Tapestry is the debut studio album by American folk singer Don McLean. The album was originally released by Mediarts Records but was re-launched in 1971 by United Artists after United Artists' purchase of Mediarts.[4] The album was also reissued in 1981 on Liberty Records, but without including the song "Three Flights Up".
^Bob Sarlin - Turn it up!: (I can't hear the words) 1974 - Page 143
Another noteworthy song on this first album is the title tune, "Tapestry," which is perhaps the best statement on preservation of the physical, livable world yet produced by the songpoets. It is succinct and neither pompous nor ... over a period of time. One can see a difference from cut to cut: a growth of expression and a careful refining of technique. The album's most impressive song is "Three Flights Up," and it is one of the most innovative songs of its period. McLean creates a building, ...