 From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy, in its original Columbia factory sleeve. This is a beautiful, copy of the duo's second big hit from their best and, sadly, final album, Bridge Over Troubled Water. What the heck is that rhythm section doing, by the way? Anybody ever figure it out (without looking at the session notes)? By the way, it's not your imagination  the 45 rpm version of "Cecilia" is speeded up from the LP version, which probably explains why the track is only 2:40 on the 45 but 2:55 on the LP. (!) I actually measured it by recording a snippet of the 45 (have a listen!). That segment is 2 seconds shorter from the 45 (1:43:66) than from the LP (1:45:713). Another reason why collecting 45s is so rewarding. Maybe you wondered if the LP version of "Cecilia" sounded slow all these years, but couldn't figure out why. Now you know... and you weren't imagining it! It's also worth noting that "Cecilia" was really the first recording that showed how much in love with complex rhythms Paul Simon had become. (And what a master producer as well!) Many of his solo releases demonstrate that passion, starting with his first single, "Mother And Child Reunion," which was one of the first hits with a reggae/ska rhythm by someone not from Jamaica. But in particular I think of his great single Late In The Evening (from the failed album/movie, One Trick Pony), and his entire Graceland and Rhythm of the Saints albums. Note: This copy has light storage wear that lowers the Label grade to Near Mint. The wax and audio are pristine.
Condition Detail:Label: M- | Vinyl: M | Audio: MWritten by: Paul Simon (A&B)Produced by: P. Simon-A. Garfunkel-R. HaleeChart info: #4p in April 1970Track time(s): A: 2:40 | B: 3:59Mix: MonoOther info: Contains a remixed version of the LP track.
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| More 45's by Simon & Garfunkel |
  At The Zoo (M), Columbia 33121 , 1967: $7.50 |
| Bridge Over Troubled Water (M-), Columbia HOF 33187, 1970: $8.00 |
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| Fakin' It (M), Columbia 33121, 1967: $7.50 |
| Homeward Bound (M-), Columbia HOF 33096, 1966: $8.00 |
| I Am A Rock/ Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall (M-), Columbia 43617, 1966: $20.00 |
| Mrs. Robinson/ Old Friends-Bookends (M), Columbia 44511, 1968: $25.00 |
| The Dangling Conversation/ The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine (M-), Columbia 43728, 1966: $20.00 |
| The Sounds of Silence (M-), Columbia HOF 33096, 1965: $8.00 |
| Wake Up Little Susie/ Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard (M), WB 50053, 1982: $7.00 |
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 American Tune/ One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor by Paul Simon (M), Columbia 45900, 1973: $14.00 |
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| Free Man In Paris/ People's Parties by Joni Mitchell (M), Asylum 11041, 1974: $15.00 |
| Goin' Back/ Change Is Now by The Byrds (M-), Columbia 44362, 1967: $20.00 |
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| One Tin Soldier/ Live For Tomorrow by The Original Caste (M-), T-A 186, 1969: $12.50 |
| Promises/ Watch Out For Lucy by Eric Clapton (M-), RSO 1039, 1978: $10.00 |
| Proof/ The Coast by Paul Simon (M), WB 19464, 1991: $6.00 |
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