CAROLE KING Released Her Masterpiece ‘TAPESTRY’ 55 Years Ago Today
Significant longplayers from yesteryear
10 February 2026
Singular voice and songwriter CAROLE KING was
born in Brooklyn 84 years ago. She released 16 LPs
between 1970 and 2001.
Her magnum opus, TAPESTRY came out
55 years ago today, on 10 February 1971.
Rolling Stone wrote back then: “Carole King’s second album has fulfilled
the promise of her first and confirmed the fact that she is one of the most
creative figures in all of pop music. It is an album of surpassing personal
intimacy and musical accomplishment and a work infused with a sense of
artistic purpose. It is also easy to listen to and easy to enjoy.”
Turn Up the Volume says: I’m pretty sure songstresses like Sheryl Crow,
Angel Olsen, Sharon Van Etten, Adele, Céline Dion and Alanis Morissette
have this record in their collection.
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