LP ALBUM (STEREO) PURCHASED IN 1971.
LOVINGLY PLAYED LONG AGO, STORED AND CARED FOR FOR 52 YEARS.
ALBUM COVER: GATEFOLD EXCELLENT Retains vivid colors throughout,
paper breaks on edges
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT, plain white sleeve
12 PAGE LYRIC BOOKLET: EXCELLENT
VINYL ALBUM : EXCELLENT some superficial scratches, labels are mint
Tap Root Manuscript is the sixth studio album recorded
by Neil Diamond, released in October 1970.
It was one of the most experimental albums
he ever recorded, featuring rock music fused
with prominent African sounds and instruments.
The album was a commercial success, going Gold
in three months, eventually certified Platinum
by the RIAA. The album's success was powered
primarily by "Cracklin' Rosie", his first number
1 single, with help from Diamond's cover
of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother",
which rose to number 20. The latter song
had been a major hit for the Hollies the previous year.
While the first side of the LP contained five pop
rock songs, Side Two was a conceptual suite
of related songs expressing an African theme,
titled "The African Trilogy".
Within this suite was the song "Soolaimon",
which rose to number 30 in the US.
The 19-minute suite saw African folk styles
twined with blues and gospel elements to create
what Diamond called "a folk ballet".
Tap Root Manuscript was one of the most novel
experimental recording projects of its time,
and the Uni label, to which Diamond was then
under contract, initially was not sure whether
it would be commercially viable.
Neil Diamond – Tap Root Manuscript
Label: UNI Records – 93092
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, All Disc Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1971
Genre: Rock
Style: Folk Rock
PLAYLIST:
A1 Cracklin' Rosie 3:00
A2 Free Life 3:11
A3 Coldwater Morning 3:20
A4 Done Too Soon 2:45
A5 He Ain't Heavy... He's My Brother 3:59
B The African Trilogy (A Folk Ballet) 19:20
B1 Childsong
B2 I Am The Lion
B3 Madrigal
B4 Soolaimon
B5 Missa
B6 African Suite
B7 Childsong (Reprise)
Copyright © – Universal City Records
Pressed By – All Disc Records, Inc.
Record Company – Universal City Records
Mastered By – G.K.
1971 reissue of Uni 73092 Neil Diamond - Tap Root Manuscript.
All Disc Records, Inc. pressing, identified by "44" etched into runouts.
Released in a gatefold sleeve with lyric/credit booklet.
No individual times for Side 2.
Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): US 1184
Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): US 1185
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A): 93092 A-1 US 1184-1 5-8-71 G.K. 44
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B): 93092 B-1 US 1185-1 5-5-71 G.K. 44
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