On May 13, 1966, Simon & Garfunkel performed at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.
They also were interview for the Student Newspaper, he Vanderbilt Hustler was published a week later :
Copyright: Vanderbilt Hustler
Here are 4 new dates that have been added to the lists of 1966 and 1967. Two that still have to be confirmed. From the Amhest set there is even a setlist online available.
1966-02-19 Amherst, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Curry Hicks Cage, MA, USA [tbc]
Setlist:
01 Leaves that are green
02 He was my brother
03 Sparrow
04 I am a rock
05 Homeward bound
06 The sound of silence
Encores:
07 Teenage moron
08 I shal be free
1966-04-23 Worcester, Memorial Auditorium, MA, USA [tbc]
1966-04-29 (or 28) Washington D.C., American University, MD, USA [during Spring Weekend]
and from 1967:
1967-01-21 Blacksburg, Virginia Tech, Burruss Hall [student Government Weekend], VA, USA
And in 1968, when CBS had become CBS/Sony, released was the following EP:
Simon & Garfunkel – Sounds Of Silence
Label: CBS/Sony – SOPD-41
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo
Released in 1968
A1 The Sounds Of Silence
A2 Leaves That Are Green
B1 I Am A Rock
B2 We’ve Got A Groovy Thing Going
Here’s another nice release from CBS Japan.
As in most countries outside the USA, the first lp by Simon & Garfunkel that was released was the album ” Sounds of Silence”, in 1966. This album was recorded shortly after immense success of ” The sound of silence” which had become a Numer One hit at the end of 1965.
Above pictured is the CBS YS-659-C released In Japan in August 1966.It came with OBI and had a sheet with the lyrics:
CBS LL-894-C released in March 1966
The singles that were released from this album were:
CBS LL-864-C released January 1966: The Sound of silence / We’ve got a groovey thing goin’
LL-894-C released in March 1966: Homeward Bound / Leaves That Are Green
and CBS LL-938-C released in July 1966: I Am A Rock / A Most Peculiar Man
CBS LSS-500-C EP released in September 1966: Simon & Garfunkel – I am a rock
Probably in December of 1966 CBS in Japan released an album called:
“Last night I had the strangest dream” by Simon and Garfunkel.
This album was released in 1965 in the US as ” Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.” The rest of world, at least Europe, had to wait until 1968 for it became available. But here it already is in Japan, late 1966.
The songs are in different sequence as on the original.
Side A:
Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream
Bleecker Street
Sparrow
Benedictus
You Can Tell The World
The Sounds of Silence
Side B:
The Times The Are A-changing
Pegg-O
Go tell It On The Mountain
The Sun Is Burning
He Was My Brother
Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
The album was released with the sketche picture of Simon and Garfunkel, often used on their concertposters in 1966. Not with the usual picture of Simon & Garfunkel in the New York subway.
Released in Japan, CSB YS-711-C
In 1966 (February 12) Simon & Garfunkel appeared during a Winter Carnival show at University of Massachussets together with The Four Seasons and The Rovin’ Kind in The Curry Hicks Cage.
As so often Art Garfunkel’s name was misspelled, this time not as Garfunkle, but as Garfunckle.
On February 20th 1966 Simon Garfunkel performed at Pennsylvania State Univerisity, with pianist Peter Nero alson the bill that night
On March 5th singer Johnny Rivers was to perform at Florida State University in Gainsville, FL.
Rivers had to cancel and Simon & Garfunkel were ask to fill in the ‘gap’
Paul Simon had to fly in from Jamaica and Art from New York City:
and were interviewed about their recent success:
On May 1st of 1966 Simon & Garfunkel were scheduled to play at the American University in Washington DC:
Paul Simon - 'Time it was...it was' 