Carpe diem
Well-Known Member
Since my Carpenters vinyl is incomplete and I bought them on ebay (they are in various states of "trauma" to a greater or lesser degree), this might be a worthwhile purchase for me. My copy of Horizon was thrown into the jacket without an inner sleeve and it "pops" tremendously on Solitaire. Now & Then plays beautifully on every track but Jambalaya, where it skips. For the most part, I'm OK with them (they are listenable and you get what you pay for). But with this, I would have a complete collection that is NEW! New vinyl, New covers, New inner sleeves! My only objection is Ticket To Ride over Offering. It's just plain wrong/dirty old shame not to include their debut album in all its sun flowered glory in favor of the reissue. I know the music is the same, but... It's too bad they couldn't have included Christmas Portrait somehow. One thing is for sure, $180 is more doable than $300+ for this. Overall, based on the photo, it looks like a pretty nice set.