1967: January 22nd concert in the New York Times

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“Wow Carnegie Hall” says Art Garfunkel before start singing ‘Leave that are green”.

Next week it will be 48 years ago that Simon & Garfunkel played New York City’s Philharmonic Hall. Still at the beginning of their career with two albums (“Sounds of Silence”, “Parseley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme”) released on Columbia Records, this was a wonderful concert at the start of 1967.

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On the left is the announcement of the concert that night (Janaury 22) and on the right the review of the concert which was published on the 23rd.

The concert was eventually released – not completely – in 2002 as “Simon & Garfunkel – Live from New York City, 1967” (Columbia/Legacy 5080679) after parts of it had appeared on the triple cd-set “Old Friends”.

And Carnegie Hall? Well that woul have to wait untill 1968

Simon & Garfunkel – Complete Albums Collection set for release

By the end of November this year Columbia Legacy Recordings will be releasing

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Complete Albums Collection

The most comprehensive Simon & Garfunkel library anthology ever assembled, The Complete Albums Collection includes the duo’s five studio masterpieces (first released between 1964 and 1970), newly remastered from first generation analog sources, and first-time remasters of The Graduate (the groundbreaking motion picture soundtrack album released in 1968) and the long out-of-print The Concert in Central Park (recorded in 1981).

Albums included:
1. Wednesday Morning, 3AM
2. Sounds Of Silence
3. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
4. Bookends
5. Bridge Over Troubled Water
6. The Graduate
7. Greatest Hits
8. The Concert In Central Park (2 discs)
9. Old Friends
10. Live From New York City, 1967
11. Live 1969

Upcoming: 2015 European Tour Paul Simon & Sting

After they tour New-Zealand and Australia Paul and Sting will join forces again to tour Europe.

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STING & PAUL SIMON: ON STAGE TOGETHER
European Tour Itinerary 2015

March 12 Krakow, PL Krakow Arena CANCELLED
March 14 Prague, CZ O2 Arena CANCELLED
March 16 Berlin, DE O2 World On sale Sept. 19; Pre-Sale: Tue. Sept. 16, 10am – Thur. Sept. 18, 3pm
March 19 Oslo, NO Spektrum On sale Sept. 19; Pre-Sale: Tue. Sept. 16, 10am – Thur. Sept. 18, 3pm
March 20 Stockholm, SW Globe On sale Sept. 22; Pre-Sale: Tue. Sept. 16, 10am – Thur. Sept. 18, 3pm
March 22 Amsterdam, NE Ziggo Dome On sale Sept. 15; Pre-Sale: Tue. Sept. 9, 10am – Thur. Sept. 11, 3pm
March 23 Antwerp, BE Sportspaleis On sale Sept. 19; Pre-Sale: Tue. Sept. 16, 10am – Thur. Sept. 18, 3pm
March 25 Koln, DE Lanxess Arena On sale Sept. 19; Pre-Sale: Tue. Sept. 16, 10am – Thur. Sept. 18, 3pm
March 27 Zurich, CH Hallenstadion On sale Sept. 22; Pre-Sale: Tue. Sept. 16, 10am – Thur. Sept. 18, 3pm
March 28 Munich, DE Olympiahalle On sale Sept. 19; Pre-Sale: Tue. Sept. 16, 10am – Thur. Sept. 18, 3pm
March 30 Milan, IT Mediolanum Forum On sale Sept. 22; Pre-Sale: Tue. Sept. 16, 10am – Thur. Sept. 18, 3pm
April 1 Vienna, AU Wiender Stadthalle On sale Sept. 19; Pre-Sale: Tue. Sept. 16, 10am – Thur. Sept. 18, 3pm
April 3 Paris, FR Zenith On sale Sept. 22; Pre-Sale: Tue. Sept. 16, 10am – Thur. Sept. 18, 3pm
April 7 Dublin, IE 3Arena On sale Sept. 12; Pre-Sale: Tue. Sept. 9, 10am – Thur. Sept. 11, 3pm 
April 10 Glasgow, UK SSE Hydro On sale Sept. 12; Pre-Sale: Tue. Sept. 9, 10am – Thur. Sept. 11, 3pm
April 12 Birmingham, UK LG Arena On sale Sept. 12; Pre-Sale: Tue. Sept. 9, 10am – Thur. Sept. 11, 3pm
April 13 Manchester, UK Phones 4 U Arena On sale Sept. 12; Pre-Sale: Tue. Sept. 9, 10am – Thur. Sept. 11, 3pm
April 15 London, UK O2 Arena On sale Sept. 12; Pre-Sale: Tue. Sept. 9, 10am – Thur. Sept. 11, 3pm

1968: Forest Hill Stadium August 17

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New to our database is a ticket-stub for the August 17th concert:

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Peter who is selling this stub writes:
Hello again S&G fans. I’m offering for sale the Simon & Garfunkel ticket stub from their performance at Forrest Hills Tennis Stadium, Aug. 17, 1968. This stub was very important to me because S&G were from Queens, N.Y., the Forrest Hills Tennis Stadium was in Queens, N.Y. and I lived in Floral Park Queens. And although I wouldn’t call this a homecoming, I would say that S&G certainly had the “home field advantage”. I loved these guys. The stub is in very good condition, with only gentle handling stains. I’m asking $25.00 for this stub. Thanks all. 

Interested in buying Ticket Stubs?

Hello folks, I’m selling my collection of S&G ticket stubs. I’m a collector of ALL rock concert stubs dated from 1964 to 1969 (with an occasional later date). Here is a ticket stub from S&G at Painter’s MIll Music Fair, July 24, 1967. The venue was a small indoor / outdoor theater that hosted concerts and events in the small town of Owing Mills Maryland. A perfect venue for S&G. The stub is dated July 24 1967. Like most early stubs, the band name does NOT appear on the stub. But this site, along with many other sites confirms that this S&G concert took place.

I’m asking $30 for this exceptionally rare S&G stub. If you are interested, please contact me (Stephen) at somo1@aol.com

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1966: Did S&G tour with a backing band ??

We all know that Simon & Garfunkel had a backing band on their tour in the US in 1969. The Wrecking Crew or

Cyrkle Sundazed Frontmembers of that wonderful session band were backing during large parts of the shows. But now I have two source that tell that already in 1966 they had a backing with them on stage. This band consisted of members of the group The Cyrkle. This group had a major hit with Paul Simon’s song ‘Red Rubber Ball’.

The first source is the booklet of the cd ‘The Cyrkle – Red Rubber Ball’ (Sundazed SC 11108). It says:”through Barry Kornfeld’s connections, Dawes found himself playing bass in the first road group assembled to back a fledgling folk-rock duo called Simon & Garfunkel […] During this trip with Paul and Artie […]”(page 3) And  “In the period between Beatlesque gigs and signing with

GuitarPlayer1970Columbia, Tom Dawes soaked in the warm reception that folk-rock received in the many Simon &  Garfunkel concerts” (page 4)

The second source is the magazine “Guitar Player” of March 1970 (Volume 4, nr 2). The article here is about the 1969 concerts and wites: “For the first time in four years Simon and Garfunkel had musical background support”(page 21).

But now the question is: who were backing Simon & Garfunkel in 1966? We know that Tom Dawes was one of them. The complete The Cyrkle?

If yuou have any information about this and willing to share that here, that would be great!