SIMON & GARFUNKEL Golden Grand Prix 30

(Rare 1977 Japanese CBS Sony label 30-track 2-LP vinyl LP set

SIMON & GARFUNKEL Golden Grand Prix 30 (Rare 1977 Japanese CBS Sony label 30-track 2-LP vinyl LP set, housed in a gold embossed pasted gatefold picture sleeve including integral 6-page illustrated booklet with lyrics, notes on the recordings andalbum discography, plus additional Japanese lyric sheet and 'Golden Grand Prix 30' series obi-strip! 40AP451~2).

Tracklisting / Additional Info: 1. The Sounds Of Silence
2. Mrs Robinson
3. Cecilia
4. Scarborough Fair/Canticle
5. Bookends Theme
6. Fakin' It
7. For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
8. I Am A Rock
9. El Condor Pasa
10. Old Friends
11. A Hazy Shade Of Winter
12. Leaves That Are Green
13. Baby Driver
14. He Was My Brother
15. 7 O'Clock News/Silent Night
16. Bridge Over Troubled Water
17. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
18. April Come She Will
19. Kathy's Song
20. The Dangling Conversation
21. The Only Living Boy In The New York
22. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright
23. The Boxer
24. America
25. Homeward Bound
26. At The Zoo
27. A Most Pecuilar Man
28. Anji
29. Flowers Never Bend With Rain Fall
30. Bye Bye Love


Year of Release: 1977 - 31 years old
Artist: Simon & Garfunkel
Title: Golden Grand Prix 30

Format: DOUBLE LP
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Record Label: CBS Sony
Catalogue No: 40AP451~2
Country of Origin: Japan