To columbia in 1978.
James taylor flag vinyl.
The album was not particularly well received but it did provide a hit in taylor s cover version of the gerry goffin carole king composition up on the roof the signal flag that makes up the cover of the album is o standing for man overboard.
The usual brain trust producer peter asher.
James taylor was in an interesting place when he recorded the colossally underrated flag.
The james taylor who gazes out from the gatefold of flag is an emaciated jaundiced yankee eccentric glaring at us with cold eagleeyed skepticism.
Fresh off his double platinum j t the artist who defines the singer songwriter genre had just collaborated with art garfunkel and carly simon undertaken a broadway musical and become more active in political affairs.
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Flag was originally released in 1979 and is the ninth album by james taylor.
I was lucky enough to first see james taylor live in a small outdoor venue called avaloch in rural lenox massachusetts in the summer of 1970 after this first album recorded.
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James taylor followed his double platinum columbia records label debut jt with this hodgepodge of a record there are pointless covers of the beatles day tripper and the drifters up on the roof a remake of taylor s own rainy day man songs written for the failed broadway musical working and a few inconsequential new taylor compositions.
Folk rock soft rock.
James taylor was in an interesting place when he recorded the colossally underrated flag.
View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1979 vinyl release of flag on discogs.
Flag is the ninth studio album by american singer songwriter james taylor released in may 1979 it included songs from taylor s music score to studs terkel and stephen schwartz s broadway musical working.
Flag 180 gram vinyl limited edition james taylor.
Next to newly written originals the album includes the hit up on the roof a drifters cover co written by carole king the beatles cover day tripper and a remake of taylor s own rainy day man.
James taylor 2 flag.
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James taylor 2 flag.
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The picture is almost the negative of the movie star glamorous photo on the cover of jt the album that marked taylor s corporate switch from warner bros.
Columbia fc 36058 format.
Fresh off his double platinum j t.
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On the 12 may 1979 episode of.
