Simon and Garfunkel ( The Concert in Central Park 1981 ) Full Concert 16:9 HQ

Audio & Video both remastered by RE-MASTERPIECES.
(from VHS tape)

The Concert in Central Park, released in February 1982 on Warner Bros. Records, is the first live album by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. It was recorded on the 19th September 1981 at a free benefit concert on the Great Lawn in Central Park, New York City, where the pair performed in front of an audience reported at the time as 500.000 people. Later estimates determined that the maximum number of people who could fit in the park space was 48.500. A film of the event was shown on TV and released on video. Proceeds went toward the redevelopment and maintenance of the park, which had deteriorated due to lack of municipal funding. The concert and album marked the start of a three-year reunion of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.

TRACKLIST:

00:00:00 INTRO
00:01:16 Mrs. Robinson
00:04:40 Homeward Bound
00:09:00 America
00:13:40 Me and Julio
00:16:57 Scarborough Fair
00:20:57 April Come She Will
00:23:18 Wake Up Little Susie
00:25:40 Still Crazy After All These Years
00:29:30 American Tune
00:33:43 Late in the Evening
00:38:01 Slip Slidin' Away
00:42:44 A Heart in New York
00:45:34 The Late Great Johnny Ace
00:49:33 Kodachrome/Maybellene
00:54:40 Bridge over Troubled Water
00:59:30 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
01:03:55 The Boxer
Encore
01:10:24 Old Friends / Bookends Theme
01:13:30 The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
01:15:53 The Sound of Silence
Encore
01:22:13 Late in the Evening (Reprise)
01:26:05 END

Musicians:

Paul Simon – vocals, guitar
Art Garfunkel – vocals
Pete Carr, David Brown – guitar
Anthony Jackson – bass guitar
Richard Tee – keyboards
Steve Gadd, Grady Tate – drums
Rob Mounsey – synthesizer
John Gatchell, John Eckert – trumpet
Dave Tofani, Gerry Niewood – saxophone

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TRACKLIST:

00:00:00 INTRO
00:01:16 Mrs. Robinson
00:04:40 Homeward Bound
00:09:00 America
00:13:40 Me and Julio
00:16:57 Scarborough Fair
00:20:57 April Come She Will
00:23:18 Wake Up Little Susie
00:25:40 Still Crazy After All These Years
00:29:30 American Tune
00:33:43 Late in the Evening
00:38:01 Slip Slidin' Away
00:42:44 A Heart in New York
00:45:34 The Late Great Johnny Ace
00:49:33 Kodachrome/Maybellene
00:54:40 Bridge over Troubled Water
00:59:30 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
01:03:55 The Boxer
Encore
01:10:24 Old Friends / Bookends Theme
01:13:30 The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
01:15:53 The Sound of Silence
Encore
01:22:13 Late in the Evening (Reprise)
01:26:05 END

[JoshMaxPower]

I was there! Different planet, folks. If anybody had told you what was coming by 2024 you would have thought they were out of their minds! 🙏 Wishing peace to all who read this message

[shelbym]

No one, and I mean NO ONE sings "Bridge Over Troubled Water" like Art Garfunkel. He was born to sing that song.

[pedrotaquelim]

This moment should be preserved as a National Treasure of the United States of America.
It's that special. This unites people. This unites a country. We need more of this.

[mikeyoungblood]

My S&G story : I was wounded during the Tet offensive in 1968, Flown by Medevac chopper to Tan Son Nhut Air Base where I was stabilized and shipped to U.S. Navy Hospital in San Diego California, As the Plane lifted off and the wheels clunked into place the Pilot played Homeward Bound over the P.A. system, 66 wounded Men started to Cry as it sunk in that we were indeed Homeward Bound.

[ericwoodruff]

Amazing...and not a single phone in the air. Incredible times when we all just lived in the moment.

[bigaldallas]

The sound engineer did awesome job in this production. Better sound than LP

[jaminova_]

I was 13 years old and went to visit my Dad in Mid-town Manahattan on his lunch / dinner break. We walked into Central Park and passers by told us that Simon & Garfunkel were going to reunite and do a show...for free! This is probably one of my happiest childhood memories! I remember Dad scrambelling to find a payphone to call-in and let them know he wasn't planning on coming back from lunch! I'm so greatful that this was recorded for properity and it showed up on my playlist! This was the NYC that I loved and remember! Yo, Ed! Best Mayor Ever!

[TB-]

If i could choose one concert to go back to, this would be it!

[NJcruiser]

I was there with my then girlfriend soon to be wife a month later and this was a great show. Certainly, brings back many memories of the early 80s. We will be celebrating our 41st anniversary at the end of this October.

[myrianvalenzuela]

The best Era ever. In music history. You cannot hear that kind of singers and blending of voices, todays sounds is just noise.

[williamreaves]

I was there. Appoximately 500, 000 peaceful fans. It was a beautiful concert.

[victorblock]

As a New Yorker, seeing Ed Koch walk in to introduce the band.
Pure New York.

[itsnotthesamething]

I have to wonder if Simon and Garfunkel had any idea they would draw the crowd that they did. Estimated to be 500, 000 people. I would have been freaking! This is one of the best live concerts I've ever seen!

[bsoz]

I know I commented several years ago, but this concert was amazing in 1981 and is still appreciated today in 2023.
I was a teen in 1981 and was a fan then. I really enjoyed this concert and was able to see it multiple times on HBO.
Now I can view it on YouTube and it is still a wonderful concert, establishing Simon and Garfunkel as legends in the music industry.

[tommarks]

500.000 people. no fighting, nobody spraying the crowd with gunfire. everyone just enjoying it like they should be. great performance. Anybody else notice the interaction when the line at the end older we get we are more a less the same {paraphrasing}. Simon gave a smile and the crowd reacted then Garfunkel put his hand on Paul's back. Great to see them both enjoying their company and playing together. The crowd danced all night.

[lisbethrosa]

The healing power of Simon and Garfunkel's music

[melamusing]

The lyric "how terribly strange to be 70" hits differently these days.

[fabiorezzonico]

if ever I will own a time machine, this is exactly the time and place where I want to go!

[Pagaugezero]

I worked at Gucci on 5th Ave at 21 yrs old. We walked down the street and had the most Amazing experience of my life.