- Audio CD (Aug 28 2001)
- Number of Discs: 5
- Format: Box set, Limited Edition, Best of
- Label: Sony
- ASIN: B00005NKKU
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #16,236 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. You Can Tell The World | |||
| 2. Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream | |||
| 3. Bleecker Street | |||
| 4. Sparrow | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. The Sound Of Silence | |||
| 2. Leaves That Are Green | |||
| 3. Blessed | |||
| 4. Kathy's Song | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. Scarborough Fair/Canticle | |||
| 2. Patterns | |||
| 3. Cloudy | |||
| 4. Homeward Bound | |||
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| Disc: 4 | |||
| 1. Bookends Theme | |||
| 2. Save The Life Of My Child | |||
| 3. America | |||
| 4. Overs | |||
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| Disc: 5 | |||
| 1. Bridge Over Troubled Water | |||
| 2. El Conder Pasa (If I Could) | |||
| 3. Cecilia | |||
| 4. Keep The Customer Satisfied | |||
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Product Description
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Though the American folk movement of the early '60s would influence bands like the Byrds and Buffalo Springfield and a score of oh-so-sensitive '70s singer-songwriters, its two most looming successes during the decade--Bob Dylan and Simon and Garfunkel--couldn't have seemed more disparate. While Dylan turned hard-left, outraging many a folk purist by zealously embracing rootsy blues-rock and its electrified cacophony, S&G veered toward the center, equally infuriating snooty pundits by embracing a Top 40 pop sense whose ostensible shallowness often belied its rich musical diversity. In retrospect, Simon and Garfunkel's career as a duo was remarkably brief (five albums in six years), if no less commercially potent (a slew of Top 40 singles, two Number One albums, and the requisite handful of Grammy Awards). This box set compiles digitally remastered versions of the original S&G albums, each expanded to include bonus tracks (mostly previously unissued demos with a few scattered outtakes, the quartet on Sounds of Silence the best of the lot) and a booklet featuring new notes for each album and song lyrics. It's a rewarding journey, wending from the almost slavish folk devotion of Wednesday Morning 3 AM through the greeting-card iconoclasm of Sounds of Silence, the madrigal-pop of Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme to the increasingly impressionistic lyrical landscape of Bookends. It also covers the rich musical tapestry of Bridge over Troubled Waters, which foreshadowed Simon's own diverse solo career by embracing everything from the Everlys and Jan & Dean to Andean folk and R&B. --Jerry McCulley
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great music, but 5 CDs?,
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This review is from: The Columbia Studio Recordings, 1964-1970 (5CD) (Audio CD)
This is undeniably wonderful music, among the best of its time -- and that's saying something since S&G's recorded history from 1964-70 exactly overlaps that of the Beatles. I could listen to it over and over and never grow tired of it. (Well, maybe the first CD is a bit tiresome, but that's a minor quibble.) And while I love the idea of reissuing the 5 CDs exactly as they were originally released, with the covers and labels and everything, I can't help feeling just a little cheated. I noticed each CD has about 30-45 minutes of music, even with the bonus tracks. You could certainly fit it all onto 3 or maybe 4 CDs and save a bit of money. At full price, this isn't a bargain. But if you can find it on sale -- as I did, for half-price -- then it's a good deal. This is beautiful music. Own it, definitely. Just watch out for the price.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Columbia (Sony): always a step behind,
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This review is from: The Columbia Studio Recordings, 1964-1970 (5CD) (Audio CD)
Or maybe they're mocking at us? When I bought the first CDs of Columbia (S&G or Dylan's...) they did their best to put out the worst edition (bad photo covers, CD cases that didn't close well, lack of original liner notes and dreadful presentation on the surface of the compact discs -just look at Collected Works, you'll know what I mean). Now they they got better on that issue, but they still do the things wrong. I agree with the reviewers that critic the edition of this collection and Old Friends. Why do we have Old Friends (a good selection with rarities) and THEN the Collected Works with rarities? Why not release the Complete Works and THEN a Box Set with rarities (also they could put on Complete Works more rarities, I feel that any of the 5 CDs ended before I begun to listen to them). And now they're releasing a live 1967 concert. Good, good, keep it giving us their gems with a dropper, we'll get the music, but it's not the best way.S&G are more than five stars, Columbia is -2.
3.0 out of 5 stars
More Hiss Than On "Collected Works"?,
By Harry Tavitian (Zalka, Lebanon, The Middle-East) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Columbia Studio Recordings, 1964-1970 (5CD) (Audio CD)
I do have "Collected Works", but could not resist the temptation of buying the recently released expanded versions of the original albums. I had to pay more and buy all five CDs individually, as I could not find the box set in this country. Naturally, I am quite pleased with the liner notes and bonus tracks, but I am rather disturbed by the hiss on these new discs. Digitally remastered from the original master tapes??? I thought that meant less hiss than the previous editions.
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