 His first solo album was recorded in England in 1965 but remained unreleased in the U.S. (except for a brief period in 1969) until 1981, when it appeared in the 5-LP "Collected Works" boxed set.Originally released on Columbia Records, "Paul Simon" was then issued under the Warner Bros. label and is now back with Columbia through Sony.The album topped the charts in the United Kingdom, Japan and Norway and reached No.