SIMON AND GURFUNKEL BRIDGE OVER TROUBLE WATER MFSL 173

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The record is in good condition.  There is just a little wear around the corners of the cover.  This one is very hard to find, please let me know if you have any questions.         Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
Vinyl rip in 24-bit/96kHz | FLAC | m3u, no cue or log (vinyl) | Full LP Artwork
789 MB (24/96) + 240 MB redbook | RS + Hot File | Genre: Folk-Rock | 1983
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ~ MFSL 1-173 (1984)
Half-Speed Mastered | Pressed in Japan on JVC "SuperVinyl
“ Bridge Over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio album by Simon & Garfunkel. Released on January 26, 1970, it reached No. 1 on Billboard Music Charts pop albums list. It won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year, as well as for Best Engineered Recording, while its title track won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in the Grammy Awards of 1971. It has since sold over 25 million copies worldwide.

The album attained a great success in the United Kingdom, enjoying several runs at number one, spending some years in the charts and eventually becoming the country's biggest-selling album of 1970 and 1971. In August 2006, the continued popularity of the album was proven when it charted 7th place in The BBC Radio 2 Music Club Top 100 Albums. In 2003, it was ranked at #51 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. The album won Best International Album at the first Brit Awards in 1977.

Bridge Over Troubled Water is an outstanding, classic rock album from Simon and Garfunkel. These guys knew music and they played and sang so well that they remain very famous even after their split so many years ago. The sound quality is excellent and the artwork is very thoughtfully done.

The album starts with the title track, "Bridge Over Troubled Water." They sing this beautifully and there is such a soothing quality to this rock ballad that you just can't resist it! "Bridge Over Troubled water" has an especially fine arrangement for the piano and this helps the melody along quite a bit. "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" has another very pretty melody for this considerably shorter ballad; Paul Simon sings this flawlessly and the flute is gorgeous on "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)." Great! "Cecilia" rocks! This tune gives us Simon and Garfunkel singing out loud about a girl who can break a man's heart and not feel terribly bad at all about it. The beat is quite good for this song and it all holds its own very well. "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" is a lesser known ballad but it's really very well done; and the use of both major and minor keys enhances the natural beauty of this ballad.

"The Boxer" is one of their greatest hits ever--I always enjoy this even if I know there may be hidden meanings in the lyrics that I still don't understand. Simon and Garfunkel harmonize to perfection and the percussion helps to mark the best very well. I predict that you'll enjoy "The Boxer" very much if you haven't heard it already. "The Only Living Boy In New York" puzzles me because despite its beauty it's not a song that gets the full; recognition it deserves. Simon and Garfunkel sing this without a flaw and "The Only Living Boy In New York" is clearly a highlight of this album. We also get a live cover of The Everly Brothers' "Bye Bye Love." Simon and Garfunkel put their own stamp on this great ballad by changing a few keys here and there and it works wonders for this number. I love it! ”

Track Listing
All songs by Paul Simon except where noted.

"Bridge over Troubled Water" – 4:52
"El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" – 3:06
(Daniel Alomía Robles, English lyrics by Paul Simon, arranged by Jorge Milchberg)
"Cecilia" – 2:55
"Keep the Customer Satisfied" – 2:33
"So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" – 3:41
"The Boxer" – 5:08
"Baby Driver" – 3:14
"The Only Living Boy in New York" – 3:58
"Why Don't You Write Me" – 2:45
"Bye Bye Love" – 2:55
(Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) (live recording from Ames, Iowa)
"Song for the Asking" – 1:49


Personal and Credits
Paul Simon — lead vocals, guitar
Art Garfunkel — lead vocals
Los Incas — Peruvian instruments
Joe Osborn — bass guitar
Larry Knechtel — piano
Fred Carter, Jr. — guitar
Hal Blaine — drums
Pete Drake — Steel guitar, Dobro
Jimmy Haskell and Ernie Freeman — strings

Released January 26, 1970
Recorded November 1968 and
November 1969
Genre Folk rock
Length 36:29
Label Columbia
Producer Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Roy Halee

Professional reviews
Allmusic 5/5 Stars
Robert Christgau (B)
Rolling Stone 5/5 Stars