• Paul Simon: Now and Then - Spencer Leigh

  1973 - Raven

• Simon and Garfunkel - Mitchell S. Cohen

  1977 - Sire

• One Trick Pony - Paul Simon

  1980 - Alfred A. Knopf

• Simon and Garfunkel (a musical biography) - John Swenson

  1984 - W.H. Allen

• 'Simon and Garfunkel' by Robert Matthew-Hall (165pp The Baton Press,1984). 

• Bookends: The Simon and Garfunkel Story - Patrick Humphries

• The Boy In The Bubble: A Biography of Paul Simon - Patrick Humphries

  1988 - Sidgwick and Jackson Limited - ISBN 0-283-99545-9

• Simon and Garfunkel: Old Friends - Joseph Morella and Patricia Barey

  1991 - Robert Hale Ltd - ISBN 0-7090-47797

• Simon and Garfunkel The Definitive Biography by Victoria Kingston

  1996 - Sidgewick and Jackson - ISBN 0-283-06267-3

• The Paul Simon Companion (Four Decades of Commentary) by Stacey Luftig

  1997 - Schermer Books - ISBN 0-7119-6720-2

Some rare musical books

• The Paul Simon Songbook

  This was published in 1965 in England to coincide with the release of the songbook. A list of contents follows below. The songs are just chords and melody notes however the arrangements are by Paul himself. It is published by Lorna Music Co. Ltd, 5 Denmark Street, London, W.C.2.

  1. Full page photo of Paul Simon
  2. Introductory foreword by Judith Piepe (his agent at the time)
  3. Biography of Paul Simon
  4. He was my brother
  5. Kathy's Song
  6. The Side of a Hill
  7. A Simple Desultory Philipic
  8. Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall
  9. Patterns
  10. I Am a Rock
  11. Leaves That Are Green
  12. A Church Is Burning
  13. April Come She Will
  14. The Sound of Silence
  15. Bleeker Street
  16. A Most Peculiar Man
  17. "On Drums and Other Hollow Objects" A short story by Paul Simon

• Paul Simon Song Book No.2

  Published in 1967 this has an interesting mix of Paul Simon songs, including a new one "Someday, One Day" which was written in 1966 but not recorded by Paul but by the original Seekers. I have made a mid of this file so you can hear it. The songbook has piano and vocal lines. Published by Pattern Music Ltd, 5 Denmark Street, London, W.C.2.

  1. At the Zoo
  2. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
  3. The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine
  4. For Emily, Whenever I May find her
  5. Patterns
  6. Scarborough Fair/Canticle
  7. Someday, One Day
  8. The Dangling Conversation

• Paul Simon Song Book No.3

  Published also in 1967, by the same publisher, this also has piano, lyrics and chord symbols of the following songs. I haven't got this one but would really like it as it has 3 unrecorded (by Paul Simon at least) songs.

  1. Red Rubber Ball
  2. A Hazy Shade of Winter
  3. A Poem on the Underground Wall
  4. Cloudy
  5. I Wish You Could Be Here
  6. Wednesday Morning 3am
  7. You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies
  8. Homeward Bound

Last updated: 2nd January 1997

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