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CAROLE KING Released Her Masterpiece ‘TAPESTRY’ 55 Years Ago Today

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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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JAMES TAYLOR – Third LP ‘MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON’ Released 50 Years Ago

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6 April 2021

Artist: JAMES TAYLOR (Boston, US)
Active since 1964 & still going / 22 albums (so far)
including his 2020 album American Standard.

Album: MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON – 3rd LP
Released: 6 April 1971 – 50 years ago

Rolling Stone wrote at the time: “Once the melodies begin to sink in, and
the LP’s raison d’etre is discovered, the album’s subtle tensions begin to appear.
And while the album at this point makes for pleasant, absorbing listening, there
is a terrible weariness to it which is part of its artistic statement.”

Taylor included his cover of the world-famous Carole King
hit ‘You’ve Got A Friend‘ on this LP and released it as a single…

Full album…

JAMES TAYLOR: Facebook