Simon and Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
One of my favourite albums, I bought this album back in 1991, and still never tire of listening to it. At only 29 minutes long, it's the shortest album in my entire collection - but this album is the epitome of quality over quantity. Aside from the strange, spoken-word track 'Voices of Old People', this album is simply flawless, and for such a short album, it's packed with classics. "Mrs. Robinson", "A Hazy Shade of Winter", "Old Friends", "America" and "At The Zoo" were all hits.
On top of that are more hidden gems: "Fakin' It" is almost the album's definitive song (and my favourite!), and even just the title sums up what this album is all about. "Save The Life Of My Child" kicks the album off on a tense and slightly surreal note, which segues into the opening strains of the epic "America" (almost a precursor to their massive hit, 'The Boxer' from 'Bridge Over Troubled Water') "Punky's Dilemma" lightens the tone of the album slightly, before the final trilogy of amazing songs, "Mrs. Robinson" (written for their soundtrack to the film, 'The Graduate', the bleakly brilliant "Hazy Shade Of Winter" and the funny but slightly tense "At The Zoo"...
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