{"title":"Simon \u0026 Garfunkel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe dulcet harmonies of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel remain one of the more cherished sounds of the Sixties. The music made by the Forest Hills, New York, natives was fueled by a mutual love of early rock and roll and a search for inspiration beyond the conventional borders of folk and pop. Simon teamed up musically with childhood acquaintance Garfunkel in high school. Using the alias Tom and Jerry, they recorded an Everly Brothers-style original (\"Hey, Schoolgirl\") that sold 150,000 copies. Reverting to their surnames, Simon and Garfunkel scored a folk-rock hit with \"The Sounds of Silence,\" one of the cornerstone songs of 1965 with its urbane, poetical lyrics and astute blend of folk and rock elements.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fakin-it-you-dont-know-where-your-interest-lies-1","title":"Fakin' It\/ You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere's a beautiful Mint copy of this underrated single... The B side is a rare non-LP track. Collector Nerd Alert: The A-side track time shows as 2:74 on the label... The company was \"fakin'\" on the time, which is actually 3:14.  Note: This 45 comes in a vintage Columbia Records factory sleeve. It has no notable flaws, grading Mint across the board (Labels, Vinyl, Audio).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Garfunkel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48514481193193,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/files\/simongarfunkel10.jpg?v=1752186083"},{"product_id":"i-am-a-rock-flowers-never-bend-with-the-rainfall","title":"I Am A Rock\/ Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall","description":"This single is gorgeous all the way around, including its dreamy, folky flip. This tune rounded out the duo's trio of top 10 hits that started their career, following \"Sounds of Silence\" and \"Homeward Bound.\" Experiencing a small crush of pent-up product after \"Sounds of Silence\" went to #1, the followup to that smash came from the duo's second album (not excluding their earlier \u003cem\u003eWednesday Morning\u003c\/em\u003e folk LP), \u003cem\u003eParsley, Sage, Rosemary \u0026amp; Thyme\u003c\/em\u003e. Shortly after, they went back to the \u003cem\u003eSounds of Silence\u003c\/em\u003e album to release this little gem.  Note: This copy comes in a vintage Columbia Records factory sleeve.  The B-side labels have a set of initials penned on it.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Garfunkel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48514999451881,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/files\/simongarfunkel15.jpg?v=1752194196"},{"product_id":"at-the-zoo-1","title":"At The Zoo \/ Fakin' It","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released on Columbia 44046. This is a  new copy of the gray label Columbia Hall of Fame reissue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Garfunkel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48515336732905,"sku":null,"price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/files\/atzoo.jpg?v=1755804845"},{"product_id":"i-am-a-rock-1","title":"I Am A Rock \/ Scarborough Fair\/Canticle","description":"Originally released on Columbia 43617. This tune rounded out the duo's trio of top 10 hits that started their career, following \"Sounds of Silence\" and \"Homeward Bound.\" Experiencing a small crush of pent-up product after \"Sounds of Silence\" went to #1, the followup to that smash came from the duo's second album (not excluding their earlier \u003cem\u003eWednesday Morning\u003c\/em\u003e folk LP), \u003cem\u003eParsley, Sage, Rosemary \u0026amp; Thyme\u003c\/em\u003e. Shortly after, they went back to the \u003cem\u003eSounds of Silence\u003c\/em\u003e album to release this little gem. This is a beautiful copy of the Columbia Hall of Fame reissue with the gray label, in its factory sleeve.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Garfunkel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48515600318697,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/files\/Classic45s-Generic-Record_64f9408d-6846-4c18-a897-e3e335808df1.webp?v=1755805180"},{"product_id":"the-dangling-conversation-the-big-bright-green-pleasure-machine-2","title":"The Dangling Conversation\/ The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine","description":"Not one of the duo's bigger hits, this one also always struck me as one of the songwriter's inspirations for the better-but-still-awfully-naval-gazing \"Fakin' It\" a year later. :-) It's just a bit precious lyrically, and don't even get me started on the B side. However, Simon was not only growing as a songwriter at this point, but also as a studio producer, and the resulting recording of \"The Dangling Conversation\" has a beauty that transcends whatever lyrical shortcomings its \"poem\" origins might have. And that's the reason it's a recording every Simon \u0026amp; Garfunkel fan should own: The vocals are sublime, as are the guitars and arrangement. Not to be missed.  Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Columbia Records factory sleeve. The record has Near Mint labels, and the audio preserved in the fragile styrene grooves is miraculously pristine Mint. I've graded the vinyl (styrene) Near Mint to reflect some very light signs of use\/storage.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Garfunkel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48516158030057,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/files\/simongarfunkel41.jpg?v=1752215873"},{"product_id":"mrs-robinson-old-friends-bookends-10","title":"Mrs. Robinson\/ Old Friends-Bookends","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a hard-to-find Simon \u0026amp; Garfunkel classic was featured in \u003cem\u003eThe Graduate\u003c\/em\u003e, the movie that launched Dustin Hoffman's career. In the film, Anne Bancroft played the notorious Mrs. Robinson. Collector Nerd Alert: This pressing does not mention the movie; I'm not sure if it preceded or followed the pressing that touts the film. Note: This copy comes in a vintage Columbia Records factory sleeve and has Mint labels and Near Mint vinyl and audio.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Garfunkel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48516228055273,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/files\/simongarfunkel42.jpg?v=1752217654"},{"product_id":"mrs-robinson-old-friends-bookends-11","title":"Mrs. Robinson\/ Old Friends-Bookends","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released on Columbia 44511.  This is a like-new copy of the original red-label Columbia Hall of Fame reissue, in its Hall of Fame factory sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Garfunkel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48516475715817,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/files\/simongarfunkel46.jpg?v=1752225294"},{"product_id":"the-sounds-of-silence-weve-got-a-groovey-thing-goin-5","title":"The Sounds of Silence\/ We've Got A Groovey Thing Goin'","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a beautiful copy of the duo's first hit (the regular version with overdubbed electric bass \u0026amp; guitar), blessed with styrene grooves that have preserved undistorted audio... a real treat! And yes, \"Groovey\" really is spelled like that on the label! :-)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe classic A side was a track from the duo's first LP, a pure folk endeavor called \u003cem\u003eWednesday Morning, 3 A.M.\u003c\/em\u003e. For this single, producer Tom Wilson overdubbed an electric guitar courtesy of Al Gorgoni, plus an electric bass and drums. (The single was also briefly available with the pure-folk version of the song.) The B side of the single appeared on the 1966 LP \u003cem\u003eSounds of Silence\u003c\/em\u003e, except with Groovy spelled correctly. With two electrified folk tracks on this single, then, Simon \u0026amp; Garfunkel officially followed Dylan and the Byrds into the widening new realm of Folk Rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: This 45 record comes in a vintage Columbia Records factory sleeve. It has Near Mint labels, and the vinyl (styrene) looks almost untouched. The audio has a touch of surface noise here and there but is otherwise strong and very close to Mint.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Garfunkel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48519590150377,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/files\/simongarfunkel6_f391a8b6-9189-48d2-b2b4-848e2a9df68a.jpg?v=1752233862"},{"product_id":"el-condor-pasa-why-dont-you-write-me-4","title":"El Condor Pasa\/ Why Don't You Write Me","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe music to the A side is arranged from an 18th century Peruvian folk song. The single earns a star from us on the strength of its terrific B side. Both tracks are from the \u003cem\u003eBridge Over Troubled Water\u003c\/em\u003e LP. Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Columbia Records factory sleeve. 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