Thanks to Forum member A&M Retro, we’ve finally been able to confirm that “Da-Doo-Ron-Ron” had a slightly longer fade-out on the 8-track version. As can be heard here, the song on the 8-track omits the DJ (Tony Peluso) and then … Continue reading
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Universal Music has released a Carpenters Vinyl Collection box. Included are remastered 180 gram versions all of the regular studio albums plus SINGLES 1969-1973. Visit our forum to learn more and see some reviews and reaction. UPDATE: Universal … Continue reading
The massive 6-CD Carpenters set that was first issued as a mail-order set in Japan in the mid-90s has gotten another pressing in Japan. Now titled BEST SONGS, the set features new colorful-but-plain artwork rather than the watercolor images used … Continue reading
Member Misael Castillo Lopez has tipped us off to an official compilation that was released in Brazil in 1994. It’s a 14-track disc called THE BEST OF CARPENTERS (Brazil) that has proven to be a bit difficult to find, but searches … Continue reading
Member Rick-An Ordinary Fool has unearthed an article published in Broadcast Programming & Production back in 1976. In the article, Richard Carpenter contacted Don Elliot at KIIS radio Los Angeles in regards to how the Carpenters records sounded on the … Continue reading
The subject of the recording of “B’wana She No Home” has received a lot of discussion lately on the forum. Is it mono? Is it stereo? If stereo, why so narrow? Why so muddy? Which also brought up the topic … Continue reading