Paul Simon – 1992-03-04 – Queens, NY (SBD)

Paul Simon

1992-03-04

MTV Unplugged - Complete

Kaufman Astoria Studios

Queens NY

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Born At The Right Time

02. Me & Julio Down By The Schoolyard

03. The Boy In The Bubble

04. The Coast (Breakdown)

05. The Coast

06. Mrs. Robinson

07. Bridge Over Troubled Water

08. Graceland

09. Jonah

10. She Moves On

11. Still Crazy After All These Years

12. Cecilia

13. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover

14. Something So Right

CD 2:

01. The Boxer

02. Homeward Bound

03. Scarborough Fair

04. Born At The Right Time

05. Me & Julio Down By The Schoolyard

06. The Coast (False Start)

07. The Coast

08. Jamming

09. Late In The Evening

Farm Aid

with Willie Nelson & Eddie Brickel

1993-04-24

Ames, IA

10. The Boxer

11. Graceland

12. Homeward Bound

The Big Six O

with Willie Nelson & Eddie Brickel

1993-04-30

13. Graceland

14. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain

15. American Tune

Saturday Night Live

with Willie Nelson

1993-05-13

16. Graceland

17. Still Is Still Moving To Me

Paul Simon – 1992-03-04 – Queens, NY (SBD) 

We’ve posted quite a lot of Simon & Garfunkel on this blog, but this marks our first concert from Mr. Simon as a solo artist. This soundboard recording captures Simon on March 4, 1992, 20 years ago today at the Kauffman Studios in Astoria, Queens taping an episode of MTv’s Unplugged. While Unplugged had aired since 1989, it became “the show to do” in 1991 thanks to Paul McCartney’s appearance, which was later released as an album. Show producer Alex Coletti went on to say that had McCartney not released the disc, the concept would have never gained the cult status that it went on to enjoy. The show received another boost in 1992, when Eric Clapton’s taped his January 16 performance for the Unplugged album, featuring an acoustic reworking of Layla. The disc sold 10 million copies and earned 6 Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Best Rock Male Vocal Performance and Best Rock Song. While Paul Simon’s appearance on Unplugged didn’t quite generate the same type of buzz, it was the first episode aired globally within a 24 hour time frame. It also was never released officially, so we can post it on So Many Roads! In addition to the Unplugged material, this recording includes bonus material from several concerts where Willie Nelson joined Simon on stage. So this becomes another show in keeping with our March theme of guest appearances. All in all, a must have for your collection.