace, indicating how much they were missed since breaking up two years earlier.

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Simon & Garfunkel – Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. (1964/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 32:04 minutes | 1,19 GB | Genre: Pop Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia

The duo recorded their first album as Simon & Garfunkel in 1964, producing a record that sounds different from the music they released in later years. Between the release of Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. and their second album, Simon & Garfunkel would score a major folk-rock hit with The Sound Of Silence. This album includes the original acoustic version of that song, along with early signs of Paul Simon’s growing songwriting ability on favorites like “Sparrow” and “The Sounds of Silence”.

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Simon & Garfunkel – The Concert In Central Park (Live) (1982/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:18:04 minutes | 2,69 GB | Genre: Folk Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Legacy Recordings

Recorded at a benefit concert in Central Park, New York City in 1981, The Concert in Central Park was a live album by Simon & Garfunkel. The concert showcased hit songs from their career as a duo, as well as music from their solo careers as well.

Simon & Garfunkel reunited on September 19, 1981, to perform a free concert in Central Park, New York City. This two-record set presents some of the duo’s biggest hits in a live context, and also allows listeners a chance to hear what many Simon solo numbers could sound like in S&G mode.

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Simon & Garfunkel – Sounds Of Silence (1966/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 29:28 minutes | 1,08 GB | Genre: Pop Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia

Following the success of The Sound Of Silence, which was transformed into a folk-rock hit, Simon & Garfunkel returned to the studio in 1965 to record their second album. Sounds Of Silence includes the title track as well as other songs that have stood the test of time, including: “I Am a Rock”, “Richard Cory” and “Anji”. The record peaked at number 13 on the UK albums chart and 21 on the US charts in 1966.

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Simon & Garfunkel – Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme (1966/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 28:47 minutes | 1,04 GB | Genre: Folk Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia – Legacy

After the release of Sounds Of Silence, Simon & Garfunkel spent more time developing their next album. The result was Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, a music masterpiece. On “Scarborough Fair/Canticle,” the duo used vocal overdubs and instrumentation to weave together a traditional song and anti-war protest to stunning effect. The album also includes classics like “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy),” “Cloudy,” “Homeward Bound,” and “For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her.” Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme reached number 4 on the US Billboard 200 chart in 1966.

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Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 37:21 minutes | 1,36 GB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia

Bridge over Troubled Water is the final album by Simon & Garfunkel. Released in 1970, the album featured several singles that have become famous Simon & Garfunkel songs, including “Bridge over Troubled Water”, “The Boxer”, and “Cecilia”. The album was incredibly successful, topping charts in over ten countries and receiving two Grammy Awards, plus four more for the title song. It has been ranked at #51 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The album has been certified 8x Platinum in the US and 10x Platinum in the UK.

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Simon & Garfunkel – Bookends (1968/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 29:46 minutes | 1,04 GB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia

Released in 1968, Bookends was Simon & Garfunkel’s fourth studio album and was a concept album exploring a life journey from childhood to old age. The second side of the album also contained a number of songs that were unused material from the soundtrack for the movie The Graduate. One of the biggest hits from the album was the song “Mrs. Robinson”, which hit #1 on the singles charts. Bookends was considered a breakthrough album for the duo, and it topped the charts in the US and the UK. The album has been certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA.

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Simon & Garfunkel – The Graduate OST (1968/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 37:08 minutes | 1,33 GB | Genre: Pop
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front Cover | Source: HDTracks | © Columbia

The Graduate is an album of songs from the soundtrack of Mike Nichols’ movie The Graduate, featuring many songs from the folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel as well as several instrumental pieces by Dave Grusin. The music meshed perfectly with the themes of the film, the album topped the charts, and it introduced Simon & Garfunkel to a wider audience. (more…)