 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 & 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.
Condition Detail:Label: M- | Vinyl: M- | Audio: MWritten by: Paul Simon (A&B)Produced by: Bob JohnstonChart info: #25p in August 1966Track time(s): A: 2:52 | B: 3:50Mix: Mono
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| More 45's by Simon & Garfunkel |
 A Hazy Shade of Winter (M-), Columbia HOF 33115 , 1966: $8.00 |
 At The Zoo (M), Columbia 33121, 1967: $7.50 |
| Bridge Over Troubled Water (M-), Columbia HOF 33187, 1970: $8.00 |
| Bridge Over Troubled Water/ Keep The Customer Satisfied (M-), Columbia 45079, 1970: $12.00 |
| Cecilia (M-), Columbia HOF 33187, 1970: $8.00 |
| Fakin' It (M), Columbia 33121, 1967: $7.50 |
| Homeward Bound (M-), Columbia HOF 33096, 1966: $8.00 |
| I Am A Rock/ Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall (M-), Columbia 43617, 1966: $20.00 |
| Mrs. Robinson/ Old Friends-Bookends (M-), Columbia HOF 33143, 1968: $9.00 |
| Mrs. Robinson/ Old Friends-Bookends (M), Columbia 44511, 1968: $25.00 |
| The Dangling Conversation (M), Columbia HOF 33115, 1966: $8.00 |
| The Dangling Conversation (M-), Columbia HOF 33115, 1966: $8.00 |
| The Sounds of Silence (M-), Columbia HOF 33096, 1965: $8.00 |
| Wake Up Little Susie/ Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard (M), WB 50053, 1982: $7.00 |
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 American Tune/ One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor by Paul Simon (M), Columbia 45900, 1973: $14.00 |
| Feelings/ Let Me Stay With You by Barry Mann (M-), Scepter 12281, 1970: $14.00 |
| Free Man In Paris/ People's Parties by Joni Mitchell (M), Asylum 11041, 1974: $15.00 |
| Goin' Back/ Change Is Now by The Byrds (M-), Columbia 44362, 1967: $20.00 |
| I Got You Babe/ It's Gonna Rain by Sonny & Cher (M-), Atco 6359, 1965: $25.00 |
| Military Madness/ Sleep Song by Graham Nash (M-), Atlantic 2827, 1971: $10.00 |
| One Tin Soldier/ Live For Tomorrow by The Original Caste (M-), T-A 186, 1969: $12.50 |
| Promises/ Watch Out For Lucy by Eric Clapton (M-), RSO 1039, 1978: $10.00 |
| Proof/ The Coast by Paul Simon (M), WB 19464, 1991: $6.00 |
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