Vinyl: Carole King TAPESTRY Orig.1970's A&M/ODE A1/A1 -New UNPLAYED Audiophile VINYL LP

Hundreds of Psych, 60's and Classic Rock vinyl LPs over next few weeks.
Many 1st Pressings, Promos, Rarities and Imports included.
Most are EX+ to NM+ condition.

Both AUCTIONS and a few Fixed-Price BUY IT NOW listings and in this series
Each listing features several full edge-to-edge, High Resolution Photos.

All opening bids in the auction series begin at only 98¢
Being the middle of summer, I know that many of these will sell way too low, as so many bidders are away now.
So everybody here has a good shot at taking some of these beauties home! GOOD LUCK ALL!!

Shipping Worldwide -at EXACT POSTAGE Only cost
Combined Shipping Discounts

This auction is for:
CAROLE KING
TAPESTRY
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A$M / ODE Records 85337 IT
Original 1970's issue • Stereo LP
MADE in GERMANY • High Grade AUDIOPHILE Vinyl
FIRST PRESSING • A-1/A-1 MATRIX

VINYL is MINT
Opened to inspect, Gleaming gloss High Grade vinyl is absolutely MINT; superb, unblemished labels.
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COVER is NM
Smooth matte, laminated gatefold cover is free of any wear, creases, bends or dings. Small (1/2 centimeter) line of laminate haze at top edge. Seams and spine 100% intact with no wear or splits. All edges straight, all corners sharp.


AUDIOPHILE GRADE VINYL GERMAN PRESSING?
ORIGINAL VERSION DISTRIBUTED BY A&M RECORDS

This LP had been SEALED in factory wrap (thick plastic) until I took photos (SEE LAST PHOTO for LP in ugly original outer wrap)
I found that outer wrap, with the rippled plastic, highly unattractive and have replaced it with a fresh new flap-seal mylar outer sleeve, as you see in PHOTOS 1 and 7 (front / back photos). This also afforded me the opportunity to inspect the vinyl and see the matrix numbers -which are FIRST PRESSING A-1 #s on both sides.

MATRIX NUMBERS
?Side One: C 85337 A-1
?Side Two: C 85337B A-1
in the PHOTO, the Side 2 "B" is too light to show, but it is there, up against the "7"
You'll also see that the "A" on that side is stamped OVER a B.
Obviously they changed their format, etching the B in its current position.
This is perfectly clear with a magnifying glass, but too lightly etched for photo to pick up.
"Made in Germany" also stamped in trail-off wax both sides.

Apparently (I have searched exhaustively online) first German labels were simply A&M? - with ODE logo on front cover (l.r. corner).?
A&M was the original distributing label for ODE and is always mentioned on original issues.
LATER issues, both in Europe and USA would be on COLUMBIA subsidiary EPIC (or CBS in some countries) labels.

SEE PHOTO #6 Back Cover Photo for ODE and A&M trademark info (bottom edge, at right).

INCREDIBLE SOUND QUALITY 1st PRESS!
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CAROLE KING, keyboards & vocals
DANNY "Kooch" KORCHMAR, electric guitar & conga
JAMES TAYLOR, acoustic guitar & Granfalloon
CHARLES LARKEY, electric & acoustic bass
JOEL O'BRIEN or RUSS KUNKEL, drums
CURTIS AMY, soprano, tenor sax & flute
RALPH SCHUCKETT, electric piano
MERRY CLAYTON & JULIA TILLMAN, background vocals
plus, on selected tracks: string quartet and choir

SIDE 1
"I Feel The Earth Move"
"So Far Away"
"It's Too Late"
"Home Again"
"Beautiful"
"Way Over Yonder"
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SIDE 2
"You've Got A Friend"
"Where You Lead"
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow?"
"Smackwater Jack"
"Tapestry"
"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"

Produced by LOU ADLER

"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 her chestnuts like "You've Got a Friend", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" take on added resonance when delivered in the writer's 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."

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Collectible, Vintage 1960's / Classic Rock LPs
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My LP packing is considered to be among the very best on eBay!
All records packed with vinyl (inside inner sleeve) behind cover - and shipped in strong LP mailer boxes with bubble-wrap around all sides - sandwiched between stiff corrugated flats for best protection in the mail.
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Payment to be received within 7 days of auction end

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I charge EXACT POSTAGE only, Worldwide.
All packages above 4 Lbs (5-6 or more LPs) can NOT ship by the low 1ST CLASS International rate.
Those must go by higher (but faster) PRIORITY or EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL RATES.
These are US Postal System rules, not mine.
I will ALWAYS offer you choices
-the LOWEST rate that US Postal system allows - plus the FASTER, but higher rate.
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*PLEASE do not ask me to mark the item as a 'GIFT' for customs. Unfortunately, I cannot.
The postal clerks know better; I ship LPs constantly (over 30 years) and cannot fool them.