Carole King – Tapestry Label: Ode Records  – PE 34946, Epic – PE 34946 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, NAMI Pressing, Gatefold Country: US Released: 1977 Genre: Rock Style: Folk Rock, Pop Rock A1 I Feel The Earth Move Drums – Joel O'Brien Electric Bass – Charles Larkey Electric Guitar – Danny Kootch* Written-By, Keyboards – Carole King 2:57 A2 So Far Away Acoustic Guitar – James Taylor (2) Drums – Russ Kunkel Electric Bass – Charles Larkey Flute – Curtis Amy Written-By, Piano – Carole King 3:55 A3 It's Too Late Drums – Joel O'Brien Electric Bass – Charles Larkey Electric Guitar, Congas – Danny Kootch* Electric Piano – Ralph Schuckett Piano – Carole King Soprano Saxophone – Curtis Amy Written-By – Carole King, Toni Stern 3:51 A4 Home Again Acoustic Guitar – James Taylor (2) Bass [String] – Charles Larkey Drums – Russ Kunkel Written-By, Piano – Carole King 2:27 A5 Beautiful Congas – Danny Kootch* Drums – Joel O'Brien Electric Bass – Charles Larkey Written-By, Keyboards – Carole King 3:05 A6 Way Over Yonder Acoustic Guitar – James Taylor (2) Backing Vocals – Merry Clayton Bass [String] – Perry Steinberg Cello – Terry King (4) Drums – Joel O'Brien Electric Bass – Charles Larkey Electric Guitar – Danny Kootch* Tenor Saxophone – Curtis Amy Viola – David Campbell Violin – Barry Socher Written-By, Piano – Carole King 4:42 B1 You've Got A Friend Acoustic Guitar – James Taylor (2) Bass [String] – Charles Larkey Cello – Terry King (4) Congas – Danny Kootch* Viola – David Campbell Violin – Barry Socher Written-By, Piano – Carole King 5:07 B2 Where You Lead Backing Vocals – Carole King, Julia Tillman*, Merry Clayton Drums – Russ Kunkel Electric Bass – Charles Larkey Electric Guitar – Danny Kootch* Electric Piano – Ralph Schuckett Piano – Carole King Written-By – Carole King, Toni Stern 3:18 B3 Will You Love Me Tomorrow? Acoustic Guitar – Danny Kootch*, James Taylor (2) Backing Vocals – The Mitchell/Taylor Boy & Girl Choir Bass [String] – Charles Larkey Drums – Russ Kunkel Performer [Granfalloon] – James Taylor (2) Piano – Carole King Written-By – Carole King, Gerry Goffin 4:10 B4 Smackwater Jack Backing Vocals – Carole King, Julia Tillman*, Merry Clayton Baritone Saxophone – Curtis Amy Drums – Joel O'Brien Electric Bass – Charles Larkey Electric Guitar – Danny Kootch* Electric Piano – Ralph Schuckett Piano – Carole King Written-By – Carole King, Gerry Goffin 3:39 B5 Tapestry Written-By, Keyboards – Carole King 3:11 B6 (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman Bass [String] – Charles Larkey Keyboards – Carole King Written-By – Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler 3:47 Pressed By – North American Music Industries Recorded At – A&M Studios Published By – Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc. Art Direction – Roland Young (3) Artwork [Tapestry Hand-stiched by] – Carole King Design – Chuck Beeson Engineer – Hank Cicalo Photography By – Jim McCrary Producer – Lou Adler Vocals – Carole King The Ode Label on this release is tan with a background of tiny Ode and Epic logos. The Ode emblem is to the right of the center hole alongside an Epic emblem. This release was pressed by North American Music Industries, denoted by the anvil symbol in the runout.

USA 1977 HOT STAMPER PRESSING VINYL ALBUM IN TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH ORIGINAL WHITE INNER SLEEVE. This particular pressing is regarded by many audiophiles as one of the best sounding copies of this classic album.

MATRIX: PAL-34946-1MPN [anvil symbol] / PBL-34946-1MPN [anvil symbol]

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR.   INNER SLEEVE VERY GOOD+ WITH NO SEAM SPLITS.

DISC: EXCELLENT MINUS. NO SCRATCHES, JUST A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES. CLEAN LABELS.

Why buy a first or early pressing and not a re-issue or a ‘re-mastered’ vinyl album?

First and early pressings are pressed from the first generation lacquers and stampers. They usually sound vastly superior to later issues/re-issues (which, in recent times, are often pressed from whatever 'best' tapes or digital sources are currently available) - many so-called 'audiophile' new 180g pressings are cut from hi-res digital sources…essentially an expensive CD pressed on vinyl.  Why  experience the worse elements of both formats?  These are just High Maintenance CDs, with mid-ranges so cloaked with a veil as to sound smeared.  They are nearly always compressed with murky transients and a general lifelessness in the overall sound.  There are exceptions where re-masters/re-presses outshine the original issues, but they are exceptions and not the norm.

First or early pressings nearly always have more immediacy, presence and dynamics. The sound staging is wider.  Subtle instrument nuances are better placed with more spacious textures. Balances are firmer in the bottom end with a far-tighter bass. Upper-mid ranges shine without harshness, and the overall depth is more immersive.  Inner details are clearer, the music tends to sound more ‘alive’ and vibrant and you 'hear' what the mixing and mastering engineers wanted you to hear when they first recorded the music.  



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