"The Sound of Silence" was released on January 10, 1965, and features some of the duo's most iconic songs. The album's title track, "The Sound of Silence", is a poignant exploration of the disconnection between people in modern society. The song's hauntingly beautiful melody and lyrics have made it one of the most recognizable and beloved songs of all time.

Before you extract that final RAR, put on a pair of open-back headphones. Listen to the silence between the notes on "I Am a Rock." That hiss you hear? That isn't noise. That is 1966 breathing.

In 2008, a collector known as "The Speed Demon" leaked a series of 24-bit/192kHz transfers from the Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. sessions. These RARs often get mislabeled as Sound of Silence outtakes. They contain:

The Sounds of Silence album tracklist is a litmus test of transition: