Paul Simon - Collected Works (Vinyl 5LP Box Set | NL Original | 1981)

Paul Simon – Collected Works is a 1981 box set collecting Paul Simon's first four solo studio albums and his first live album: “The Paul Simon Song Book”, “Paul Simon”, “There Goes Rhymin' Simon”, “Live Rhymin'” and “Still Crazy After All These Years”. The records come in paper facsimile sleeves of the original covers. On offer is the Dutch edition on CBS (66508).

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: CBS – 66508
• Format: Vinyl 5LP Box Set, Compilation
• Pressing: Original
• Country: Netherlands
• Year: 1981
• Genre: Blues, World & Country – Folk, Pop Rock, Rock
• Inserts: all five original inner sleeves

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Box: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

LP 1 – The Paul Simon Song Book (sides A/B)

1. I Am A Rock
2. Leaves That Are Green
3. A Church Is Burning
4. April Come She Will
5. The Sound Of Silence
6. A Most Peculiar Man
7. He Was My Brother
8. Kathy's Song
9. The Side Of A Hill
10. A Simple Desultory Philippic
11. Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall
12. Patterns

LP 2 – Paul Simon (sides C/D)

1. Mother And Child Reunion
2. Duncan
3. Everything Put Together Falls Apart
4. Run That Body Down
5. Armistice Day
6. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
7. Peace Like A River
8. Papa Hobo
9. Hobo's Blues
10. Paranoia Blues
11. Congratulations

LP 3 – There Goes Rhymin' Simon (sides E/F)

1. Kodachrome
2. Tenderness
3. Take Me To The Mardi Gras
4. Something So Right
5. One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor
6. American Tune
7. Was A Sunny Day
8. Learn How To Fall
9. St. Judy's Comet
10. Loves Me Like A Rock

LP 4 – Live Rhymin' (sides G/H)

1. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
2. Homeward Bound
3. American Tune
4. El Cóndor Pasa (If I Could)
5. Duncan
6. The Boxer
7. Mother And Child Reunion
8. The Sound Of Silence
9. Jesus Is The Answer
10. Bridge Over Troubled Water
11. Loves Me Like A Rock
12. America

LP 5 – Still Crazy After All These Years (sides I/J)

1. Still Crazy After All These Years
2. My Little Town
3. I Do It For Your Love
4. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
5. Night Game
6. Gone At Last
7. Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy
8. Have A Good Time
9. You're Kind
10. Silent Eyes

Personnel

Paul Simon with guests including Urubamba and The Jessy Dixon Singers (Live Rhymin') and Art Garfunkel (“My Little Town”). Design: Paula Scher.

FAQ

Is this the original edition of the box?
Yes – the box was released in 1981; this is the Dutch CBS edition (66508), alongside the US edition on Columbia.

Which version of the “Song Book” is included?
LP 1 contains the stereo version of “The Paul Simon Song Book”.

What does media NM- / box VG+ mean?
NM- means almost new-looking records, VG+ light signs of use on the box. More on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more singer-songwriter and folk records?
Yes – browse our Folk collection.