Over on another Carpenters board, the question of availability of AS TIME GOES BY has come up. I, as I'm sure many here do, will often take a few minutes of browsing time in a record store to check the racks for what may be in the sections of my favorite artists. As a rule, I'll check "Mendes", "Alpert", "Carpenters", "Bacharach", etc. in virtually every store I frequent.
To date, I've not yet encountered a store copy of AS TIME GOES BY by Carpenters in the racks, which is counter-intuitive to the way I would have expected. Typically, if there's an import title that offers something not available in US editions, stores that carry imports will continue to keep them stocked. AS TIME GOES BY is a case of a whole album of non-US-issued stuff, and I thought surely it would be common to see in the racks.
Over on the other board, someone's mentioned seeing it and buying it at a store that specializes in imports. I'm just wondering if anyone else out there has run into AS TIME GOES BY in the racks, or has there perhaps been some kind of behind-the-scenes maneuvering to keep it hard-to-get?
I know it's easy to find at online sources, but I really thought that the brick-and-mortar stores would carry it.
Perhaps Mike or Mac can shed some light on this subject.
Harry
...wondering, online...
To date, I've not yet encountered a store copy of AS TIME GOES BY by Carpenters in the racks, which is counter-intuitive to the way I would have expected. Typically, if there's an import title that offers something not available in US editions, stores that carry imports will continue to keep them stocked. AS TIME GOES BY is a case of a whole album of non-US-issued stuff, and I thought surely it would be common to see in the racks.
Over on the other board, someone's mentioned seeing it and buying it at a store that specializes in imports. I'm just wondering if anyone else out there has run into AS TIME GOES BY in the racks, or has there perhaps been some kind of behind-the-scenes maneuvering to keep it hard-to-get?
I know it's easy to find at online sources, but I really thought that the brick-and-mortar stores would carry it.
Perhaps Mike or Mac can shed some light on this subject.
Harry
...wondering, online...