Carnegie Hall Concert: June 18, 1971

Carole King | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 1, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: SBME SPECIAL MKTS.
• ASIN: B0012GMXU6
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,732 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Feel the Earth Move

2. Home Again

3. After All This Time

4. Child of Mine

5. Carry Your Load

6. No Easy Way Down

7. Song of Long Ago

8. Snow Queen

9. Smackwater Jack

10. So Far Away

11. It's Too Late

12. Eventually

13. Way over Yonder

14. Beautiful

15. You've Got a Friend

16. Will You Love Me Tomorrow?/Some Kind of Wonderful/Up on the Roof [Medle

17. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

Editorial Reviews

Recorded two months after Tapestry came out, this intimate, intoxicating performance (just Carole at the piano on six songs, then with guitar, bass and string quartet) captures a young, admittedly nervous Carole at the cusp of stardom. Originally released for the 25th anniversary of Tapestry , it returns from the vaults with dramatically improved remastered sound: I Feel the Earth Move; It's Too Late; So Far Away; Smackwater Jack; Child of Mine; Carry Your Load; You've Got a Friend; (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman ; a medley with James Taylor, and more! --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Near-perfection- minimalistic originals, March 24, 2008

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Drew Wutke (Huntington, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Carnegie Hall Concert - June 18 1971 (Audio CD)

This album is full of feeling, soul, and some of the most well-crafted piano-driven ballads in the female singer/songwriter catalogue. Recorded in 1971, this album should be celebrated as a great live concert experience. A string quartet brings added musical flavor towards the end of the album. As the music goes from solo piano, to added guitars and bass, and then finally even another vocalist, we experience King's authentic and powerful ballads, which although lyrically may be fairly straightforward, are harmonically and melodically advanced for pop music. Although King's voice takes a certain amount of grace to accept, it's heartfelt and genuine timbe and pure communicative ability cannot be overlooked. The minimalistic approach to the pieces is in stark contrast to contempary over-production and forgettable lyrics and melodies. Excellent live album, a great sampling of relatively early King music. recommended for any King fan, and any customer who enjoys piano-driven albums. Great live concert experience.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy the remastered for the incredibly improved sound., July 29, 2007

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James Peyton (columbia, sc United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Carnegie Hall Concert - June 18 1971 (Audio CD)

This is just a note to say that the import is superior in sound. There isn't nearly as much tape hiss, and Carole's voice and piano have greater depth and definition. However, I can't understand why the recording engineers couldn't give her a better sound overall from the beginning. Regardless, this is a trememdous improvement.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The album is guaranteed to transport you back to the 70's, September 15, 2011

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Anis Y. Jiwani (Houston TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Carnegie Hall Concert: June 18 1971 (Audio CD)

Carole King's "Tapestry" was a phenomenal album and I heard it for the first time when it was released back in the days. I have been listening to it for 4 decades and I still cannot get enough of it.

This recording of live concert although was released way back in 1996 if my memory serves me right but there is no comparison here with what Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab has been able to achieve. The detail that you hear when you listen to the SACD layer is breathtaking and it cannot get any better than this. Even the CD layer offers a great sound experience on its own. The initial presentation is just vocals and piano but as the album progresses various players and instruments come into play. The vocals are very natural and every instrument stands out on its own.

My evaluation of this very album is based on a tweaked audiophile grade system as well as my trusty Sennheiser HD-600 headphones. If your system is setup right you will have the pleasure of Ms King in your own room singing just for you a few feet away and that too at less than $30, its a bargain to be honest.

This album is part of MoFi's Limited Edition individually numbered in gold lettering disks in beautiful LP like packaging of the good old days. Sooner or later the album will sell out and price will sky rocket, why wait and regret, get it now when it is offered for peanuts. I don't have the courage to pay $300-500 for an album when it is out of print as is the case with most MoFi issues in the past.

For those who like the album Tapestry, this should be on the very top of their list.