Simon & Garfunkel / Same Title ~ Gift Pack Series
Japan ONLY Limited BOX 2P SET


CBS SOPH - 71 ~ 72

Appendices: "Original OBI", "Box Cover", "Inner-Bags", “Fold-Out Insert ( promotional use )”, “Postcard ( promotional use )”, “Booklet" & “Fold-Out Poster Calendar”

Description: This is rare Japan Only Box 2LP Set ( released in 1974? ) of S&G, comin' with complete appendices. AD on obi reads "Limited Edition". The booklet shows "Japanese description" and "English & Japanese lyrics". This double album includes following 24 tracks ( See the track-list below ). The enclosed poster shows the calendar of its release-year in its lower portion. It was issued only for this box-set. It’s hard to find this box-set in complete set even in my country nowadays. Scarce item from Japan to serious collector.

Side A: The sounds of silence, He was my brother, Bleecker street, The times they are a-changin’, April come she will, I am a rock

Side B: Scarborough fair – Canticle, Fakin’ it, Bookends theme, Old friends, America, A hazy shade of Winter

Side C: Mrs. Robinson, Punky’s dilemma, The boxer, Baby driver, Cecilia, El condor pasa

Side D: The 59th street bridge song, Bye bye love, For Emily whenever I may find her, Kathy’s song, Homeward bound, Bridge over troubled water


Condition: G+/VG+/VG+ ( Cover / Disc 1/2 )


COVER: Cover is stained with brown spots in places on each side ( mainly inside box ). Otherwise it has no tear, edge-wear, ring-wear, dent, strip and writing...OK.

DISC 1/2: Both discs are good in condition, keeping glossy. Each disc has some slight scuffs including slight hairlines in places on each side. There’re a few to several spindle-marks on each label. Otherwise it has none of any scratch, which is to be rated as "VG+". All flaws are so slight that they play fine on each side.

OBI: G+, being lightly creased & scratched with stain-marks in places on the surface of back. The spine-edge is discolored.

BOOKLET: G+, being lightly creased on the surface of each page, while being stained with brown spots in part on the front & back pages.

INNER-BAGS: G+ each, being creased with brown spots in places on its surface of each side. Otherwise no tear & split on edges.

INSERT ( promotional use ): G+, being stained with light brown spots on each page.

POSTCARD ( promotional use ): G+, being lightly browned with light brown spots on each side.

POSTER-CALENDAR: The poster-calendar is still unused without pin-hole at corners. It’s lightly browned ( stained ) on the surface of back, while being clean on the front.