{"product_id":"simon-garfunkel-bookends-1","title":"Simon \u0026 Garfunkel – Bookends","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"266\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"144\"\u003eYear\/Genre\/City:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1968, Folk Rock, New York City, NY\u003cbr data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"182\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"195\"\u003eMatrix #:\u003c\/strong\u003e KCS 9529\u003cbr data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"207\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"221\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e VG, sounds good; lots of very light marks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"289\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"287\"\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"530\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"310\"\u003eFriend Break:\u003c\/strong\u003e The duo’s “childhood friends” story had a real cost—by this period, accounts from the era describe a working relationship strained by control issues and different ambitions, with the split basically already in motion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"728\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"551\"\u003eAlbum Stitch:\u003c\/strong\u003e The record is famously assembled from different sessions and fragments; it’s often described as a carefully edited puzzle rather than one continuous band-in-a-room statement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"944\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"751\"\u003eStudio Control:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paul Simon’s approach here reflects a shift toward meticulous authorship—arrangements, pacing, and sequencing treated like narrative craft, which also widened the gap between the two partners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e12\/18\/23 ob 2\/17\/2026 CC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44857518620859,"sku":"","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/files\/R-15125323-1587009669-5176.jpg?v=1702943984","url":"https:\/\/power-plant-records.myshopify.com\/products\/simon-garfunkel-bookends-1","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}