Old Friends

© 1997 Sony Music Entertainment Inc./℗ 1975 Paul Simon; Originally Recorded 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.; Originally released 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.; ℗ 1997 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (printed on all three disc media labels, on the bottom of the rear inlay and on the bottom of the back cover of the booklet) Packaging: Thick triple "Fatboy" jewel case with a black tray (top compartment holds disc 1 plus booklet and bottom compartment holds discs 2 and 3) and a 48-page booklet. Track1-1: Recorded 3/10/64, Previously unissued demo; Track 1-2: Recorded 3/10/64, Released on Col. LP CS 9049 Wednesday Morning, 3A.M.; Tracks 1-3 to 1-5: Recorded 3/17/64, Released on Col. LP CS 9049 Wednesday Morning, 3A.M.; Tracks 1-6 to 1-8: Recorded 3/31/64, Released on Col. LP CS 9049 Wednesday Morning, 3A.M.; Track 1-9: Recorded 4/5/64, Released on Col. LP CS 9269 Sounds Of Silence; Track 1-10: Recorded on 4/5/64, Released on Col. LP CS 9269 Sounds Of Silence and Col. 45 4-43511 single; Track 1-11: Recorded 12/13/65, Released on Col. LP CS 9269 Sounds Of Silence and Col. 45 4-43511 single; Tracks 1-12 to 1-13 (album version): Recorded 12/14/65, Released on Col. LP CS 9269 Sounds Of Silence; Track 1-14: Recorded on 3/10/65 Released on Col. LP CS 9269 Sounds Of Silence and Col. 45 4-43396 single; Track 1-15: Recorded 12/14/65, Released on Col. LP CS 9263 Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme and Col. 45 4-43511 single; 1-16: 12/21/65, Previously unissued outtake from the 'Sounds Of Silence' sessions; Tracks 1-17 to 1-18: Recorded 12/21/65, Released on Col. LP CS 9269 Sounds Of Silence; Track 1-19: Recorded 3/28/66, Released on Col. LP CS 9263 Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme; Track 2-1: Recorded 6/8/66, Released on Col. LP CS 9263 Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme; Track 2-2: Recorded 6/10/66, Released on Col. LP CS 9263 Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme; Track 2-3: Recorded 6/21/66, Released on Col. LP CS 9263 Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme and Col. 45 4-43728 single; Track 2-4: Recorded 7/26/66, Released on Col. LP CS 9263 Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme and Col. 45 4-44465 single; Track 2-5: Recorded 8/16/66, Released on Col. LP CS 9263 Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme and Col. 45 4-44046 single; Tracks 2-6 to 2-7: Recorded 8/22/66, Released on Col. LP CS 9263 Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme; Track 2-8: Recorded 9/7/66, Released on Col. CS 9529 Bookends and Col. 45 4-43873 single; Track 2-9: Recorded 1/8/67, Released on Col. CS 9529 Bookends and Col. 45 4-44046 single; Tracks 2-10 to 2-14: Recorded 1/22/67, Previously unissued live recordings – Lincoln Center; Track 2-15: Recorded 6/6/67, Released on Col. CS 9529 Bookends and Col. 45 4-44232 single; Track 2-16: Recorded 12/14/67, Released on Col. CS 9529 Bookends; Track 2-17: Recorded 2/1/68, Released on Col. CS 9529 Bookends and Col. 45 4-45663 single; Track 2-18: Recorded 6/14/67, Released on Col. 45 4-44232 single; Track 2-19: Recorded 10/5/67, Released on Col. CS 9529 Bookends; Tracks 2-20 to 2-21: Recorded 4/19/67, Previously unissued Christmas recordings; Track 3-1: Recorded 2/2/68, Released on Col. CS 9529 Bookends and Col. 45 4-44511 single; Track 3-2: Recorded 3/8/68, Released on Col. CS 9529 Bookends and Col. 45 4-44511 single; Tracks 3-3 to 3-5: Recorded 10/13/68, Previously unissued live recording – Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, Vermont; Track 3-6: Recorded 11/16/68, Released on Col. LP CS 9914 Bridge Over Troubled Water and Col. 45 4-44785 single; Track 3-7: Recorded 11/19/68, Released on Col. LP CS 9914 Bridge Over Troubled Water and Col. 45 4-44785 single; Track 3-8: Recorded 6/13/69, Released on Col. LP CS 9914 Bridge Over Troubled Water and Col. 45 4-45237 single;Track 3-9: Recorded 8/11/69, Previously unissued demo; Track 3-10: Recorded 10/27/69, Released on Col. LP CS 9914 Bridge Over Troubled Water and Col. 45 4-45079 single; Track 3-11: Recorded 10/28/69, Released on Col. LP CS 9914 Bridge Over Troubled Water; Track 3-12: Recorded 11/1/69, Released on Col. LP CS 9914 Bridge Over Troubled Water; Track 3-13: Recorded 11/2/69, Released on Col. LP CS 9914 Bridge Over Troubled Water and Col. 45 4-45133 single; Track 3-14: Recorded 11/2/69, Released on Released on Col. LP CS 9914 Bridge Over Troubled Water and Col. 45 4-45237 single; Track 3-15: Recorded 11/6/69, Released on Col. LP CS 9914 Bridge Over Troubled Water and Col. 45 4-45079 single; 3-16: Recorded 11/15/69, Released on Col. LP CS 9914 Bridge Over Troubled Water and Col. 45 4-45133 single; Tracks 3-17 to 3-18: Recorded 11/28/69, Previously unissued live recording – Carnegie Hall; Track 3-19: Recorded 5/75, Released on Col. PC 33540 Paul Simon's Still Crazy After All These Years and Col. LP PC 33700 Art Garfunkel's Breakaway Chart Information Summarized From Liner Notes: 1-13 Single reached #3 on the pop chart; debut: 5/7/66 1-14 reached #1 on the pop chart; debut: 11/20/65 1-15 reached #5 on the pop chart; debut: 2/16/66 2-3 reached #25 on the pop chart; debut 8/6/66 2-4 reached #11 on the pop chart; debut: 3/2/68 2-8 reached #13 on the pop chart; debut: 11/5/66 2-8 reached #16 on the pop chart; debut 3/18/67 2-15 reached #23 on the pop chart; debut: 7/29/67 2-17 reached #97 on the pop chart; debut: 11/25/72 3-1 reached #1 on the pop chart; debut: 4/27/68 3-6 reached #7 on the pop chart; debut: 4/12/69 3-13 reached #4 on the pop charts; debut: 4/11/70 3-14 reached #18 on the pop chart; debut: 9/12/70 3-15 reached #1 on the pop chart; debut: 2/7/70 3-17 studio version of “Hey Schoolgirl” by Tom & Jerry (Label: Big 613) reached #49 on the pop chart; debut: 12/23/57 3-19 reached #9 on the pop chart; debut 10/18/75