Simon & Garfunkel: Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme MONO CL 2563

I played this album on the podcast a few weeks ago, but it really deserves to be shared. There isn't much more that can be said about S&G's majestic 3rd LP. The album finds them at their most psychedelic, with songs like the Indian flavored "Patterns" and the marijuana anthem "Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine", but also at their most serene with sparkling folk ballads "For Emily" and "The Dangling Conversation". However, Simon's sharp pop sensibilities remain though with tunes like "Cloudy", "Homeward Bound" and "59th Street Bridge Song".

The version I am presenting here is an original mono LP that is very hard to find despite it being released in 1966 when mono LPs were still being pressed in numbers comparable to their stereo counterparts. The mono mix of this record I believe is superior to the stereo format, mostly because the instrumentation, mainly the rhythm section, spring to life in ways the stereo mix can't replicate. Particularly on "Cloudy", the brushed drums and the high organ tones seem much more in the pocket alongside S&G's vocal harmonies. The complexity of the instrumentation in "59th Street Bridge Song" becomes much more apparent in the mono version as well.

Ripped to HQ .mp3 @ 320vbr using EAC's .WAV editor and dbpoweramp w/ LAME 3.97. Flat transfers, no pop removal, surface noise reduction or EQ changes.

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