PAUL SIMON LIVE RECORDING 1965. A cassette tape containing approx 39 minutes of a recording made of Paul Simon performing live at Brentwood Folk Club in the summer of 1965. Local radio broadcaster Dennis Rookard made the recording with the permission of Paul Simon, and later in his life made a copy to present to the current vendor on their 40th birthday.
The tracklist runs as follows:
Old Blue,
What Did You Learn at School Today,
George Crumpet,
Daddy’s Taking Us To The Zoo Tomorrow,
Leaves That Are Green,
You Can Tell The World,
Bingo,
Children,
Go Where I Send Thee,
Man of Constant Sorrow,
Autumn to May,
The Sound of Silence.
The recording captures well the atmosphere of the busy club, and is of decent quality considering the technical limitations. The cassette is sold with a hand signed letter sent circa 1996 from Dennis Rookard to the current vendor detailing his gift of the cassette.
It is on auction at a starting price of 700 GBP.
Paul Simon - 'Time it was...it was' 
Poor old Dennis Rookard who honoured an agreement of never publishing would have been mortified to know that his copy given with the same condition of not being made published is now broken
Knowing Dennis am sure the transfer won’t be that wonderful. He may have the last laugh from up there in the sky
Well he could have known what could happen when you give people rarities. The accompanying letter does not mention it.
Anyway, I certainly would like to hear those songs.
I already perceived this auction was going on last week. Of course I am digging out all Paul Simon stuff and I have found the following link for you. I did not share with anyone else because I wanted this to share with you. The tape is running fro 10 minutes. It is really worth listening to. Anyway the most important song about Paul Simon`s girlfriend Kathy Chitty is to be listened to.
I hope you all will enjoy this stuff. It has been recorded by BBCEssex in 2014:
PAUL SIMON AT THE BRENTWOOD FOLK CLUB 50 YEARS AGO
12 apr. 2014 14:52
Essex County Council archivist on a recording of Paul Simon at the Essex Folk Club at the Railway Hotel in Brentwood in 1964 and Marc Eliot, Simon’s biographer on how important the Essex years were
(By the way I was able to download the book about Paul simon wrote in 2010 Title “Paul Simon A Life”. Please let me know if you wanna have it and I will send the downloadlink to you):
Hi Corry, thanks your comment. Will try the link for the 15-minute extract shortly. You mention the book “Paul Sime – A life” did you like that book?
On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 10:23 PM Paul Simon – 'Time it was…it was' wrote:
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More Paul Simon news availabe now. I do not have the slightest idea how far Rob has been informed until now.
Anyway I will split my Paul Simon new into two parts.
The first part is about the beginning of his solo career in 1974.
One week a bootleg was posted referring to Paul Simon`s first solo tour. It started on 0.02.194 at Detroit: Short info for this moment:
Paul Simon
Masonic Temple
Detroit, Michigan
February 2, 1974
Today a second bootleg has been posted regarding this tour Paul Simon held in JAPAN. Togehter with Urubamba en the Jesse Dixob Singers.
Paul Simon
Aichi-ken Taiikukan
Nagoya, Japan
April 5, 1974
I have the entire setlists and picturematerial as well on my laptop available.
Guess Rob will know me for sure. I have to remember him tot the Paul Simon solo performance in 1965 in De Waag In Haarlem.
Rob: if you wanna have more detailed informatiion about these two gigs pls be so kind to write me back
Pls do not mind I am ONLY a Paul Simon fan after having listened to parts of Robert Hilburn`s audiobook ‘Paul Simon The Life’ and some additonal stuff last night.
Do not expect me to write anything about ‘the other half’I am not able to. Sorry
Anyway A GREAT EVENT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED REGARDING PAUL SIMON:
The Great Americans Medal
at the
National Museum of American History
Paul Simon will be the sixth recipient of the Great Americans Medal on September 18, 2019
Pls check out this link It is the original one from which I received this news on Twitter
https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/smithsonian-presents-great-americans-medal-honoree-paul-simon
Last but not least: I also have a Paul Simon Facebook-account. Just a few friends but this does not beother me at all you know.
I am very aware of my Dutch history in the past starting when the Dutch went on their ship for exploring the world. I am very aware of the dark site of my Dutch history. This is why I pay a special attention to two particular musicians who are playing – now on occassion – In Paul Simon`s band. Last time was in August on the West Coast of the USA and also in Hawaii Mai Paul Simons new partial ‘homeland’.
Their names are the long lasting member Bakithi Kumalo playing with Paul Simon from the time he spent is South Africa recording GRACELAND!
The second one is BIODUN KUTI. He is the ‘re placement’ of the far to young pasted away great West African guitarist Vincent Nfguini.
Biodun Kuti is the new member in Paul Simon`s band and he is an exellent multitalented guitarist and music player on other instruments. Coming also form West Africa NIGERIA
It does me feel HUMBLE for being a descendant of a former colonial country to have these to giants among my friends.
If you wanna see what I am posting (honestly you are the first I am telling these things because I am accustomed to be a modest person):
Unfortunately I was forced to use the name of my ex-husband but it is DEFINITELT ME:
Pls check out I am posting on this page each day:
https://www.facebook.com/CorryLieverse
Paul Simon
Done for today: looking forward to you answering me
Kind regards/groeten Rob
Corry Hoekman
For those who want to listen to this Radio item, here it is: https://mega.nz/#!qtYHDI7I!V0LgUeiZEWdC9GTFmGDRILUNEATbGHHfmnv5ciy00ns