Friday, Jan. 29 | 50th Anniv. of Carole King’s Tapestry

January 30, 2021January 29, 2021

Art from Carole King’s second solo album, Tapestry, recorded in January 1971 and released one day after her 29th birthday. Tapestry is Carole’s Saturn Return.

Friday, Jan. 29 | Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius as Anti-Environment; the Gamestop Incident; the 50th anniversary of Carole King’s Tapestry album; Tantra Studio on Curiosity and Whatever Turns You On

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