Simon & Garfunkel: The Complete Albums Collection (2014)
Simon & Garfunkel: The Complete Albums Collection is the fifth
box set of
Simon & Garfunkel recordings. This 12-CD Set contains all five of their studio albums from 1964 to 1970, as well as the soundtrack album from
The Graduate from 1968, the 1972 Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hitscompilation album, and four previously released live concert recordings (including the
double albumOld Friends: Live on Stage). The CDs are packaged in miniature recreations of the original LP jackets, and an annotated booklet is included.
The set features newly remastered from releases of the albums using first generation analog sources.
The set does not include the bonus tracks that previous album collections included.
Reception
The collection was positively reviewed by the French magazine
L'Obs, whose reviewer described it as "An overwhelming beauty".[1] The German magazine
Der Spiegel described the collection as "very Christmas" and gave is a score of 8.6 out of 10.[2] The
Boston Herald also reviewed the collection positively, stating that "it’s obscene to not own all these albums".[3]
Record Collector magazine criticised the lack of mono mixes or previously unreleased material in the collection, but also praised the remastered material saying "it’s a treat to hear the charming The Graduate soundtrack remastered for the first time".[4][5]
Track listing
All songs written by
Paul Simon, except as indicated.
Simon & Garfunkel: The Complete Albums Collection (2014)
Simon & Garfunkel: The Complete Albums Collection is the fifth
box set of
Simon & Garfunkel recordings. This 12-CD Set contains all five of their studio albums from 1964 to 1970, as well as the soundtrack album from
The Graduate from 1968, the 1972 Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hitscompilation album, and four previously released live concert recordings (including the
double albumOld Friends: Live on Stage). The CDs are packaged in miniature recreations of the original LP jackets, and an annotated booklet is included.
The set features newly remastered from releases of the albums using first generation analog sources.
The set does not include the bonus tracks that previous album collections included.
Reception
The collection was positively reviewed by the French magazine
L'Obs, whose reviewer described it as "An overwhelming beauty".[1] The German magazine
Der Spiegel described the collection as "very Christmas" and gave is a score of 8.6 out of 10.[2] The
Boston Herald also reviewed the collection positively, stating that "it’s obscene to not own all these albums".[3]
Record Collector magazine criticised the lack of mono mixes or previously unreleased material in the collection, but also praised the remastered material saying "it’s a treat to hear the charming The Graduate soundtrack remastered for the first time".[4][5]
Track listing
All songs written by
Paul Simon, except as indicated.