Title	Overs
Label	private compilation
Catalog Number	[ not available ]
Source	Various, including studio outtakes, live audience recordings, soundboard, and others Mastered from various sources.
Performers	Paul Simon - guitar, vocals Art Garfunkel - vocals Hal Blaine - drums Larry Knechtel - keyboards Joe Osborn - bass
X-Ref	Old Friends (legitimate release) - disc one, tracks 1, 11; disc two, tracks 1-6, 13-16, 23, 24 Village Vanguard - disc one, tracks 9, 10, 24, 30
Quality	VG to SUP/6.0-10.0
Tracks Disc One: 1. Bleeker Street (demo) 2:42 2. Kathy's Song (Chez demo) 3:33 3. Bleeker Street (BBC 1965) 2:15 4. Sparrow (BBC 1965) 2:53 5. A Most Peculiar Man (BBC 1965) 1:43 6. Sparrow (BBC 1965) 1:42 7. Tom Wilson Rap (BBC 1965) 1:42 8. Somewhere They Can't Find Me (studio outtake) 1:10 9. Bad News Feeling (studio rehearsal 1966) 2:00 10. I Wish You Could Be Here (studio rehearsal 1966) 1:41 11. Blues Run The Game (outtake 1966) 2:51 12. For Emily... (take 3) 2:19 13. For Emily... (take 4) 0:56 14. For Emily... (take 5) 2:28 15. For Emily... (take 6) 2:08 16. For Emily... (take 7) 2:06 17. For Emily... (take 8) 0:24 18. For Emily... (take 9) 2:09 19. For Emily... (take 10) 2:20 20. For Emily... (take 11) 2:30 21. For Emily... (take 12) 2:23 22. For Emily... (take 13) 2:09 23. For Emily... (take 14) 2:11 24. Overs (take 4) 2:32 25. Overs (take 5) 2:47 26. Overs (take 6) 0:26 27. Overs (take 7) 2:22 28. Overs (take 8) 2:31 29. Overs (take 9) 1:45 30. You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies (outtake ca. 1965) 2:33 Disc Two: 1. A Poem On The Underground Wall (Carnegie Hall, 1967) 4:30 2. Red Rubber Ball (Carnegie Hall, 1967) 2:28 3. Blessed (Carnegie Hall, 1967) 3:39 4. Anji (Carnegie Hall, 1967) 2:29 5. A Church Is Burning (Carnegie Hall, 1967) 3:27 6. Intro (1967/68 - FM-Net Concert) 0:17 7. A Poem On The Underground Wall (1967/68) 2:28 8. For Emily (1967/68 - FM-Net Concert) 2:47 9. Overs (1967/68 - FM-Net Concert) 3:42 10. Anji (1967/68 - FM-Net Concert) 2:28 11. Patterns (1967/68 - FM-Net Concert) 2:50 12. Sounds Of Silence (1967/68 - FM-Net Concert) 3:39 13. Overs (Vermont 1968) 3:05 14. A Most Peculiar Man (Vermont 1968) 2:34 15. Bye Bye Love (Vermont 1968) 2:43 16. Feullies-Oh (studio demo) 1:42 17. Bridge Over Troubled Water (demo with false start) 2:53 18. Why Don't You Write Me (instrumental only) 2:53 19. Why Don't You Write Me (vocal only) 2:54 20. Why Don't You Write Me (early version) 2:54 21. The Only Living Boy In New York (demo) 2:19 22. Cecilia (early percussive mix) 2:34 23. Hey Schoolgirl (Carnegie Hall 1969) 1:32 24. Silver Haired Daddy (Carnegie Hall 1969) 3:25 25. Lightning Express (Paris, 1970) 4:03
Notes This set is sort of a Best Live Collection on steroids - it has a mixture of live tracks, demos and outtakes that span from 1964 to 1970 (some pirated from the Old Friends box set, likely to make for continuity). This ROIO was assembled to be a "supplement" to the aforementioned official box set - an anthology of S&G rarities that tie together some of the new material from Old Friends with other rare and live material. As a whole, the set seems decent. Sound quality is all over the map, from the so-so (the "Chéz" material) to the pristine (anything pirated from Old Friends). Most of it falls in the "very good" to "excellent" category, though. Especially nice is the inclusion of multiple takes of "For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her" and "Overs." Particularly annoying is the tendency of the set producer to include only parts of important live sets, like the material from Carnegie Hall and the FM-Net Show 1968. Why we need a live version of "Overs" - nice as the live versions are - after multiple studio takes of the song is somewhat puzzling. In defense of the ROIO compiler, live sets were truncated to provide a broader overview of the experience of a live S&G show. To be fair, though, the set is nice, presenting a good assortment of S&G fare that spans the length of their "power years." FYI, this set originated as a private collection, then found its way to the internet as a downloadable MP3 archive; it has since migrated to the typical ROIO stores. Watch out for poorly-mastered copies, as this is a relatively-common occurrence in the days of home-burned CD-R ROIOs. A special thanks to the SFTA friend who provided additional info about the origins and logic behind this set! Back to the Simon & Garfunkel ROIO Page