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Live from New York City, 1967 (2002)

Where the lyrics of Live from New York City, 1967 take you, and where it was really made.

A 1967 concert recording did not become an official album until 2002, and it is a different show from the bootleg that shares its title.

Key places

Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center (1967)

Recording site David Geffen Hall — The album was recorded at Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center on 22 January 1967. The hall is now listed under the name David Geffen Hall. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Live from New York City, 1967: second live album by Simon & Garfunkel
• Recorded live on 22 January 1967 at Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City
• Released 16 July 2002 on the Columbia Legacy label (CK 61513)
• First official live release by the duo of recordings made in the 1960s
• Features many early hits and album tracks, such as "Leaves That Are Green" and "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her"
• Twenty songs in total, all by Paul Simon except where noted

Background

• Recorded in 1967, before the duo's work on the soundtrack to The Graduate
• The duo's other official live releases are The Concert in Central Park, Old Friends: Live on Stage, and Live 1969
• Four of the tracks had been released earlier on the 1997 Old Friends box set

Recording

• Performed by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel alone, unlike the duo's other official live releases
• Paul Simon played acoustic guitar and sang; Art Garfunkel sang
• Recorded at Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center, New York City
• The album does not document the same show as the bootleg Live from New York City, 1966

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

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Artist

Formation

• Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel met in school in Queens, New York City, in 1953, where they learned to harmonize.
• As teenagers they performed as Tom & Jerry; their 1957 single "Hey, Schoolgirl" sold more than 100,000 copies.
• They regrouped in 1963 and signed to Columbia Records as Simon & Garfunkel.
• Their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. (1964), sold poorly.

Members

• Paul Simon: singer-songwriter and guitarist.
• Art Garfunkel: singer, with occasional percussion.

Career

• "The Sound of Silence" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 after a rock remix in 1965.
• The Graduate (1967) and Bookends (1968) made them the biggest rock duo in the world.
• Bridge over Troubled Water (1970), their final studio album, became one of the best-selling albums of all time.
• They split in 1970 and reunited several times, including the 1981 Central Park concert attended by more than 500,000 people.
• They won seven Grammy Awards and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
• They have sold more than 100 million records.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released 16 July 2002 on the Columbia Legacy label, catalogue CK 61513
• Second live album by Simon & Garfunkel, the duo
• Recorded live on 22 January 1967 at Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City
• Recorded in 1967, before the duo worked on the soundtrack to The Graduate
• Only two performers: Paul Simon on acoustic guitar and vocals, Art Garfunkel on vocals
• Twenty tracks, all by Paul Simon except where noted
• Includes "He Was My Brother", "Leaves That Are Green", and "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her"
• Includes "Benedictus", credited as traditional and arranged by Simon and Garfunkel
• Includes "Anji", credited to Davy Graham

Records

• First official live release by Simon and Garfunkel of recordings made in the 1960s
• Four of the tracks had already appeared on the 1997 Old Friends box set, which held five songs from the Lincoln Center concert
• "Red Rubber Ball", one of those five songs, is not on this album
• Unlike the duo's other official live releases (The Concert in Central Park, Old Friends: Live on Stage, and Live 1969), only the two singers perform here
• The album is not the same show as the bootleg Live from New York City, 1966, though the material and packaging are similar

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The album does not capture the same show as the bootleg Live from New York City, 1966, despite similar material and packaging.
• Recorded in 1967, before the duo's work on the soundtrack to The Graduate.
• Red Rubber Ball is one of five concert songs on the 1997 Old Friends box set but is not on this album.
• Only Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel perform, which sets this album apart from the duo's other official live releases.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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