In the 1970s, the album art was altered: the picture of Simon and Kathy was flipped horizontally, and the red script-like lettering eliminated in favor of an album title in white block print at the top. The album concludes with three very recognizable songs from the Simon & Garfunkel songbook - one of their biggest hits, 'Mrs. The new sound was exciting and rushed the duo to re-record a song from The Paul Simon Songbook in that version. Simon and Garfunkel were unaware that producer Tim Wills had planned on recording the version until it started playing on the radio. The album cover shows Simon and his then-girlfriend, Kathy Chitty, sitting on "narrow streets of cobblestone" in London, the city Simon had adopted as his home. The band mix of The Sound of Silence is the best example of a surprise. It's possible that Simon's flippant attitude towards the album continued for much of his career, and could give credence to the notion that he eventually requested that it be deleted. At the end he closes simply by saying of the liner notes, "I won't reread them." Simon and Garfunkel Album Reviews Wednesday morning, 3AM The Paul Simon Songbook Sounds of silence Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme Bookends. At the end, he almost repudiates his efforts, saying that "there are some I would not write today," and saying that they "played a role in the transition" to where he is currently (summer 1965) as a musician. He is the author of Simon and Garfunkels Bookends (Rodale, 2007). The liner notes to the album, found on the back cover, are somewhat bizarre, consisting of a few scripts for skits that Simon wrote, one of which parodies his writing of the songs on the LP itself. The Simon & Garfunkel Songbook features Rex Fowler and Neal Shulmans harmonious.
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