Simon & Garfunkel – The Lost BBC Sessions 1965

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Paul Simon visited England in 1964 and 1965 and got involved with the burgeoning folk-music movement in the country. Whilst in London, he stayed with Judith Piepe, champion of political activists and curator of a folk cellar at St Anne’s Church in Soho. She convinced the Reverend Roy Trevivian, a BBC radio producer, to record Paul in a session for the religious programme Five To Ten for transmission in May 1965. Art Garfunkel came to visit Paul during the Summer and together, the friends recorded sessions in London. The original BBC tapes were long thought to have been lost, but luckily they resurfaced in 2001. These early versions of Simon’s songs, some well-known, some less so, have a raw and authentic quality.

Tracklist:

01 Paul Simon– The Sound Of Silence
02 Paul Simon– April Come She Will
03 Paul Simon– A Most Peculiar Man
04 Paul Simon– Bleecker Street
05 Simon & Garfunkel– Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
06 Simon & Garfunkel– Sparrow
07 Simon & Garfunkel– On The Side Of A Hill
08 Simon & Garfunkel– I Am A Rock
09 Simon & Garfunkel– A Church Is Burning
10 Simon & Garfunkel– Anji
11 Simon & Garfunkel– Sparrow / Don't Cry Lady
12 Simon & Garfunkel– Somewhere They Can't Find Me
13 Simon & Garfunkel– I Wish You Could Be Here
14 Simon & Garfunkel– Blessed
15 Simon & Garfunkel– Bad News Feeling
16 Paul Simon– The Northern Line

01-04 BBC Radio Five To Ten - January 27th 1965
05-10 BBC Radio July 1965
11-15 BBC Radio 1965
16 BBC Radio 1964

I found these recordings some time ago on the internet. Sounds very fine. Check the samples in the comments.

Uploaded on TTD 2021 otober by ivanhoooo

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