Carole King - Tapestry (Ultra Analog, Half-speed Mastering)
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Carole King – piano, keyboards, vocals, backing vocals [click here to see more vinyl featuring Carole King]
Curtis Amy – flute; baritone, soprano and tenor saxophone; string quartet
David Campbell – cello, viola
Merry Clayton – backing vocals
Terry King – cello, tenor saxophone, string quartet
Danny Kortchmar – acoustic guitar, conga, electric guitar, vocals
Russ Kunkel – drums
Charles "Charlie" Larkey – bass guitar, string bass, string quartet
Joni Mitchell – backing vocals
Joel O'Brien – drums
Ralph Schuckett – electric piano
Barry Socher – violin, tenor saxophone, viola, string quartet
Perry Steinberg – bass guitar, violin, tenor saxophone, string bass
James Taylor – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Julia Tillman – backing vocals
1 LP, standard sleeve
Limited numbered edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Half-speed Mastering
Gain 2™ Ultra Analog
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : MOFI
Original Label : Ode records
Recorded January 1971 at A&M Studios by Hank Cicalo
Produced by Lou Adler
Remastered by Krieg Wunderlich
Originally released in 1971
Reissued in 2013
Tracks:
Side A :
- I Feel the Earth Move
- So Far Away
- Its Too Late
- Home Again
- Beautiful
- Way Over Yonder
Side B :
- You've Got a Friend
- Where You Lead
- Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
- Smackwater Jack
- Tapestry
- (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
Awards:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 36/500!
1000 Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die - Ranked 212
1972 Grammy awards :
- Album of the year
- Best female pop performance
- Record of the year for 'It's too late"
- Song of the year for "You got a friend"
Tapestry was inducted in 1988 in the Grammy Hall of Fame
"You got a friend" and "It's too late" were inducted in 2002 in the Grammy Hall of Fame
Reviews :
"Carole King brought the fledgling singer/songwriter phenomenon to the masses with Tapestry, one of the most successful albums in pop music history. A remarkably expressive and intimate record, it's a work of consummate craftsmanship. Always a superior pop composer, King reaches even greater heights as a performer; new songs like the hits "It's Too Late" and "I Feel the Earth Move" rank solidly with past glories, while songs like "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow," and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" take on added resonance when delivered in her own warm, compelling voice. With its reliance on pianos and gentle drumming, Tapestry is a light and airy work on its surface, occasionally skirting the boundaries of jazz, but it's also an intensely emotional record, the songs confessional and direct; in its time it connected with listeners like few records before it, and it remains an illuminating experience decades later." AllMusic Review by Jason Ankeny
Ultra Analog™ : The GAIN 2 Ultra Analog™ Series stems from the use of the Gain 2 system, mastered at half speed from the original master tapes where possible, capturing and uncovering as before undiscovered sonic information.
Half-speed mastering. In half-speed mastering, the whole process is slowed down to half of the original speed. A typical 33 1/3 rpm record is cut at 16 2/3 rpm. The source material is also slowed down (reducing the pitch in the process) meaning the final record will still sound normal when played back. Slowing the whole process down allows more time, which means the end result sounds better and is more efficient — allowing engineering to minimize the effects of inherent limitations within the vinyl format. The result is a more accurate and more open high-frequency response in the half speed vinyl when compared with a normal speed recording.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 , Discogs : 4,29 / 5