Tapestry

Artist: Don McLean
Label: Bgo - Beat Goes on
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

EAN: 5017261202321
ASIN: B0000011NL

Release Date: 1994-06-29

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Tracks:

Castles in the Air
General Store
Magdalene Lane
Tapestry
Respectable
Orphans of Wealth
Three Flights Up
And I Love You So
Bad Girl
Circus Song
No Reason for Your Dreams

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Customer Reviews:

Acoustic Highway reissue is Original Version.......2006-07-11

The EMI/UA reissue (E2-53928)of Tapestry with the Acoustic Highway theme and cover art (the original album cover is a small inset) has the original 2:50 recording of Castles In The Air, and I assume the rest of the album.

Has its moments, but is essentially a folk album.......2005-10-25

Some editions of this album (which is his first album) have had the song "Castles in the air" replaced with the 1981 remix. MY copy has the original 2.50 minute version which is completely different to the 1981 version ... but that doesnt mean it is a better version. McLean has admitted his dislike for the original version and that is why it is difficult to locate. The remix was released as a sucessful single in 1981 and is brilliant. It is the version you are likely to find on any of his countless compilations.

Tapestry is generally a folk album and can be a bit hard to take at first. It is not traditional McLean, if you want that, go for the "American Pie" album. Nevertheless, there are some treasures on here to please the fans, including the classic "And I LOve You So" and "If we Try". Both of these songs have been covered by artists such as Bobby Goldsboro and Olivia Newton-John.

Overall, "Tapestry" is a snapshot of a young Don McLean starting out. The liner notes include an interesting perception on the young songwriter.

this version of tapestry not "original".......2003-09-05

Great album in its original form, but this is not the original
version. For example, the original, released by Mediarts in
1970 has the best version of "Castles In The Air " which was
faster ( running time 2:50 )and featured great finger-picking
and singing. Don Mclean did not like the version, and the
slower version, complete with awful strings and drums has taken
it's place on many of his " best of " recordings. I believe
the wonderful song " No Reason For Your Dreams " has been
tampered with also. I know you can get the original version
on vinyl, and EMI Records boasts you can find it in their
"legendary artists series ", but I have not seen it.
Bottom line : wonderful album if you can get the actual
original version. Let the buyer beware : I just paid $20
for the 'ORIGINAL RECORDING FROM MASTER COPY 'and it is
not the original album. These record companies need to stop
remastering these gems unless they can stick to the ORIGINAL
format.

Not bad.......2003-08-28

General Store is a top song the rest are average.
Nowhere near as good as American Pie album.

Bang on target... A must have record!.......2001-08-18

Do you like folk?... if you do, you gonna love this record... if you donýt, iým sure you gonna love it anyway (but you may give it a little more time).

Listen to his warm and clear voice, the way he play his guitar, and the way he build the language that he used in his songs, like a poet.

Thank you Don McLean, for this little, but important part of my life. I play guitar myself, and some times when it sounds bad and i lost my feelin for playing, I use this record to feel right again.

Bye it! a piece of harmony, a piece of america, a piece of my life.

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