{"title":"Paul Simon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Simon is an American singer-songwriter who was born on October 13, 1941 in Newark, New Jersey. He gained fame as one part of a popular music duo before embarking on a successful solo career. In 2001, he was honored with induction into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame as a performer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout his personal life, Paul has been married multiple times. His first marriage was to Peggy Harper and they have a son together. He then had a brief marriage to Carrie Fisher in the early 1980s which ended in divorce. Currently, he is married to folk singer Edie Brickell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith his distinctive voice and songwriting talent, Paul Simon has left an indelible mark on the music industry. His contributions continue to be celebrated by fans worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"there-goes-rhymin-simon-t56art","title":"There Goes Rhymin' Simon - Mobile Fidelity Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003ePressed on MoFi SuperVinyl at RTI, and sourced from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity's UltraDisc One-Step 180g 45RPM 2LP collector's edition makes for an extraordinary listening experience. It strips away any remaining barriers to provide a clear, super-dynamic view of a record nominated for two Grammy Awards and that climbed to the No. 2 position on the Billboard charts. The expanse and depth of the soundstage, fullness of detail, varied textures of the percussion, and natural rise and decay of individual notes reach demonstration-grade levels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Visually, the gorgeous presentation of the UD1S \u003ci\u003eThere Goes Rhymin' Simon\u003c\/i\u003e pressing befit its select status. Housed in a deluxe box, it features special foil-stamped jackets and faithful-to-the-original graphics that illuminate the splendour of the recording. It is made for discerning listeners that prize sound quality and production, and who desire to fully immerse themselves in everything involved with the album.  The newly revealed transparency, presence, balance, immediacy, and dark-black backgrounds provided by Mobile Fidelity's UD1S set showcase the scope and craft of Simon's alluring melodies – not to mention the vocal performances that, arguably, remain the album's standout element. Simon's singing hits peaks on \u003ci\u003eThere Goes Rhymin'\u003c\/i\u003e Simon that equal or best those on any of his other works, Simon and Garfunkel included. Assured, natural, and supple, his baritone resonates with a realism and extension that immerse you in the song. At certain times, he lets loose; during others, he becomes a gentle balladeer on par with a prized jazz chanteur. Such versatility alone remains staggering, but he also receives support on two tracks by the legendary Dixie Hummingbirds. The pairing is nothing short of magical.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mobile Fidelity","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50387436994891,"sku":"2014519","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50387438043467,"sku":"2222341","price":59.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/unnamed_258b24c3_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1726334022"},{"product_id":"there-goes-rhymin-simon-1","title":"There Goes Rhymin' Simon","description":"\u003cp\u003eRemastered CD with four bonus tracks with deluxe expanded packaging. In the early 1970s, Paul Simon sounded old before his time: while his harder-rocking peers were hanging on to themes of youthful rebellion and romantic obsession, Simon, already a pop veteran who'd notched records since his teens, focused on the smaller details and defining quirks of real life. His second solo album finds him regarding the passage of time and the fragility of relationships with his usual mix of smart-aleck observations and gentler, more deeply felt melancholy. \u003ci\u003eKodachrome\u003c\/i\u003e was a breezy delight upon its release that now sounds prescient in its backwards glance at myths of youth, \u003ci\u003eAn American Tune\u003c\/i\u003e sustains its mood of graceful maturity against a Bach-inspired guitar arrangement that's still gorgeous, and \u003ci\u003eSomething So Right\u003c\/i\u003e remains Simon's most luminous declaration of love. Actually produced in varied studios with shifting session bands (including the Chameleons in the Muscle Shoals sound section), the set also introduced the Roches and notched Simon's first plunge into gospel on \u003ci\u003eLoves Me Like a Rock\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50440956346699,"sku":"286979","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/53331bfb-39f0-41ef-84cf-d3955f18f90c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726970694"},{"product_id":"still-crazy-after-all-these-years-1","title":"Still Crazy After All These Years","description":"\u003cp\u003eremastered cd with three bonus tracks in expanded packaging. paul simon's third solo album unifies the varied threads running through its predecessors -confessional ballads, wily story songs, agnostic spirituals and snapshots of modern life, circa 1975, are extensions of the models on his self-titled debut and - there goes rhymin' simon. here, simon and producer phil ramone establish a more cohesive, explicitly urban setting that burnishes the artist's acoustic folk accents to spotlight his sophistication as an inventive composer and, as always, deft wordsmith. included is his last great collaboration with art garfunkel, the bittersweet 'my little town,' a pop gospel romp with phoebe snow on 'gone at last,' and the sly adulterer's solution of 'fifty ways to leave your lover' (arguably the antithesis of willie dixon's classic '29 ways'), along with the tender 'i do it for your love' and the woozy, dissolute 'have a good time.' best of all, of course, is the brilliant title song, shifting from anecdotal verse to soaring bridge and colored by keening strings and phil woods's knowing tenor-sax solo. simon was crazy, like a fox.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50441048523083,"sku":"286978","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/6b4443d6-f82d-4ef1-ba9c-c5bc934ba8c7_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726972224"},{"product_id":"paul-simon-1","title":"Paul Simon","description":"\u003cp\u003eremastered cd with three bonus tracks in expanded packaging. upon the realisation that 50 percent meant 'half', paul simon terminated his wildly successful partnership with art garfunkel. anyone who was paying attention to the quality of the writing on those simon and garfunkel albums shouldn't have been surprised by simon's rapid emergence as a solo artist of the first order. his self-titled solo debut is a vibrant, eclectic affair that expands on the artistic developments of his former work while exploring new musical horizons. the elliptical 'mother and child reunion' is surely one of the first american pop flirtations with jamaican music. 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Humour is hardly absent from the mix, though; witness the addled \u003ci\u003eI Know What I Know\u003c\/i\u003e and the fable-like \u003ci\u003eYou Can Call Me Al.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - 180 Gram Vinyl with Poster and Download (Featuring 3 Bonus Songs)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Columbia","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50441051603275,"sku":"337733","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1d6a91f3-7368-4ca0-aed2-e0b42da21884_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726972262"},{"product_id":"the-amazing-1975-radio-broadcast","title":"The Amazing 1975 Radio Broadcast","description":"\u003cp\u003eHaving helped define the sound of the 60s as one half of Simon \u0026amp; Garfunkel, Paul Simon embarked on a solo career that consolidated his position as one of the most talented singer-songwriters of his generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A brief reunion with Art Garfunkel, on the 1975 single My Little Town, resulted in a return to the charts for the duo, but as The Amazing 1975 Radio Broadcast shows, by the mid-70s, Simon had more than enough hits of his own to stand by.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Riding high off the success of his third solo album, Still Crazy After All These Years, Simon took to the BBC studios to record the intimate performance captured here, treating the audience to a wry version of 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover and a heart-melting take on Still Crazy After All These Years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Bonus material features a Saturday Night Live appearance by Simon \u0026amp; Garfunkel, and together they turn the clock back to the halcyon days with takes on The Boxer and Scarborough Fair.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FM","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50445387301195,"sku":"2016856","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_e3789ae4_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727037496"},{"product_id":"the-paul-simon-song-book","title":"The Paul Simon Song Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first album to use this title is one of the most mysterious in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/paul-simon-mn0000031685\"\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/a\u003e's output and almost belongs more with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/simon-garfunkel-mn0000038936\"\u003eSimon \u0026amp; Garfunkel\u003c\/a\u003e's discography, given its 1965 recording date. 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