Paul Simon - Original Album Classics is a 5CD box set with original artwork 'mini LP' CD wallets in deluxe packaging. It contains the albums Paul Simon, Songs From Capeman, Hearts And Bones, You’re The One & There Goes Rhymin' Simon
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Paul Simon - Original Album Classics is a 5CD box set with original artwork 'mini LP' CD wallets in deluxe packaging. It contains the albums Paul Simon, Songs From Capeman, Hearts And Bones, You’re The One & There Goes Rhymin' Simon
1Mother and Child Reunion2Duncan3Everything Put Together Falls Apart4Run That Body Down5Armistice Day6Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard7Peace Like a River8Papa Hobo9Hobo's Blues10Paranoia Blues11Congratulations12Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard13Duncan14Paranoia Blues (Unreleased Version)
1Kodachrome2Tenderness3Take Me to the Mardi Gras4Something so Right5One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor6American Tune7Was a Sunny Day8Learn How to Fall9St. Judy's Comet10Loves Me Like a Rock11Let Me Live In Your City12Take Me to the Mardi Gras (Acoustic Demo)13American Tune (Unfinished Demo)14Loves Me Like a Rock (Acoustic Demo)
1Allergies2Hearts and Bones3When Numbers Get Serious4Think Too Much (b)5Song About the Moon6Think Too Much (a)7Train in the Distance8Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War9Cars Are Cars10The Late Great Johnny Ace11Shelter of Your Arms (Unreleased Work-In-Progress)12Train in the Distance (Original Acoustic Demo)13Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War (Original Acoustic Demo)14The Late Great Johnny Ace (Original Acoustic Demo)
1Adios Hermanos2Born in Puerto Rico3Satin Summer Nights - Paul Simon & Marc Anthony4Bernadette5The Vampires6Quality7Can I Forgive Him8Sunday Afternoon - Ednita Nazario9Killer Wants to Go to College10Time Is an Ocean - Marc Anthony & Rubén Blades11Virgil12Killer Wants to Go to College II13Trailways Bus14Shoplifting Clothes15Born in Puerto Rico (Demo with Jose Feliciano) - Paul Simon with José Feliciano16Can I Forgive Him (Original Demo)
1That's Where I Belong2Darling Lorraine3Old4You're the One5The Teacher6Look at That7Señorita with a Necklace of Tears8Love9Pigs, Sheep and Wolves10Hurricane Eye11Quiet12That's Where I Belong (Live)13Old (Live)14Hurricane Eye (Live)
When Simon & Garfunkel called it a day in 1970; Paul Simon wasted no time in establishing his (later) highly successful and respectable solo career.
Self-titled debut album - released in 1972 - is a flawless classic.featuring UK hit singles; Mother and child reunion and Me and Julio down by the school yard - not a filler or below par song in sight!
Continuing the following year with the second or sophomore album: There goes ryhmin' Simon - continues with relentless excellence - and eclectic musical styles,and interesting subject matters and observations.includes: Kodachrome and Take me to the Mardi gras.
These two albums,along with; Hearts and bones (1983),Songs from the capeman (1997) and You're the one (2000) - are included on the 'Original album classics' box set first released in 2004.
Hearts and bones - is by no means a let down,but not quite the same 'wow factor' of the previous two albums.one track to highlight is: The late great Johnny ace - a Wonderful tribute to John Lennon.
Fourth album: songs from the caveman - is Paul Simon's most socially/politically observed l.p. release to date (1997).It sees him tackle issue of a Puerto Rican man's miscarriage of justice for a crime he didn't commit - a true story - apparently,that reaches a happy conclusion with his eventual release.featuring co-lead male and female vocals (uncredited on this release),it also finds PS in quite an angry mood with expletives used several times throughout the album - quite unnecessary on the whole.
Fifth and final inclusion: You're the one - is for me the weakest but by no means awful album in the collection.two cherry pickers of mine; Old and Hurricane eye - both excellent songs.
All five albums include; bonus tracks,demo's,acoustic versions,live versions etc - and enhances the whole package very well.
- Mark
Each album is class. From folk to world music but always beautifully written and played. Full of atmosphere and soundtracks to life.
- Karl