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Explanation of symbols:
+: Live; *: Non-LP B-side; #:
guest appearance
Songs: First appearance, lower case; Subsequent appearance, UPPER CASE.
The main players: Paul Simon: Born Oct 13 1941 (aka Jerry Landis, Paul Kane, True Taylor, Tico)
Art Garfunkel: Born Nov 5 1941 (aka Tom Graph, Artie Graph)
This discography has been divided, rather arbitrarily, into five periods that approximate stages of Paul Simon's musical career. The benefit is that each period's web page will load quicker than a single page covering Paul's whole career.
You can navigate directly to the period you are interested in, or use the Paul Simon Timeline to find a particular single or album. Everything is in chronological order, so reissues appear when they were released, not in the period they were recorded.
In addition, I have created Paul Simon Books, a page listing books about Paul Simon that you might enjoy.
Please let me know what you think of the discography, and send me any corrections, additions or collectables. Thanks for reading! .../
Paul Simonand Art Garfunkel meet at Forest Hills high school.
US 45 Tom & Jerry
BIG 613 and KING 5167
Paul Simon: Jerry Landis; Art Garfunkel: Tom Graph; Billboard #54, selling about 100,000 copies.
US TV - AMERICAN BANDSTAND
US 45 True Taylor
BIG 614
US 45 Tom & Jerry
BIG 616
B-side also known as Two Teen-Agers
US 45 Tom & Jerry
BIG 618 and HUNT 319
"A" and "B" sides might be flipped here.
US LP - TOM & JERRY - Tom & Jerry
Reports of this album being released in 1958 are false. The same songs were released on the Pickwick label in 1967.
US STUDIOS - DEMO RECORDINGS - The Cosines
Paul Simon records $25 demos of songs for presentation to stars like Dion, Fabian & Bobby Vee. At times he worked with Carole King doing demos for acts like The Fleetwoods & The Passions.
Just To Be With You recorded by The Passions was their most successful release.
The Cosines: Paul Simon: guitar, bass, vocals; Carole King: piano, drums, vocals
US 45 Jerry Landis
MGM 12822
US 45 Tom & Jerry
BIG 621
According to Tim Neely of Goldmine magazine, the available copies of this single are either a bootleg or a later issue. The song Baby Talk was first recorded by Jan & Dean in 1959. Big Records went bankrupt shortly after this release, the song Baby Talk was then leased to Bell Records.
US 45 Tom & Jerry
BELL 120
The Bell label specialized in putting out sound-alike "covers" of current hits that sold for 39 cents. Baby Talk was a hit for Jan & Dean at the time.
Unreleased demo
Unreleased demo
US 45 Jerry Landis
Warwick 552
US 45 Jerry Landis
Warwick 588
US 45 The Mystics
Laurie 3047
US 45 The Mystics
Unreleased demos
Unreleased demos
Unreleased demos
US 45 Jerry Landis
Canadian American 130
A-side is sometimes identified as I'm Lonesome.
US 45 Jerry Landis
Warwick 616
These songs have appeared on some collections, licensed from The Henry Hadaway Organisation Ltd.
US 45 Tom & Jerry
MERCURY 71930
US 45 Tico & The Triumphs
Madison 169 / Amy
835
Produced, arranged and written by Paul Simon.
Group: Paul Simon (as Jerry Landis), Mickey Borack (as Tico), Marty Cooper, Gail Lynn and Howie Beck.
Paul Simon sings the lead vocal on both songs.
Billboard #99. Madison Records went bankrupt after the release, but Amy Records picked up the masters and had success on Murray The K's show on WINS in New York City. Motorcycle narrowly lost the weekly song contest to Monster Mash by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The song was a huge success in Puerto Rico and Baltimore, selling about 100,000 copies.
US 45 Tom & Jerry
ABC-PARAMOUNT 10363
US 45 Tico & The Triumphs
Amy 845
Paul Simon sings the lead vocal on both songs.
US 45 Tico & The Triumphs
Amy 860
Cry, Little Boy, Cry wins the weekly song contest on Murray The K's WINS radio show in New York City. Lead vocals on this record were not by Paul Simon and he may not have an involvement with this release.
US 45 Jerry Landis
Amy 875
Billboard #97. Lisa used the same instrumental track as I Don't Believe Them.
US 45 Tico & The Triumphs
Amy 876
US 45 David Winters
Rori 703
Produced by Paul Simon.
US 45 Ritchie Cordell
Rori 707
Backing by Tico & The Triumphs.
US STUDIO
Paul Simon produced songs for: Central High Caf Band; Jay Walker & The Pedestrians; Dougie & The Dudes; Ritchie Cordell; The Fashions; Dotty Daniels.
US 45 Tom & Jerry
EMBER 1094
US 45 The Vels
Amy 881
Produced by Paul Simon.
US 45 Ritchie Cordell
Amy 882
Produced by Paul Simon.
US 45 The Montgomerys
Amy 883
Produced by Paul Simon.
US 45 The Fashions
Amy 884
Produced by Paul Simon.
US 45 Dottie Daniels
Amy 885
Produced by Paul Simon.
US 45 Jerry Landis
US 45 Jerry Landis
US 45 Paul Kane
Tribute 128
Fifteen of the early recordings are collected on this
CD:
Before The Fame
CD
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