Paul Simon - The Paul Simon Songbook - VINYL LP

Vinyl LP pressing including digital download. The Paul Simon Songbook is the first solo studio album by Paul Simon. It was recorded in London and released in the UK in 1965 and was supposedly deleted in 1979 at Simon's request. Simon recorded the album at Levy's Recording Studio, 73 New Bond Street, London, over several dates in June 1965. Most of the songs required several takes. He only had one microphone for both his voice and his guitar. Paul Simon's musical career has spanned seven decades, with his fame and commercial success beginning as half of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, formed in 1964 with Art Garfunkel. The duo split up in 1970 at the height of their popularity and Simon began a successful solo career. Album Tracks DISC 1 1. I Am a Rock 2 41 2. Leaves That Are Green (Album Version) 2 30 3. A Church Is Burning (Album Version) 3 24 4. April Come She Will (Album Version) 1 48 5. The Sound of Silence 3 06 6. A Most Peculiar Man (Album Version) 2 23 DISC 2 1. He Was My Brother (Album Version) 2 46 2. Kathy's Song (Album Version) 3 29 3. The Side of a Hill 2 17 4. A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara'd Into Submission) (Album Version) 2 18 5. Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall 2 17 6. Patterns (Album Version) 3 03