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So here's the devastating news! The DVD fades in from black with Andy Williams saying "the fabulous Carpenters!" and Karen is singing "I'll never fall in love again..." and Richard is singing, "I think I'm gonna be sad..."These are wonderful, @Cuyler! Thank you! Any chance of you posting their duet with Andy?
Hi Harry,Wasn't this video included as an extra on the DVD of CLOSE TO YOU: REMEMBERING THE CARPENTERS updated version on the Public TV broadcast as a gift for supporting Public TV? That was the same show that they offered THE COMPLETE SINGLES CD and threw in a CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT CD.
Sticklers for attention to my detail (like myself) would notice that the version that was on the "Close to You" DVD had a slightly degraded quality.
Those black lines are from analog copying, and were outside the 4:3 safe zone and were hidden on most old TV’s. I think “Fow All We Know” was also on the YOM video. That would’ve been edited in analog.Hi Harry,
Yes and no. Yes in the sense that the releases are the same performance. (I have that TJL edition of "Close to You" from my local PBS station.) Sticklers for attention to my detail (like myself) would notice that the version that was on the "Close to You" DVD had a slightly degraded quality. (That was actually the first version I uploaded to my YouTube channel but deleted it, because it just didn't hold up to the one from the Andy Williams Show box set.) Some minor differences: the Andy Williams Show version (above) has some of that natural black border on the left and right (which I think is standard with 2" videotape transfers) -- the one on "Close to You" did not (after cropping from widescreen to 4:3). I noticed that the PBS "Close to You" DVD version also looked a little blockier/more pixelated.
I can send a WeTransfer link of the "Close to You" rip to anyone who's interested in comparing.
I know. Many fans do. It's just me.I love watching them perform even if it is lip synced.
Oh, I didn't see "For All We Know", at least not on the YOM DVD from Japan that I have.Those black lines are from analog copying, and were outside the 4:3 safe zone and were hidden on most old TV’s. I think “Fow All We Know” was also on the YOM video. That would’ve been edited in analog.
For me, my favorite videos of Richard and Karen play with color. That's probably the first thing I noticed when I saw the "Close to You" documentary in 2003 (and was introduced to the Carpenters in my childhood). I noticed--wow, these colors are phenomenal! (Whether we're talking about the orange in the Bob Hope Show performance of "We've Only Just Begun," or the yellow in "(They Long to Be) Close to You" from the Don Knotts Show...) In this case, the blues and pink/purples really do it for me with this set. I just thought that 1) Richard and Karen were really talented at lipsyncing (which people are critical of, but imho the vast majority of official promo music videos--from "Paperback Writer" to today's videos--are lipsynced), and 2) the colors that either Richard and Karen or the producers chose for their TV performances are generally really great.I know. Many fans do. It's just me.
Thanks for the info, by the way! I love seeing those black lines on old 2" tape transfers.Those black lines are from analog copying, and were outside the 4:3 safe zone and were hidden on most old TV’s. I think “Fow All We Know” was also on the YOM video. That would’ve been edited in analog.
Those black lines aren’t solely from 2-inch tape. They could’ve come from copying to another format like U-Matic or Betacam. All videotapes can record in 1.37:1, but when copying there was usually signal loss that shrunk the image area to1.33:1.Thanks for the info, by the way! I love seeing those black lines on old 2" tape transfers.
Here it is!About to prepare a really cute, funny video from the Andy Williams Show. I never saw it before tonight. I wonder if you all have seen it before.
Will post here when YouTube is done processing
It was probably in the script, but still funny!^^^ I love this! Thanks for uploading. I didn’t expect her to play the drums on his hat, that’s pure Karen
You’re right. It’s not on any version of the ‘YOM’ or ‘Gold’ DVDs, though it certainly should have been!Oh, I didn't see "For All We Know", at least not on the YOM DVD from Japan that I have.
Thanks to Chris Bruinsma for this video,
Carpenters Best 5 In Japan, featuring Richard (1990s), #1 is Yesterday Once More: