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2025_09_07_Vol. 02

Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. – Simon & Garfunkel’s sleepy start

Back in 1953, Paul Simon (dressed as a rabbit) and Art Garfunkel (the Cheshire Cat) met during a school production of Alice in Wonderland in Queens. Their first steps as Tom & Jerry brought the teen hit “Hey Schoolgirl” (1957) – basically an Everly Brothers knock-off, but a start nonetheless.

On October 19, 1964, their debut album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. dropped on Columbia Records, recorded earlier that March. It featured Paul’s first original songs alongside folk standards, boldly advertised as “exciting new sounds in the folk tradition.” In reality? A commercial flop that almost no one noticed.

Still, the acoustic version of “The Sound of Silence” was already hiding there. While Art continued his studies, Paul fled to London, cut The Paul Simon Songbook in just one hour for £60 – including future classics like “I Am a Rock” and “Homeward Bound.

The turning point came in 1965, when producer Tom Wilson decided to electrify “The Sound of Silence” with guitar and drums. Released without the duo’s approval, it shot straight to No. 1. Suddenly, their once-ignored debut climbed back into the Billboard charts in 1966, peaking at No. 30. What started as a flop became the launchpad for a legendary career.

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Album - Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M

01 You can tell the world

02 Last night I had the strangest dream

03 Bleecker Street

04 Sparrow

05 Benedictus

06 The Sound Of Silence

07 He Was My Brother

08 Peggy-O

09 Go tell it on the mountain

10 The Sun Is Burning

11 The times they are a-changin'

12 Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.

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