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Title: Paul Simon, Simon & Garfunkel, David Grusin - The Graduate (Original Sound Track Recording)
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1968, Soundtrack, Folk Rock Film Score, New York, New York 8/26
Matrix #: OS 3180
Condition: EX, sounds great, looks good, some light marks (CC) | Members: Paul S (41' - Alive), Art G (41' - Alive), David G (34' - Alive)
Cultural Facts:

1. Family Ties: Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel met as kids in Queens and first recorded together as “Tom & Jerry,” turning a childhood friendship into one of pop’s most famous creative partnerships.
2. Studio Lore: Mike Nichols used Simon & Garfunkel songs as temporary film music, then kept pushing for more; “Mrs. Robinson” grew from an unfinished Simon idea into the movie’s defining musical signature.
3. Scene Ecology: The soundtrack helped pull 60s folk-rock into New Hollywood, where alienation, suburbia, youth anxiety, and pop songs could carry as much emotional weight as traditional film scoring.

8/11/2026 CC