https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 04 May 2026 08:25:12 +0000 Thu, 26 May 2022 20:52:05 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=5570 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5570&PID=60895&title=simon-garfunkelthe-sounds-of-silence#60895 Author: MMathews
Subject: 5570
Posted: 26 May 2022 at 8:52pm

I'll add this info:
I have 4 mixes of this.

1) Original acoustic Wed. Morning 3am LP Stereo
2) Original acoustic MONO LP version which is a different mix.
3) The electric (with drums and elec. guitar overdubs) Stereo LP mix
4) The electric hit 45 mono mix- the hit 45 has substantial reverb added to it
that is not on the stereo "The Sound Of Silence" LP.

It's the 2 mono mixes that have never been on CD.

MM]]> Thu, 26 May 2022 20:52:05 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5570&PID=60895&title=simon-garfunkelthe-sounds-of-silence#60895 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5570&PID=60846&title=simon-garfunkelthe-sounds-of-silence#60846 Author: KentT
Subject: 5570
Posted: 16 May 2022 at 5:47am

Acoustic is the "Wednesday Morning, 3:00 A.M." original.
The Electric overdubbed is the hit single, the Acoustic
got airplay in some markets, but was not a national hit. ]]> Mon, 16 May 2022 05:47:32 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5570&PID=60846&title=simon-garfunkelthe-sounds-of-silence#60846 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5570&PID=60686&title=simon-garfunkelthe-sounds-of-silence#60686 Author: Santi Paradoa
Subject: 5570
Posted: 13 April 2022 at 6:45pm

Rich:

The two versions on CD are the original version (with no electric guitar and labeled above as the "acoustic" version). Pat in the online database has this one labeled as original non-hit acoustic version.

The other later version is the one with the electric guitar overdub labeled above as "rock" and/or "electrified" version. Pat has this one labeled as LP mix.

It is the hit mono 45 mix that has never appeared on an official CD release (and you might want to thank Paul Simon for that). I'm sure some of the experts can point out the mix differences between the stereo LP mix and the mono 45 mix.]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:45:18 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5570&PID=60686&title=simon-garfunkelthe-sounds-of-silence#60686 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5570&PID=60685&title=simon-garfunkelthe-sounds-of-silence#60685 Author: PopArchivist
Subject: 5570
Posted: 13 April 2022 at 6:27pm

So what is the difference between the 45 mono version and the LP version? What is this "Rock version" Dave refers to?

While we are at it, what is the "electrified" 45 version?

Just trying to clarify....]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:27:41 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5570&PID=60685&title=simon-garfunkelthe-sounds-of-silence#60685 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5570&PID=59522&title=simon-garfunkelthe-sounds-of-silence#59522 Author: Hykker
Subject: 5570
Posted: 14 November 2021 at 6:14am

jimct wrote: Does anyone here ever remember either playing or hearing on the AM radio the original LP version of "The Sounds Of Silence" in late '65/early '66?

Guess I missed this thread first time around, but I do recall hearing the original version on some
stations back in the day, though not in regular rotation. Can't say with 100% certainly, but I
believe WABC was one of those (admittedly, that sounds out of character for them). I didn't listen
to them that often, but could've sworn I heard a different version played as an oldie. I wonder if
someone carted up the wrong side of the promo by mistake, it later got caught then re-dubbed?]]> Sun, 14 Nov 2021 06:14:20 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5570&PID=59522&title=simon-garfunkelthe-sounds-of-silence#59522 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5570&PID=59521&title=simon-garfunkelthe-sounds-of-silence#59521 Author: thecdguy
Subject: 5570
Posted: 14 November 2021 at 5:35am

The "Old Friends" Box Set from 1997 also has the Original (Acoustic) Album Version and (electric) Single Version as well.

Edited by thecdguy]]> Sun, 14 Nov 2021 05:35:33 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5570&PID=59521&title=simon-garfunkelthe-sounds-of-silence#59521 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5570&PID=59519&title=simon-garfunkelthe-sounds-of-silence#59519 Author: AdvprosD
Subject: 5570
Posted: 13 November 2021 at 6:47pm

This may have been a market choice. I have never to my knowledge ever heard this "Original" version. As Yah said, "Always the electrified 45."

However while looking over some of those TM Century GoldDiscs today, I stumbled upon this in two forms. The "Rock" version and the "Original" version. Both
are 3:06 and appear to have the same vocal track. The "Rock" version is the one we all know, but they decided to include the "Original" version for some odd
reason. It has only the acoustic guitar and no drums. I guess they must have put it on the disc for somebody somewhere. (GoldDisc 538)]]> Sat, 13 Nov 2021 18:47:00 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5570&PID=59519&title=simon-garfunkelthe-sounds-of-silence#59519 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5570&PID=33355&title=simon-garfunkelthe-sounds-of-silence#33355 Author: Yah Shure
Subject: 5570
Posted: 19 March 2012 at 3:28pm

jimct wrote: Does anyone here ever remember either playing or hearing on the AM radio the original LP version of "The Sounds Of Silence" in late '65/early '66?

Never. It was always the electrified 45.
]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:28:13 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5570&PID=33355&title=simon-garfunkelthe-sounds-of-silence#33355 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5570&PID=33352&title=simon-garfunkelthe-sounds-of-silence#33352 Author: jimct
Subject: 5570
Posted: 19 March 2012 at 1:37pm

I have just acquired a red vinyl (actually a somewhat common practice for
high-priority, mid-60's Columbia releases) promo 45 for this song,
(Columbia 43396) and I discovered something unexpected. While one side
of it, as expected, features the "later electric guitar overdub" hit 45
version, the other side of this promo 45 features the original LP version of
the song, without the electric guitar. I never realized until just now that
Columbia had opted to give radio their choice of versions, back in late
1965. Someone wrote "OK" in magic marker on the label for the side of
the promo which included the electric guitar. My deadwax info for this
side is exactly the same as what I'd posted above for my stock 45, while
the original LP version side has deadwax of "ZSP111384-1D". Does
anyone here ever remember either playing or hearing on the AM radio the
original LP version of "The Sounds Of Silence" in late '65/early '66?

Edited by jimct]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:37:05 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5570&PID=33352&title=simon-garfunkelthe-sounds-of-silence#33352 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5570&PID=26111&title=simon-garfunkelthe-sounds-of-silence#26111 Author: jimct
Subject: 5570
Posted: 22 April 2010 at 1:23pm

My commercial 45, confirmed as Columbia 43396, has a listed time of (3:05), but an actual time of (3:00). Pat has already correctly noted that the #1 hit mono 45 mix has yet to appear on CD. My 45 is styrene, with machine-stamped deadwax info of "JZSP111384-1C".]]> Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:23:42 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5570&PID=26111&title=simon-garfunkelthe-sounds-of-silence#26111