Music Appreciation

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,237 posts) Fri Mar 10, 2023, 07:37 AM Mar 2023

On this day, March 10, 1964, the original acoustic version of "The Sounds of Silence" was recorded.

Wed Mar 10, 2021: On this day, March 10, 1964, recording began on the basic track of "The Sounds of Silence."

Singular? Plural? It depends.

“The Sounds of Silence” (original title) was recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, today 1964 by Simon and Garfunkel:

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The Sound of Silence

Released: October 19, 1964 (original acoustic version); September 12, 1965 (overdubbed electric version)
Recorded: March 10, 1964
Studio: Columbia Recording, New York City

"The Sound of Silence", originally "The Sounds of Silence", is a song by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel. The song was written by Paul Simon over several months in 1963 and 1964. A studio audition led to the duo signing a record deal with Columbia Records, and the original 'acoustic' version of the song was recorded in March 1964 at Columbia Studios in New York City and included on their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.. Released on October 19, 1964, the album was a commercial failure and led to the duo disbanding; Simon returned to England, and Art Garfunkel to his studies at Columbia University.

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