{"product_id":"singles-rarities-1","title":"Singles \u0026 Rarities","description":"Most people first became aware of Simon \u0026amp; Garfunkel in 1965, when the single \"The Sounds of Silence\" hit the charts and the duo began a run of hits that would make them one of the truly legendary folk-rock acts of the '60s. But record collectors knew that Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel had been making music for years before that -- in 1957, the two had scored a modest hit single, \"Hey Schoolgirl,\" under the name Tom \u0026amp; Jerry, performing in a style strongly influenced by the Everly Brothers, and over the next five years the pair would cut several more singles as a duo, while Simon also cut a few sides as Jerry Landis and with an ad-hoc band dubbed Tico \u0026amp; the Triumphs, while Garfunkel put out some solo efforts as Artie Garr. Singles \u0026amp; Rarities collects 20 of these rare tracks that Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel recorded during their early days in the music business, both solo and as a duo, and the harmonies point the way to the groundbreaking music they would make years later, even if the songs and arrangements are very much a teen-focused product of the time. ~ Mark Deming","brand":"InnerSleeve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45671562051749,"sku":"8592735002128","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/6007\/1077\/files\/f34c38a29fe5b533a539e4dea3b95409_f2b8e3bb-eaff-4b89-b7b3-528b5c982ace.jpg?v=1777746511","url":"https:\/\/www.innersleeve.com\/en-gb\/products\/singles-rarities-1","provider":"InnerSleeve","version":"1.0","type":"link"}