A brief studio story:

During the early months of 1971, Los Angeles saw the recording of albums by three now legendary artists. A&M studios located on La Brea Avenue near Sunset Boulevard saw a host of artists come and go. James Taylor, who was recording his 'Mud Slide Slim' LP at Crystal studios a handful of blocks away, down the road at ‘Sunset and Vine’, dropped in frequently. Joni Mitchell was in Studio C at A&M making her 'Blue' album, while in Studio A, a famous New York composer, new to LA and yet to be known for her singing, was producing her second LP 'Tapestry'. In just three weeks, with help from those mentioned the record was complete and released on February 10th. It went on to spend over three months at No.1 on the Billboard chart and received the Grammy for 'Album of the Year'.

'Tapestry' was an instant success and so to was Carole King.

Many songs were very personal and selecting a track especially for today wasn't easy. But I narrowed it down to two: 'Beautiful' and 'So Far Away'. 

I couldn't find a video, other than a still of the album cover, for 'Beautiful' that contained the piano play-out. So you'll just have to stare at the other star of the photoshoot, the cat Telemachus. 

However this video is full of images and lyrics - 'So Far Away' - click play