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Of all the names Paul Simon recorded under Jerry Landis is the one which comes to mind.These recordings were from the days he was cutting demos of songs which were meant for other singers but few ever left the initial stage an exception being Just To Be With You which hit for the Passions and which also featured Carole King in the background who can be heard on other songs and who were also known as the Cosines.
This is the first of a 3 CD set of these demos which also include 2 songs by the future Garfunkel as Artie Garr who appeared on the Warwick label.
Previous to these demos had come Tom & Jerry who were as most know were the first incarnation of Art & Garfunkel.
At this stage Paul Simon was just one of 1000 high school poppers who like Brian Hyland were cutting demos for pin money-in Hyland's case he ended up with a No 1 single when the demos were seen good enough to release and Hyland was more photogenic anyway.
Paul Simon hankered to sing his own songs rather than those of Brill Building writers copying the hits of the day but even HE could never have imagined what it would lead to.
As far as these collections go you have to love high school pop and see it as more than rock critics would have you believe.As Paul McCartney would write 20 odd years later "the world needs silly love songs and what's wrong with that"
This is the first of a 3 CD set of these demos which also include 2 songs by the future Garfunkel as Artie Garr who appeared on the Warwick label.
Previous to these demos had come Tom & Jerry who were as most know were the first incarnation of Art & Garfunkel.
At this stage Paul Simon was just one of 1000 high school poppers who like Brian Hyland were cutting demos for pin money-in Hyland's case he ended up with a No 1 single when the demos were seen good enough to release and Hyland was more photogenic anyway.
Paul Simon hankered to sing his own songs rather than those of Brill Building writers copying the hits of the day but even HE could never have imagined what it would lead to.
As far as these collections go you have to love high school pop and see it as more than rock critics would have you believe.As Paul McCartney would write 20 odd years later "the world needs silly love songs and what's wrong with that"
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Not heavy Paul , just Paul...
30 Oct 2007
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
The Paul Simon before Simon And Garfunkel. No heavy , insightful lyrics , just Paul. Along with the "Two Can Dream Alone" release, here you have pre S & G that shows the true beginnings of what was to come. Great stuff. Hokey at times , but great nonetheless .
Simon being forced into the wrong mold
3 Jan 2012
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this CD hoping that I would find some early Paul Simon songs, that is, songs he actually wrote. Unfortunately, there's only ONE of those on this CD and it's not very good. These are all demos cut between 1959-1961 where Simon seems to have been desperate to break into the schlocky teen-rock world. The songs range from the mediocre to the downright embarrassing, even though a few were written by successful songwriters (Hal David/Sherman Edwards). Can you believe a song with words set to the "Skater's Waltz," or one about an "oriental genie" who helps the singer score with a girl named Lulu? That's the kind of tripe that you'll be subject to in this collection. Even the one duet with Art Garfunkel (which has a hint of the current folk style) can't rescue this dud.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A Great Collection of Paul Simon done as Jerry Landis
9 Dec 2007
Format:Audio CD
I have been a great fan of Paul Simon and been studying his works. I already have got some old recordings, but in this album I found some songs I have not known. So this album is a valuable and important material for me.
Being different from the title, one of the songs was performed by Art Garfunkel as Artie Garr, which is one of the great performance of his. I like it too.
Generally, this CD is a great collection of his (their) music.
Being different from the title, one of the songs was performed by Art Garfunkel as Artie Garr, which is one of the great performance of his. I like it too.
Generally, this CD is a great collection of his (their) music.
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