Tag: Art Garfunkel

Art Garfunkel – Angel Clare (1973) [2018, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel (4.0 Quad)
Hybrid SACD | Front Scan Only
Total Size: 1.72 GB (ISO) + 1.47 GB (FLAC Mch) + 720 MB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Vocalion | UK | Cat#: CDSML8534 | Genre: Folk Rock

Garfunkel (he was billed without his first name here) had a lot riding on his debut solo album, and Angel Clare, named after a character in Thomas Hardy’s novel Tess of the d’Urbervilles, lived up to the heightened expectations for the man who had sung “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and other Simon & Garfunkel favorites. Garfunkel took no chances, issuing as the first single Jimmy Webb’s “All I Know,” which was arranged in a similar style to “Bridge” and made the Top Ten. Continue reading “Art Garfunkel – Angel Clare (1973) [2018, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Art Garfunkel – Breakaway (1975) [2018, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel (4.0 Quad)
Hybrid SACD | Front Scan Only
Total Size: 1.59 GB (ISO) + 1.36 GB (FLAC Mch) + 668 MB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Vocalion | UK | Cat#: CDSML 8537 | Genre: Folk Rock

The second time around, Art Garfunkel turned to pop producer Richard Perry, who liked to record in studios rather than cathedrals and who replaced the angelic style of the first album with a lush pop approach. The result was Garfunkel’s best-selling album. The title track and a cover of “I Only Have Eyes for You” reached the Top 40 (the latter topped the U.K. charts), though the most prominent song was the Simon & Garfunkel reunion single “My Little Town.” Continue reading “Art Garfunkel – Breakaway (1975) [2018, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”