The album was recorded gradually over the period of a year, with production speeding up around the later months of 1967.

Much of the material was crafted alongside producer John Simon, who joined the recording when Paul Simon suffered from writer's block. Simon's lyrics concern youth, disillusionment, relationships, old age, and mortality. Side two largely consists of unused material for The Graduate soundtrack. Side one of the album marks successive stages in life, the theme serving as bookends to the life cycle. Bookends is a concept album that explores a life journey from childhood to old age. The duo had risen to fame two years prior with the albums Sounds of Silence and Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme and the soundtrack album for the 1967 film The Graduate. Produced by Paul Simon, Roy Halee and Art Garfunkel, the album was released on April 3, 1968, in the United States by Columbia Records. From the Bookends album released Apby Columbia Records. Bookends is the fourth studio album by Simon & Garfunkel. Bookends- Simon & Garfunkel short video with s&g song bookends. Simon & Garfunkel quietly slipped Bookends, their fourth album, into the bins with a whisper in March 1968.They are equal collaborators with producer/engineer Roy Halee in a multivalently layered song cycle observing the confusion of those seeking an elusive American Dream, wistfully reflecting on innocence lost forever to the cold winds of change. Rolling Stone reported the 79-year-old legend has inked a deal to sell his publishing rights to Sony Music Publishing, with the company purchasing 'the total collection of his catalogue.' No financial details were released regarding the deal.Includes digital download. It was announced this week that Paul Simon is the latest major musician to part with their songwriting catalogue. Paul Simon, whoВ remains estranged from Art Garfunkel, was asked if he often looks back on the Simon & Garfunkel days: SOUNDCUE (:16 OC. was out there)ДЇornatale went on to explain how Simon & Garfunkel were able to capture both the hearts and imaginations of an entire generation - and then some: SOUNDCUE (:37 OC. One of our great pleasures and hobbies is to share this music with other fans in a live setting, such as a birthday party, anniversary celebration, family reunion, or a coffee shop. Shortly before his 2012 death, legendary New York City DJ Pete Fornatale - who authored the book Simon And Garfunkel's Bookends - recalled that by the end of 1968 Simon & Garfunkel's fame had crossed generational boundaries in much the same way the Beatles' music had: SOUNDCUE (:30 OC. We are two brothers who grew up listening to and loving the music created by Paul and Artie. Paul Simon recently broke down the magic behind Simon & Garfunkel's classic sound: SOUNDCUEВ (:23 OC. Robinson' that appears in The Graduate: SOUNDCUE (:09 OC. Garfunkel shed light on the early version of 'Mrs. Robinson' nearly didn't become the theme to The Graduate: SOUNDCUE (:17 OC. The album, which featured such instant Paul Simon-written standards as 'America' and 'Old Friends/Bookends Theme,' was in truth only half a new album, and was padded out by the group's recent non-LP singles - 'A Hazy Shade Of Winter' (#13) from 19's 'At The Zoo' (#16) and 'Fakin' It' (#23).ДЄrt Garfunkel recalled to us how 'Mrs. Bookends was immediately heralded as a masterpiece of modern record making and a cultural signpost of its time. Robinson' single, issued on Apby Columbia Records. 'Old Friends' and Bookends were placed on the B-side of the 'Mrs. It appears twice on the track listing, as the first and last songs on side one of the original vinyl LP.

in Memphis, followed the soundtrack to The Graduate in the Number One spot on May 25th, 1968 for the first of seven non-consecutive weeks. 'Bookends', also known as 'Bookends Theme', is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fourth studio album, Bookends. Robinson,' which was by far the pair's biggest hit to date.Д«ookends, which was issued the day before the assassination of Dr. Bookends was propelled by Simon & Garfunkel's massive Number One hit that spring, 'Mrs. The album was coming off the success of the duo's songs being featured in Mike Nichols' blockbuster 1967 hit movie, The Graduate - the soundtrack for which topped the charts for nine non-consecutive weeks. It was 53 years ago Saturday (April 3rd, 1968) that Simon & Garfunkel released their fourth album, Bookends.

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