introduced Simon to "Scarborough Fair" during his time in England, was never credited. Worse, according to Peter Ames Carlin, "it credited Paul and Artie as coauthors, as if the centuries-old tune had emerged entirely from their imaginations." Columbia was contacted by Carthy's publishing company, Sparta Florida, to claim royalties, and they complied. However, as Carlin notes, "none of the money ever got to Carthy" due to fine-print on a contract he had never read that ceded his stake in the song. Release After issuing several singles and receiving sold-out college campus shows, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme was released by Columbia Records on October 24, 1966. The duo resumed their trek on the college circuit eleven days following the release, crafting an image that was described as "alienated", "weird", and "poetic". Manager Mort Lewis also was largely responsible for this public perception, as he withheld them from television appearances (unless they were allowed to play an uninterrupted set or choose the setlist). Reception Bruce Eder of AllMusic called it the duo's "first masterpiece", one that regarded "youthful exuberance and alienation, [proving] perennially popular among older, more thoughtful high-school students and legions of college audiences across generations." Andy Fyfe of BBC Music wrote in 2009 that he felt the record carried a sense of timelessness, calling its "boldest themes [...] still worryingly pertinent today," while remarking that the record as a whole "reflected the social upheaval of the mid-60s while playing as substantial a part in folk rock's evolution." In 2003, Rolling Stone listed the album at number 201 on their list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, dropping one position to number 202 in a 2012 revised list. Disc jockey and author Pete Fornatale wrote that "Few others have come close to the intelligence, beauty, variety, creativity, and craftsmanship that Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme captured." Andrew Gilbert, in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, called it "their first great album," producing "a sense of impending doom and Simon's insistence on emotional connection that makes the album such an enduring work." Accolades (*) designates unordered lists. Track listing Original release Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–12 on CD reissues. Track listing (UK version) Personnel Simon & Garfunkel Paul Simon – vocals, guitar, harmonica on "A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara'd into Submission)” Art Garfunkel – vocals, piano on "7