Album
Sounds Of Silence
1966 · Rock, Folk, World, & Country
107 collectors on Gatefold own this
Sounds Of Silence is a Rock album by Simon & Garfunkel, originally released in 1966. On Gatefold: 340 pressings tracked, owned by 107 collectors.
About
Paul Simon was performing solo in England and Art Garfunkel was attending graduate school when “The Sounds Of Silence” topped the singles charts in January 1966. Its success prompted them to re-form as a duo and record an album named for their unexpected hit single. Released later that year, <i>Sounds Of Silence</i> features the fine-etched songwriting and luminous harmonies that would typify later S&G albums in still more refined form. Its songs — even those dressed up in electric rock arrangements — are mostly rooted in acoustic folk traditions. “April Come She Will,” “Leaves That Are Green” and “Kathy’s Song” are slightly formal musings on love and aging, graced by the melodic brilliance Simon would develop in the years ahead. “Richard Cory” and “A Most Peculiar Man” are social commentaries wrapped in character sketches. Paul and Art lighten up a little for the lightly-rocking “Somewhere They Can’t Find Me” and “We’ve Got A Groovey Thing Goin’.” Existential angst and folk-rock instrumentation come together on the title song and “I Am A Rock,” as uplifting musically as they are downbeat lyrically. Overall, the first stirrings of the duo’s future greatness can be heard loud and clear on <i>Sounds Of Silence</i>.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1The Sounds Of Silence3:02
- A2Leaves That Are Green2:21
- A3Blessed3:14
- A4Kathy's Song3:16
- A5Somewhere They Can't Find Me2:34
- A6Angie2:15
Side B
- B1Richard Cory2:56
- B2A Most Peculiar Man2:29
- B3April Come She Will1:49
- B4We've Got A Groovey Thing Goin'1:55
- B5I Am A Rock2:50
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- jangly
- earnest
- pastoral
Earliest U.S. vinyl pressings meet all of the following criteria for the covers and labels:
Covers…
- Front cover has SIMON & GARFUNKEL in white lettering and, beneath it, SOUNDS OF SILENCE in blue.
- No song listing is included on the front cover nor in the box at the bottom of the back cover.
- On the back cover, Tiger Beat magazine is shown in both pictures of Art Garfunkel (jacket pocket and in-hand). The images of Tiger Beat magazine were subsequently removed.
- Track A6 is shown as “Angie” on the back cover. This was subsequently changed to “Anji”.
Labels…
- Columbia ‘two-eye’ labels.
- Track A6 is shown as “Angie”. This was subsequently changed to “Anji”.
- For standard labels*, songwriting credit for track A6 is to “B. Jansch”. The songwriting credit for track A6 on the labels were subsequently changed to “D. Graham” (and the song as “Anji”).
- The word "NONBREAKABLE" is present* to the left of the hole. At the start of 1967, in January, Columbia stopped including the word on its labels.
- For stereo labels only, "MASTERWORKS" is in the rim text at the bottom label for first presses, which was used by Columbia for a very short time, between c. December 1965 and c. January 1966.
[*Songwriting credits and "NONBREAKABLE" were not included on the early promo labels of the release.]
Unlike the original US release, the UK version already includes the song Homeward Bound.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Art GarfunkelLEAD VOCALS
- Paul SimonGUITAR LEAD VOCALS
107 collectors on Gatefold own this · 340 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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