Loading...
  [ LOGIN/REGISTER ]   [ MY ACCOUNT ] Items in the shopping cart: 0    Current total: $0.00
   
Left space

Advanced Products Search
Keywords :
 
Price Range : $ ~ $
Manufacturer :
Category :

Found : 11   Display : 1-11
Page :
1
    << · < Prev · Next > · >>
Sort by:







White Hot Stamper

Carole King
Tapestry

  (Item #: king_tapes_1903_2_1904) 

Our Price: $549.99

  • This KILLER copy of King's beloved Tapestry earned top honors -- Triple Plus (A+++) sound or close to it on both sides - exceptionally quiet vinyl too
  • Both sides are big, full and Tubey Magical yet still clean, clear and open - you will hear that the dark veils of most copies have finally been lifted
  • This album is clearly Carole's masterpiece - it's loaded with great songs, and they all sound fantastic here
  • 5 stars: "...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."
See all of our Carole King albums in stock


  more Info









Super Hot Stamper

Carole King
Music

  (Item #: king_music_1903_1) 

Our Price: $149.99

  • Superb sound throughout with both sides earning solid Double Plus (A++) grades or BETTER
  • The vocals are present and breathy, the piano and bass clear, not smeary or murky -- this one was one of the better copies from our recent shootout
  • "... time has shown this album to be one of her finest... her songwriting is still in peak form, and there are many highlights including "It's Gonna Take Some Time" (also made into a hit by the Carpenters) and "Song of Long Ago" (with backing vocals by James Taylor)." - All Music, 4 Stars
See all of our Carole King albums in stock


  more Info









Super Hot Stamper

Carole King
Tapestry

  (Item #: king_tapes_1905) 

Our Price: $149.99

  • This copy of Carole King's beloved Tapestry boasts outstanding Double Plus (A++) sound from start to finish
  • This killer Ode Stereo pressing is wonderfully Tubey Magical, full-bodied and solid, with note-like, clear bass
  • This album is clearly Carole's masterpiece - it's loaded with great songs, and they all sound fantastic here
  • 5 stars: "...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."
See all of our Carole King albums in stock


  more Info









Hot Stamper (Quiet Vinyl)

Carole King
Tapestry

  (Item #: king_tapes_1811_1904) 

Our Price: $99.99

  • You'll find very good Hot Stamper sound from start to finish on this copy of Carole King's beloved Tapestry
  • The vinyl is surprisingly quiet for Tapestry - it's the exceedingly rare early pressing that plays Mint Minus to Mint Minus Minus the way this one does
  • Carole's masterpiece is just loaded with great songs, and they sure sound better here than on most pressings
  • 5 stars: "...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."
See all of our Carole King albums in stock


  more Info










Carole King - Tapestry

CBS Half-Speed Debunked

  (Item #: king_tapes_cbs_debunk) 



Sonic Grade: D

A Hall of Shame Pressing

The CBS Half Speed is ridiculously bright -- can you imagine a worse way to present this intimate music?

The chances of there being Hot Stamper CBS Half-Speed Mastered pressings of Tapestry may be vanishingly small, but we can't say the number is zero. There could be some, but considering how bad an idea Half-Speed Mastering is, would they have much chance of beating our Hot Stampers? As a practical matter I would have to say the chances are zero.

More Carole King


  more Info










Carole King - Tapestry

Classic Records Reviewed in the '90s

  (Item #: king_tapes_classic_records) 



Sonic Grade: B

Another Classic Records LP reviewed.

It's been quite a while since I played the Classic LP, but I remember it as being fairly good. At the time we wrote:

It’s a little rolled off on the top, but it’s a good rolled off, because brightening it up would make it sound modern and wrong. It’s rich and full of body, especially the piano, the way modern recordings almost never are.

See all of our Carole King LPs in stock


  more Info










Carole King - Tapestry

An Album We Are Clearly Obsessed With

  (Item #: king_tapes_obsess) 



TAPESTRY is an album we admit to being obsessed with -- just look at the number of commentaries we've written about it.

We love the album and we hope you do too. If you have some time on your hands -- maybe a bit too much time on your hands -- please feel free to check out our commentaries.

This link will take you to all of our other CAROLE KING albums.

More Carole King


  more Info










Carole King - Tapestry

Our Shootout Winner from 2016

  (Item #: king_tapes_2016) 



A distinguished member of the Better Records Rock and Pop Hall of Fame.

Please note that we do not have a graphic for our chart to indicate the Four Plus grade, since we award it so rarely. Our rating system usually only goes to three pluses, but this side one was so amazing we had to give it a fourth!

This White Hot pressing gives you TRULY KILLER SOUND for this classic album! It's not easy to find great sound for Tapestry. Most pressings are either dull and veiled, or hard and edgy in the midrange -- not exactly the kind of sound we're after.

More Carole King


  more Info










Carole King - Tapestry

The Piano Stylings of Carole King

  (Item #: king_tapes_wtlf_1) 



One quality that we had no trouble recognizing on the better copies was TRANSPARENCY. The more transparent copies made it possible to hear through the mix to Carole's piano, which is usually placed toward the back of the mix. There it serves to underpin the music, playing more of a supporting role than a leading one, very unlike the piano on a Joni Mitchell album for example.

The best copies let you easily follow Carole's playing all the way through every song, from start to finish, no matter how quiet her part or how far back in the mix she may be placed.

See all of our Carole King LPs in stock


  more Info










Carole King - Tapestry

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

  (Item #: king_tapes_wtlf) 



Another in our series of Home Audio Exercises with specific advice on What to Listen For (WTLF) as you critically evaluate your copy of Tapestry.

Notice how the third track on side two, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, which Carole wrote when she was only eighteen and which became a big hit for The Shirelles, is actually the best sounding song on the entire album.

More Carole King


  more Info










Tapestry Testimonial

... A Drastic Improvement to My Music Collection ...

  (Item #: king_tapes_testimonial0208) 



Our good customer Owais purchased our hottest Hot Stamper Tapestry and wrote to tell us that even his wife agreed that the premium that he paid for it was money well-spent.

I am very pleased with all of my purchases from you. In particular, the Carole King 'Tapestry' was breathtaking! You weren't wrong when you claimed that Side One was the world's best sounding version. I have had so many different versions of this album, both in analogue and in digital form, and nothing even comes close. This is my wife's favourite album of all time and even she had to admit that the premium that I paid for it was money well-spent.

More Carole King


  more Info



Found : 11   Display : 1-11
Page :
1
    << · < Prev · Next > · >>

Right right-line
  | NEW TO THE SITE? |  CONTACT US   |