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500 Greatest Albums of All Time

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Simon and Garfunkel, 'Bookends'


Simon and Garfunkel, 'Bookends'
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Columbia, 1968

Paul Simon called this "the quintessential Simon and Garfunkel album." It is certainly far-ranging – a mostly dark, beautifully written voyage that includes both the epic "America" and the Graduate theme, "Mrs. Robinson." The duo produced the rec­ord themselves, with brilliant restraint.


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