 From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy, in its original picture sleeve. Let me tell you, it's hard finding the "Tapestry" singles (this one and "It's Too Late") in good enough condition to sell here on Classic 45s. That's because the pressings are on fragile (but gorgeous when Mint) styrene wax rather than vinyl, which is a bit sturdier (if noiser with standard or lower quality vinyl, typically used for 45s), and copies that look gorgeous can sound horrendous if the owner played the record repeatedly on less-than-hi-fi equipment. So let me express how grateful I am to have found among one stash of new, unplayed records a Mint copy of "So Far Away," with the darkly prescient, but nicely rocking "Smackwater Jack" on the flip. Its picture sleeve is also in gorgeous condition, with just a hint of age-related wear at the top edge. Chart Collector Nerd Alert: Both sides of this great single received airplay, and though they were not charted separately in Billboard, Billboard showed both songs as hits in their Hot 100 Singles listings, with the only difference being that "Smackwater Jack" wasn't listed with "So Far Away" as a double-sided hit in the first week (the single was on the Billboard Hot 100 list for 10 weeks in all.)
Condition Detail:Label: M | Vinyl: M | Audio: MWritten by: Carole King (A), Carole King-Gerry Goffin (B)Produced by: Lou AdlerChart info: (A&B) #14p in August 1971Mix: Mono (Default for U.S. 45s before 1973)
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| More 45's by Carole King |
  Been To Canaan/ Bitter With The Sweet (M-), Ode 66031, 1972: $9.00 |
 Been To Canaan/ Bitter With The Sweet (M), Ode 66031, 1972: $15.00 |
| Believe In Humanity/ You Light Up My Life (M), Ode 66035, 1973: $12.00 |
| Corazon/ That's How Things Go Down (M), Ode 66039, 1973: $12.00 |
| He's A Bad Boy/ We Grew Up Together (M-), Dimension 1009, 1963: $25.00 |
| It Might As Well Rain Until September/ Nobody's Perfect (M-), Dimension 2000, 1962: $18.00 |
| Jazzman/ You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine (M), Ode 66101, 1974: $14.00 |
| One Fine Day/ Rulers Of This World (M), Capitol 4864, 1980: $10.00 |
| Short Mort/ Queen of the Beach (M-), RCA 7560, 1959: $75.00 |
| Sweet Seasons/ Pocket Money (M-), Ode 66022, 1972: $16.00 |
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| If you like this kind of music, take a listen to . . . |
American Tune by Paul Simon (M-), Columbia AE7 1105 , 1973: $12.00 |
| American Tune/ One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor by Paul Simon (M), Columbia 45900, 1973: $14.00 |
| Feelings/ Let Me Stay With You by Barry Mann (M-), Scepter 12281, 1970: $14.00 |
| Free Man In Paris/ People's Parties by Joni Mitchell (M), Asylum 11041, 1974: $15.00 |
| Goin' Back/ Change Is Now by The Byrds (M-), Columbia 44362, 1967: $20.00 |
| One Tin Soldier/ Live For Tomorrow by The Original Caste (M-), T-A 186, 1969: $12.50 |
| Promises/ Watch Out For Lucy by Eric Clapton (M-), RSO 1039, 1978: $10.00 |
| Proof/ The Coast by Paul Simon (M), WB 19464, 1991: $6.00 |
| The Circle Is Small by Gordon Lightfoot (M-), WB 8518, 1978: $8.00 |
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