Simon & Garfunkel / New Gift Pack
Japan ONLY Limited BOX 2LP SET


CBS SOPZ – 39 ~ 40

Appendices: “Original OBI”, “Box Cover", "2 Inserts", “2 Company Sleeves” & “Postcard ( promotional use )”

Description: This is rare Japan Only Limited box compilation 2LP Set ( released in 1974 ) of Simon & Garfunkel, coming with complete appendices. AD on reads in Japanese as “Limited Edition”. One of inserts is with "Japanese & English lyrics", while the other one is with “Japanese liner notes” and "Photos of S&G". An enclosed postcard is for promotional use. It’s hard to find this item in complete shape even in our country nowadays. Scarce item from Japan to serious collector.

Side A: The sounds of silence, Leaves that are green, Kathy’s song, He was my brother, A most peculiar man, I am a rock

Side B: Homeward bound, The 59th street bridge song, For Emily whenever I may find her, Flowers never bend with rainfall, Fakin’ it, 7 o’clock news / Silent night,

Side C: Mrs. Robinson, Scarborough fair / Canticle, America, Old friends, Bookends theme, A hazy shade of winter,

Side D: Bridge over troubled water, Cecilia, El condor pasa, The only living boy in New York, The boxer, Bye bye love


Condition: VG/EX-/EX- ( Cover / Disc 1/2 )


COVER: Cover is good in condition, except for partly worn corners and lightly outer edges. Back surface is scraped in part. Inside box, it’s slightly tanned with several minor spots. Otherwise it has no tear, ring-wear, dent, strip and writing...OK.

DISC 1: Disc 1 is excellent in condition, keeping glossy. A slight scratch is on Side A-5 ( inaudible ). Faint marks which seem as “misprint” are in places on each side ( of course, they have no relation with the sound ). Otherwise it has none of any scuff, hairline & spindle-mark on each label, which is to be rated as “EX-”.

DISC 2: Disc 2 is also excellent in condition, keeping glossy. It has several slight scuffs on each side. Otherwise it has none of any scratch, hairline & spindle-mark on each label, which is to be rated as “EX-”.

OBI: G+, being waving on its surface of front, while being creased and torn short in upper left-rim of front & right bottom-edge.

INSERT: VG each, being creased in places on its surfaces.

INNER SLEEVES: G each, being creased in places on the surface of each side, while being partly split in the middle of bottom-edges.

POSTCARD ( promotional use ): VG+, being creased short in corners.