HYPE-STICKER on front. Import from Europe. Made in Holland. Vinyl plays nicely (play-graded). Double LP. Gate-fold cover looks good; a few creases near edges; very light-scuffing and surface impressions (front/back/inner-gate); slight discoloration (inner-gate/back). Inner-sleeves are original (liner notes/CBS ads). Spine is easy-to-read with very mild-wear. Little shelf-wear along top-edge, heavier wear along bottom-edge and corners. Openings are crisp with signs of light use and a few divots. 1991 pressing. (Not a cut-out.)
Simon & Garfunkel's first masterpiece, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme was also the first album on which the duo, in tandem with engineer Roy Halee, exerted total control from beginning to end, right down to the mixing, and it is an achievement akin to the Beatles' Revolver or the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds album, and just as personal and pointed as either of those records at their respective bests. The album reached Platinum in US, and reached No. 4 on US Billboard 200. Bookends is a concept album that explores a life journey from childhood to old age. Side one of the album marks successive stages in life, the theme serving as bookends to the life cycle. Side two largely consists of previously-released singles and of unused material for The Graduate soundtrack. Sales for Bookends were substantial in the US, and the album produced the No. 1 single Mrs. Robinson. The album sold well in the US and in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at No. 1.