Today [3/25/08] marks the official release of Simon & Garfunkel's LIVE 1969 album. Recorded on their tour following the completion of the recording of their studio album BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER, the LIVE 1969 album was to be their follow-up. But the breakup of the duo caused these live recordings to be shelved for nearly 40 years.
There were rumors last year that the album would finaly be released, but for some reason it disappeared from the radar again. Now, a year later, the album, on Columbia's Legacy label is being sold for a time exclusively through Starbucks.
On tour with the duo in 1969 (and present on these recordings) were some studio musicians that they'd worked with on their albums and with names well familiar to anyone who reads album credits: Hal Blaine, Joe Osborn, Larry Knechtel, and Fred Carter, Jr.
Track list:
"Homeward Bound" (11/15/69, Long Beach, Calif.)
"At the Zoo" (11/27/69, New York)
"The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" (11/8/69, Carbondale, Ill.)
"Song for the Asking" (11/15/69, Long Beach, Calif.)
"For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" (11/69, St. Louis, Mo.)
"Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (11/28/69, New York)
"Mrs. Robinson" (11/8/69, Carbondale, Ill.)
"The Boxer" (11/15/69, Long Beach, Calif.)
"Why Don't You Write Me" (11/15/69, Long Beach, Calif.)
"So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" (11/8/69, Carbondale, Ill.)
"That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine" (11/15/69, Long Beach, Calif.)
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" (11/28/69, New York)
"The Sound of Silence" (11/8/69, Carbondale, Ill.)
"I Am a Rock" (11/8/69, Carbondale, Ill.)
"Old Friends/Bookends Theme" (11/1/69, Toledo, Ohio)
"Leaves That Are Green" (11/31/69, Detroit)
"Kathy's Song" (11/69, St. Louis)
Though the copyright date of this release is 2008, the liner notes are dated July, 2007, indicating that the album was probably readied last year and held up - perhaps just to fit into the Starbucks release calendar. There is no indication on the digipak packaging that it's a Starbucks-only release, so it's likely to hit regular retail outlets at a later date.
Harry
There were rumors last year that the album would finaly be released, but for some reason it disappeared from the radar again. Now, a year later, the album, on Columbia's Legacy label is being sold for a time exclusively through Starbucks.
On tour with the duo in 1969 (and present on these recordings) were some studio musicians that they'd worked with on their albums and with names well familiar to anyone who reads album credits: Hal Blaine, Joe Osborn, Larry Knechtel, and Fred Carter, Jr.
Track list:
"Homeward Bound" (11/15/69, Long Beach, Calif.)
"At the Zoo" (11/27/69, New York)
"The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" (11/8/69, Carbondale, Ill.)
"Song for the Asking" (11/15/69, Long Beach, Calif.)
"For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" (11/69, St. Louis, Mo.)
"Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (11/28/69, New York)
"Mrs. Robinson" (11/8/69, Carbondale, Ill.)
"The Boxer" (11/15/69, Long Beach, Calif.)
"Why Don't You Write Me" (11/15/69, Long Beach, Calif.)
"So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" (11/8/69, Carbondale, Ill.)
"That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine" (11/15/69, Long Beach, Calif.)
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" (11/28/69, New York)
"The Sound of Silence" (11/8/69, Carbondale, Ill.)
"I Am a Rock" (11/8/69, Carbondale, Ill.)
"Old Friends/Bookends Theme" (11/1/69, Toledo, Ohio)
"Leaves That Are Green" (11/31/69, Detroit)
"Kathy's Song" (11/69, St. Louis)
Though the copyright date of this release is 2008, the liner notes are dated July, 2007, indicating that the album was probably readied last year and held up - perhaps just to fit into the Starbucks release calendar. There is no indication on the digipak packaging that it's a Starbucks-only release, so it's likely to hit regular retail outlets at a later date.
Harry
