Editorial Review:

Amazon.com essential recording:
When a retrofit of electric guitars transformed "Sounds of Silence" into Simon & Garfunkel's folk-rock entrée, the partners and their label hastily followed with a like-titled album mixing Paul Simon's acoustic folk songs with plugged-in bids for radio play. By contrast, this successor, released less than a year later, more coherently and convincingly reveals Simon's broadening horizons as a writer and the duo's nascent studio perfectionism. The title song remains a haunting signature piece, relying on acoustic guitar and harpsichord to carry its contrapuntal marriage of English ballad and antiwar plaint; such acoustic delicacy prevails throughout and has proven more durable than by-the-numbers wattage. The first great S&G album, the set includes "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)," "Homeward Bound," "Dangling Conversation," and Art Garfunkel's luminous solo piece, "For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her." --Sam Sutherland

Album Description:
Simon and Garfunkel's classic album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, released in 1966, marked the duo's emergence as both a brilliant creative force and one of their era's biggest-selling recording acts.

The pair's third album, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme was the first on which they won complete artistic control, and they rose to the occasion brilliantly, delivering an ambitious, autumnal epic that's been described as a folkrock equivalent of the Beatles' Revolver and the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds. Combining fuzz-tinged pop and pastoral baroque-folk with the duo's heavenly harmonies, Paul Simon's heady wordplay and some imaginatively layered production touches, the album features such Simon and Garfunkel standards as "Homeward Bound," "Scarborough Fair" and "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)."

Sundazed's exact vinyl replica of this harmony-rich classic is sourced from the original stereo master tapes, making this release an essential component of any '60s pop/rock collection.

Album Description:
High -Definition 12' Vinyl LP of Simon and Garfunkel's Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme released in 1966 was the pair's third album and their first album with complete artistic control. Combining fuzz-tinged Pop and pastoral baroque-folk with the duo's heavenly harmonies, Paul Simon's heady wordplay and some imaginately layered production touches, the album features such Simon and Garfunkel standards as 'Homeward Bound', 'Scarborough Fair' and 'The 59th Street Bridge Song'.

Rating: - Nice recalling old memories
I really enjoyed hearing this CD again. It came out when I was in high school, and I've been getting some of my old favorites in CD form to replace my old LPs.

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Rating: - Incredible Song Writing!
When I first listened to this album, I was at a difficult period in my life, hating my home situation and everything around me. At the time it was common for me to sit down and write poetry to get through things. I remember when I first started listening to this album I was amazed by its lyrics and absolutely beautiful song writing. I had never heard anything by Simon and Garfunkel before this, but began exploring their music more and more after listening to this album. Each song, in itself was ... Read More

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Rating: - Another All Timer for Simon and Garfunkel
This collection is another gem in the cannon of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. The vocal harmonies are at an all time high. Everyone loves the title track and the 59th Street Bridge Song but Flowers Never Bend In The Rainfall and Cloudy are hidden gems. Heck almost every song has a beautiful melody. The Poem On The Underground Wall is a possible exception but the lyrics are somewhat captivating. And the Seven O Clock News/Silent Night rings so true with the violence and controvesy of the sixties. ... Read More

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Rating: - A Gorgeous Mixture of Folk, Whimsy, and (Then) Topical Song
Some of the songs are very tied to the sixties, but at its best it's too beautiful for words. I'm a sucker for "Scarborough Fair/Canticle," which, like Dylan's "Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall," overlays an antiwar message on a Child ballad (but far more subtly), and "For Emily Whenever I May Find Her." And how can anyone who has been outdoors in the spring under sprays of cirrus clouds not like "Cloudy"?

As for pretension...come on, folks, you wouldn't say that Harriet Beecher Stowe favored slavery ... Read More

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Rating: - A Great Album! What More Can Say!
I have all of the records released by Simon and Garfunkel. This particular one has to be my second favorite. The opening piece is truly amazing. The way they mixed two songs together is genious. Every track on this record is awsome, I like all of them. If you're looking to get into Simon and Garfunkel then you should definetly start with this one or Bridge Over Troubled Water. If you're a music lover definetly buy this CD. You'll regret it if you don't.