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THE FREE SONGWRITER EXPLORING
- 1972 to 1985 -
1972 – 1973 – 1974 - 1975 – 1976 - 1977 –1978 – 1979
1980 –1981- 1982 - 1983 – 1984 - 1985
1972
Mar 1972
US LP – Paul Simon
PAUL SIMON
Columbia LP KC 30750 (stereo); QUADLP CQ 30750 (quadraphonic); Warner Brs CD
25588
1. Mother And Child Reunion
· Recorded in Kingston, Jamaica. Huks Brown - lead guitar; Wallace Wilson - rhythm guitar; Neville Hands - organ; Jackie Jackson - bass; Winston Grennan - drums; Denzil Laing - percussion; Larry Knechtel - piano; Cissy Houston, Renelle Stafford, Deirdre Tuck & Von Eva Sims - singers.
2. Duncan
· Recorded in Paris, France. Paul - guitar; Los Incas - charango, flutes & percussion.
3. Everything Put Together Falls Apart
· Paul - guitar; Larry Knechtel - harmonium & electric piano.
4. Run That Body Down
· Paul & David Spinoza - guitars; Mike Manieri - vibes; Jerry Hahn - electric guitar; Ron Carter - bass; Hal Blaine - drums.
5. Armistice Day
· Paul - guitar; Jerry Hahn - electric guitar; Airto Moreira - percussion; Fred Lipsius & John Schroer - horns.
6. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
· Paul & David Spinoza - guitars; Airto Moreira - percussion; Russel George - bass.
7. Peace Like A River
· Paul - guitar; Victor Montanez - drums; Joe Osborn - bass.
8. Papa Hobo
· Paul - guitar; Larry Knechtel - harmonium; Charlie McCoy - bass harmonica.
9. Hobo's Blues (Simon & Grappelli)
· Recorded in Paris, France. Stephane Grappelli - violin; Paul - guitar.
10. Paranoia Blues
· Recorded in Los Angeles, CA. Stefan Grossman - bottleneck guitar; Hal Blaine - drums; Paul - percussion; John Schroer & Steven Turre - horns.
11. Congratulations
· Paul - guitar; Larry Knechtel - piano & organ; Joe Osborn - bass; Hal Blaine - drums.
Album recorded in Jamaica, Paris, NY, LA & San Francisco. Produced by Paul Simon & Roy Halee.
Released as part of the box set Paul Simon Collected Works
Mar 1972
US 45- Paul Simon
Columbia 45547
1.Mother And Child
Reunion
2.Paranoia Blues
May 1972
US 45- Paul Simon
Columbia 45585
1. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
2. Congratulations
May 8 1972
US CONCERT- Paul Simon
MC GOVERN BENEFIT CONCERT
Cleveland, OH, USA
June 8 1972
France Concert- Simon & Garfunkel
Hippodrome D' Auteuil
Jun 14 1972
US LP - Simon & Garfunkel
SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS
Columbia LP KC 31350; CD CK-31350
(US #5)
1. Mrs Robinson
2. For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
3. The Boxer
4. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
5. The Sound Of Silence
6. I Am A Rock
7. Scarborough Fair / Canticle
8. Homeward Bound
9. Bridge Over Troubled Water
10. America
11. Kathy's Song
12. El Condor Pasa
13. Bookends
Jun 1972
US CONCERT - McGOVERN CAMPAIGN BENEFIT, MSG, NY - Simon & Garfunkel
Come Home America! (Bootleg)
1. Wizardo, 1973
2. Mrs. Robinson
3. El Condor Pasa
4. The Boxer (With the additional verse)
5. Medley: Cecelia / Mother & Child Reunion / Bye Bye Love
6. Scarborough Fair / Canticle
7. Feelin' Groovy
8. America
9. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Paul sings last verse along Artie)
Also reported as April 1972.
Jun 1972
US TV – NBC- Paul Simon
The Tonight Show
· Papa Hobo
Jul 2 1972
US TV – Paul Simon
THE DICK CAVETT SHOW
· Let Me Live In Your City
Paul performed an unreleased song, Let Me Live In Your City. This is an early version of Something So Right.
Jul 20 1972
US MAGAZINE - Rolling Stone (issue #113)
Paul Simon cover and interview
Aug 1972
US 45- Paul Simon
Columbia 45638
1. Duncan
2. Run That Body Down
Oct 1972
US 45 Simon
& Garfunkel
Columbia 45663
1. America
2. For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her
1973
May 1973
US LP – Paul Simon
THERE GOES RHYMIN' SIMON
Columbia LP KC 32280; QUADLP CQ 32280
Warner Brs CD 9 25589-2
1. Kodachrome
· Recorded at Muscle Shoals, Ala. Paul & Pete Carr - guitar; Jimmy Johnson - electric guitar; David Hood - bass; Roger Hawkins - drums; Barry Beckett - keyboard.
2. Tenderness
· Cornell Dupree - guitar; Gordon Edwards - bass; Paul Griffin - piano; Rick Marotta - drums; The Dixie Hummingbirds - vocal group. Horns arranged by Allen Toussaint.
3. Take Me To The Mardi Gras
· Recorded at Muscle Shoals, Ala. Paul - guitar; Jimmy Johnson & Pete Carr - electric guitar; David Hood - bass; Roger Hawkins - drums; Rev. Claude Jeter - falsetto voice; Onward Brass Band - horns.
4. Something So Right
· Paul, David Spinozza & Alexander Gafa - guitar; Bob Cranshaw - electric bass; Richard Davis - acoustic bass; Grady Tate - drums; Bobby James - keyboard; Bobby Scott - piano; Don Elliot - vibes. Strings arranged by Quincy Jones.
5. One Man´s Ceiling Is Another Man´s Floor
· Recorded at Muscle Shoals, Ala. Barry Beckett - piano; Pete Carr - guitar; David Hood - bass; Roger Hawkins - drums.
6. American Tune
· Recorded in London, England. Paul - guitar; Bobby James - keyboard; Bob Cranshaw - bass; Grady Tate - drums. Strings arranged by Del Newman.
7. Was A Sunny Day
· Recorded at Muscle Shoals, Ala. Paul - guitar; Airto Moreira - percussion; Bob Cranshaw - bass; Maggie & Terre Roche - vocal.
8. Learn How To Fall
· Recorded in Jackson, Mississippi. Paul & Jerry Pucket - guitar; Vernie Robbins - bass; James Stroud - drums; Carson Witsett - organ.
9. St. Judy´s Comet
· Recorded at Muscle Shoals, Ala. Paul - guitar; Pete Carr - electric guitar; David Hood - bass; Roger Hawkins - percussion; Barry Beckett - keyboard & vibes.
10. Loves Me Like A Rock
· Recorded at Muscle Shoals, Ala. Paul - guitar; David Hood - bass; Roger Hawkins - drums; The Dixie Hummingbirds - vocal group.
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Album produced by Paul Simon. Tracks 7, 8 & 10: co-produced by Phil Ramone. Tracks 1, 3, 5, 9 & 10: co-produced by The Muscle Shoals Sound Rhythm Section. Track 6 co-produced by Paul Samwell-Smith. Track 2 co-produced by Roy Halee.
Released as part of the box set Paul Simon Collected Works
May-Oct 1973
US & EUROPE CONCERTS – LIVE RHYMIN´ TOUR- Paul Simon
00/05/73 Los Angeles, CA, USA
00/05/73 Detroit, USA / Masonic Temple
00/05/73 Harford, CT, USA
00/05/73 San Francisco, USA
00/05/73 New York, USA / Carnegie Hall
00/05/73 London,U.K. / Palladium Theater
00/05/73 Amsterdam, Holland
00/05/73 Paris, France
00/00/73 / CBS Record Convention
06/05/73 Boston, USA / Boston Music Hall
01/06/73 New York, USA / Carnegie Hall
02/06/73 New York, USA / Carnegie Hall
03/06/73 New York, USA / Carnegie Hall
07/06/73 London, U.K. / Royal Albert Hall
08/06/73 London, U.K. / Royal Albert Hall
10/06/73 Uniondale, NY, USA / Nassau Colliseum
00/06/73 Santa Monica, CA, USA / Civic Auditorium
00/10/73 Ithica, NY, USA / Cornell University
The Bands: Urubamba and The Jessy Dixon Singers
June 1973
US CONCERT- SANTA MONICA CIVIC AUDITORIUM, CA- Paul Simon
SIMPLY SIMON (Bootleg)
1. Run That Body Down
2. Was A Sunny Day / Cecilia
3. El Condor Pasa
4. Duncan
5. Death In Santa Cruz (Urubamba)
6. Mrs. Robinson
7. Congratulations
8. Kodachrome
9. Homeward Bound
10 Mother And Child Reunion
11The Sound Of Silence.
Jul 1973
UK 45- Paul Simon
CBS
1. Take Me To The Mardi Gras
2. Kodachrome
Kodachrome was the B-side in the UK because of the BBC's refusal to play songs which mention commercial brand names
Jul 1973
US 45- Paul Simon
Columbia 45859
1. Kodachrome
2. Tenderness
Jul 1973
US 45- Paul Simon
Columbia 45907
1. Loves Me Like A Rock
2. Learn How To Fall
Despite a later number, this single was released before American Tune
Oct 1973
US 45- Paul Simon
Columbia 45900
1. American Tune
2. One Man´s Ceiling Is Another Man´s Floor
1973
US TV – PBS- Paul Simon (with his son Harper)
SESAME STREET
1. When I Wake Up In The Morning
2. Cowboy Song / Get Back (Lennon / McCartney)
3. St. Judy's Comet
4. Circle / B-I-N-G-O
5. El Condor Pasa
6. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
1973
US LP - URUBAMBA – Urubamba
CBS
Produced by: Paul Simon
1973
US LP - THAT'S ENOUGH FOR ME - Peter Yarrow
· Groundhog (Simon)
This song was writen and recorded for BOTW album but at end it was deleted from that LP
1973
US TV- Paul Simon
The George Mike Show-Interview TV
1973
Rolling Stone Magazine Award for American Tune as Song Of The Year
1974
January-April 1974
US & Japan Concerts – LIVE RHYMIN´ TOUR 2ND LEG- Paul Simon
01/01/74 Uniondale, NY, USA / Nassau Colliseum
02/02/74 Detroit, USA
01/04/74 Osaka, Japan / Festival Hall
03/04/74 Osaka, Japan / Festival Hall
05/04/74 Aichi, Japan / Aichi Ken'min Tai-iku-kan
09/04/74 Tokyo, Japan / Nihon Budo-kan
10/04/74 Tokyo, Japan / Nihon Budo-kan
Apr 1974
US LP –Paul Simon
LIVE RHYMIN'
Columbia LP PC 32855
1. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
2. Homeward Bound
3. American Tune
4. El Condor Pasa (If I Could) (D. Robles / J. Milchberg / Paul)
5. Duncan
6. The Boxer
7. Mother And Child Reunion
8. The Sound Of Silence
9. Jesus Is The Answer (A. & S. Crouch)
10. Bridge Over Troubled Water
11. Loves Me Like A Rock
12. America
With Urubamba and The Jessy Dixon Singers.
Released as part of the box set Paul Simon Collected Works
1974
Italy LP- Paul Simon
PAUL SIMON LIVE IN USA- Bootleg
A bootleg release of the Live Rhymin´ album
Feb 2 1974
US CONCERT- Masonic Auditorium- Detroit, USA
LIVE IN MASONIC TEMPLE- Bootleg CD
1. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
2. Run That Body Down
3. St. Judy´s Comet
4. Was A Sunny Day / Cecilia
5. American Tune
6. El Condor Pasa
7. Duncan
8. The Boxer
9. Mrs. Robinson
10. America
11. Kodachrome
12. Homeward Bound
13. Something So Right
14. Mother And Child Reunion
15. The Sound Of Silence
16. Bridge Over Troubled Waters
17. Feelin´ Groovy
April 3 1974
Japan Concert- Paul Simon
MAINSTREAM MAST053/054
Festival Hall. Osaka, Japan
LIVE RHYMIN´ IN OSAKA- Bootleg CD
1. Me& Julio
2. Was A Sunny Day
3. Cecilia
4. Homeward Bound
5. American Tune
6. El Condor Pasa
7. Duncan
8. Death In Santa Cruz (Urubamba)
9. Catchapari (Urubamba)
10. Scarborough Fair
11. The Boxer
12. Mrs. Robinson
13. I Am A Rock
14. Feelin´ Groovy
15. Mother And Child Reunion
16. Sound Of Silence
17. What Do You Call Him? (Jessy Dixon)
18. Jesus Is The Answer (Jessy Dixon)
19. Bridge OTW
20. Loves Me Like A Rock
21. Bye Bye Love
22. America
April 10 1974
Japan Concert, Osaka- Paul Simon
LIVE COMPOSIN´. A SONGWRITER AND THE BAND
Private Works PM055/056
Japan Bootleg CD released in 1999
See 1999 year section for setlist
The booklet dates the concert erroneously as 20th February
May 1974
US 45- Paul Simon
Columbia 46038
1. The Sound Of Silence
2. Mother And Child Reunion
Tracks taken from LIVE RHYMIN´ album
May? 1974
US Video – Paul Simon
Live promo video of The Sound Of Silence from 1973 Live Rhymin´ Tour on unknown venue
Sep 1974
US TV - Dick Cavett Show
1. +American Tune
2. +Still Crazy After All These Years
3. +Loves Me Like A Rock
4. +Bridge Over Troubled Water
5.
Songs 3 & 4 with The Jessy Dixon Singers
1975
January 1 1975
US CONCERT Paul Simon
Washington, DC, USA / Constitution Hall