Carole King TAPESTRY Half-Speed Master OOP Audiophile MINT Virgin Vinyl ODE LP

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Carole King TAPESTRY Half-Speed Master OOP Audiophile MINT Virgin Vinyl ODE LP

  Description: Over 80 RARE BLUES and AUDIOPHILE LP Listings this week
Several FIRST PRESSINGS, TEST PRESSINGS and PROMOS included.
Each auction features full, edge-to-edge, high resolution photos

A wide variety of MFSL Original Master Recordings, Half Speed Masters, TAS Listed and Direct-to-Disc LPs, plus Virgin Vinyl Japanese and European imports coming.
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A number of High Grade AUDIO TEST LPs also included!

Most of the vinyl is in EX to NM condition -a few VG+
Condition details and specifics listed below.
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This auction is for:
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CAROLE KING
Tapestry
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ODE/CBS Mastersounds Records HE 44946
Original 1980 issue • Stereo LP
AUDIOPHILE Half-Speed Master Recording

VINYL is MINT
Very glossy high-grade vinyl looks and plays absolutely Like New. Labels are immaculate both sides. Cleanest one I've ever seen.

COVER is NM+
Heavy weight gatefold cover is as close to new as can be; crisp, sharp cornered and straight edged all around with no wear, creases, soil or handling marks. Seams and flat, even spine 100% intact with no wear or splits.

"INTRODUCING CBS MASTERSOUNDS" Insert is MINT
Snapping bright and flawless with no fingerprints, creases or bends.

STRICT, CONSERVATIVE GOLDMINE Grading
NM / EX (VG++) / VG+ / VG
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HALF-SPEED MASTERED, ANALOG, AUDIOPHILE EXTENDED DYNAMIC RANGE
HIGH-DEFINITION VIRGIN VINYL, CBS 'MASTERSOUND' ODE RECORDS LP

Crystal clear and beautiful sounding OUT OF PRINT audiophile recording
Pressed in West Germany
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Original off-white & tan/brown ODE/CBS label with MASTERSOUNDS Logo at top
With Original Gatefold cover and the MASTERSOUNDS Flap-Seal outer bag.
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The CBS Records' Mastersound half-speed audiophile vinyl pressings of the late 1970's and early 1980's (there was only a handful of released titles) were not only audiophile masterpieces and connoisseur delights, they have become true pieces of audio history and its lore.

These majestic recordings received an intense, meticulous and laborious treatment like very few other recordings in the entire history of recorded sound. Characterized by massively extended dynamic and frequency range, mastering from the very first generation of original master tapes, almost compulsive attention paid to the detail and integrity of the pressing, the highest quality of the material and near-maniacal attention paid to the fine sonic detail and audio craftsmanship.

To this day, many of these recordings remain unsurpassed, delivering music reproduction as close to the actual recording session as possible, without any loss of musical information inherent in the standard practice of mastering from the inferior "production" copies.
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THE DEFINITIVE RECORDING of TAPESTRY
Rare opportunity to acquire this great album in its finest, primordial audio format,
No longer in print, and very scarce.

Vinyl kept inside anti-static lined inner sleeve.
LP inside original MASTERSOUNDS flap-seal outer bag.

"If you associate Carole King with only a few memorable pop hits from the early 1960s and 1970s , and a mellow piano playing and gentle vocals, try again: this monster of an album, which outsold Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge over Troubled Water" to become one of the top 10 best selling albums of all time - is a vigorous blend of heavenly harmonies, masculine rock and , finally, soul and gospel which permeates virtually every track here."

The 1971 commercial issue of the LP became the biggest-seller of its era.  
For its extraordinary contribution to the modern music, superb production, craftsmanship, fine musicianship, revolutionary significance and influence it exerted on numerous generations of musicians, writers and general public, this album was voted one of top-200 albums of all time in one of the largest poll of critics, music reviewers, professionals and producers ever organized: the poll surveyed more than 50 top music professionals (including Cameron Crowe, Chet Flippo, Ben Fong-Torres, Lenny Kaye, Greil Marcus, Murray the K., Charlie Gillett, Roy Carr, Jonathan Cott, Robert Christgau, Bruce Morrow (aka FM radio's "Cousin Brucie"), Tim Rice, Lisa Robinson, Robert Shelton (who wrote liner notes for Bob Dylan's first album), Ed Ward, Joel Whitburn, Pete Wingfield, etc.)
 
Reflecting the historical and commercial importance of this album, as well as acclaim - both popular and critical - The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified this album as one of the top-100 best selling and most commercially successful albums in the history of recorded music, WITH MORE THAN 10 MILLION COPIES SOLD SINCE 1971

Only a few thousand of the Half-Speed Master Edition were pressed
 -out of print since the mid 1980's.

Please see my other auctions for more
Collectible Audiophile and TAS LPs.

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.

Please be aware that these important supplies add to my shipping costs - of which only a very small fraction is covered in the shipping charge.

My LP packing is considered to be among the very best on eBay. I would have it no other way.

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I ship as soon as I receive cleared payment and treat ALL my customers and their records with the greatest respect.

I pack LPs to survive even the worst conditions the postal systems can hand out.
You will LOVE my LP packing!

After the auction:
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• Payment to be received within 7 days of auction end

• You will receive winning bidder notification within 24 hours. IF you are only buying ONE LP, you may simply PayPal right away for immediate shipment.
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• COMBINED purchases / shipping Available on items won within 7 days.
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