Carpenters Recorded Fool on the Hill

[Mark-T]

So, I was nosing around many discussion boards, and one guy mentions that K&K recorded this Beatles tune but it sits in the vault.
Any truth to this, @Chris May ?

 

[Chris May]

So, I was nosing around many discussion boards, and one guy mentions that K&K recorded this Beatles tune but it sits in the vault.
Any truth to this, @Chris May ?

I don’t have any knowledge of that, @Mark-T. It’s not included in any of the outtakes listed on the contracts, so I would say no.

 

[Mike Blakesley]

Maybe it's just because I've heard the Sergio Mendes version about a million times (and the Beatles version at least a few dozen) but I can't imagine K&R wanting to record that one.

 

[Chris May]

Maybe it's just because I've heard the Sergio Mendes version about a million times (and the Beatles version at least a few dozen) but I can't imagine K&R wanting to record that one.

Could be that this person is mixing it up with “Ordinary Fool,” which at one time sat on the shelf for about seven years before its release. Other than that I have no idea what they’re talking about.

 

[Randy M]

If true, might sound like Desperado?

 

[A&M Retro]

Well, we do know that Karen and Richard used to perform 'Ebb Tide' and 'Yesterday', so anything's possible!

 

[kprather]

Well, we do know that Karen and Richard used to perform ... 'Yesterday'

I'm hearing this for the first time! Are you saying they performed that in concert? Or pre-A&M?