Choose FLAC. Choose 24-bit. And specifically, choose —not because it’s a bigger number, but because it is the mathematically purer, more transparent window into the master tapes.
| Album | Year | 88.2 FLAC Availability | Notes | |-------|------|------------------------|-------| | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | 1964 | Yes (Columbia/Legacy 2015 HD Remaster) | Includes original “The Sound of Silence” acoustic version. | | Sounds of Silence | 1966 | Yes | Classic rock moment: electric folk. | | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 1966 | Yes | “Scarborough Fair” – 88.2 kHz captures the harpsichord clarity. | | Bookends | 1968 | Yes | “America” – train sounds have stunning stereo imaging. | | Bridge over Troubled Water | 1970 | Yes | The title track: piano decay and reverb tails are breathtaking. | paul simon discography 19652023 flac 88 better
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: The dry, tight percussion of "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" from his 1972 self-titled debut bounced through the room with "immediacy and natural tonal balance". The Global Explorer : By the time | Album | Year | 88