Carole King-Tapestry (1971)


 

Artist: Carole King

Title: Tapestry

Label: Ode

Format: 8-track

Catalog Number: 8T 77009

Year of Release: 1971

Country and Year of Edition: US 1971 3 pin cart

Sell Price: $9.99

Sell Date: 12/31/24

Condition: VG/VG pro refurbish

Discogs Last Sold: 11/5/21 VG/n cover $6.00

Low: $6.00

Median: $8.00

Average: $8.00

High: $9.99

Current low price: $7.88

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 3

Have/Want: 22/159

Where Sold: Encino, CA

Time It Took To Sell:  2 hours

Where and When Bought: Facebook 8-track lot

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B-

Sad To See It Go: No

Carole King's perennial "best of all time" "5-stars" lister Tapestry first came to me in on vinyl from the dollar bin in the early 80's.  I never particularly had an affection for it.  Over half of the album is well known without lifting a finger: "It's Too Late," "I Feel The Earth Move," "Beautiful," "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman," and "You've Got A Friend" all resonate the over-familiarity in my brain.  My friend Nickie has a special love for "So Far Away" adopted as a teen runner listening in headphones.  I have to live vicariously through others appreciation of Tapestry.

The album cover featuring King with a cat you’d like to pick up out of the cover, signifies a familiarity that seems eternal to me.  In my world this album always existed although I remember Kasey Kasem commenting on a special top songs of the 70’s countdown about the 14 week run at number 1 for “It’s Too Late” and being somewhat surprised.  I thought she had other songs from Tapestry that were more “popular.” I didnt live it consciously in real time being 1 when it came out.  My immersion came only the immediate peripheral aftermath.

I just got a huge restored box of 8-tracks back from Texas and within two hours of listing this one was the first to sell, despite the fact that I've had another 8-track copy of this for sale for months.  I guess the words PRO-REFURBISHED carried some weight with the 8-track buyer.

So what of the songs that aren't so obvious?  My favorite was always "Smackwater Jack."  I was surprised how little I remembered some tracks which was particularly jarring since tracks like "Way Over Yonder" and "Where You Lead" are reshuffled into the first track as opposed to spread over the second half of the album.

Reasonable MOR, but ultimately not for me.

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