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Paul Simon LP to have anniversary reissue
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 20 January 2012
It’s been announced that, this year being the 25th since singer-songwriter Paul Simon first released his classic solo record ‘Graceland’, an anniversary reissue of the 1987 long player is due in spring.
Sony Music/Legacy Recordings will release a commemorative edition of the album, both in deluxe box set and two-disc format, with each package to include the original album, bonus tracks, and the director’s cut of new documentary ‘Under African Skies’.
Premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, the film is ‘Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster’ director Joe Berlinger’s study of the album’s creation and musical legacy. It sees Simon revisit South Africa, where ‘Graceland’ was originally recorded, to reminisce on the apartheid-era social and political conditions in which his most enduring solo LP was made. Also featured are interviews with Quincy Jones, Paul McCartney, David Byrne and Peter Gabriel.
Full details of the re-release and documentary reside here.