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I thought that might be the case. Thanks for the clarification. I’ll try to remember from now on. I used to have one of thoseAs far as I am aware, while Canada got the UK version of "Interpretations", we did not get the single of TTGTFA, which was released in the U.K. Just like Japan got "The Rainbow Connection/Leave Yesterday Behind/Superstar-Rainy Days & Mondays Medley" in 2001. So the last Carpenters single released in Canada was "If I Had You", which was also the last single released in the US.
Sorry to say, but RC has not been keeping the Carpenters legacy alive.
Agreed. Up until the SACD release in 2005(?) the man never stopped, and over the last decade he's still overseen compilations, docs, forewords etc.He did that for over 20 years. He's allowed to retire and not give it another thought if he chooses, IMHO.
Ed
Richard has some stuff left. Just last year he released "Christmas Alphabet" and "Make Me Laugh". Not to mention the outtakes from Karen's solo album. Plus who knows what else was recorded during the concert that yielded the live Bacharach/David medley.
He could even do a Christmas single with "Christmas Alphabet" as the A-side and his "Touland" or "Christmas Morn" as the B-side.
From the specials are there any unreleased Karen Christmas tracks like "Angel In The School Play"?Would anyone want a 'Christmas Alphabet' single? It's painful enough to watch, let alone listen to!
Considering that Richard was able to release Alphabet and Laugh in stereo last Christmas (remember 70's TV audio was mono, stereo simulcasting wasn't introduced until the early-80's and actual stereo broadcasts weren't till about 1986), there are most likely copies around. I think Chris May mentioned in relation to the PBS Singles collection that prior to the fire the majority of Carpenters multi-track tapes had been transferred to digital multi-track tapes and those digital ones had been stored elsewhere. Plus in the case of Alphabet, it was probably on the same tape as another Christmas track like "Sleigh Ride" or "The Christmas Song".I thought all remaining potential tracks were burned up in the Universal fire a few years ago.
I like this idea, as long as the vocal harmonies are not hidden. They are clearer in the original versions than in the remix in A Song For You. Road Ode is a perfect remix. For example, the vocal harmonies in the remix of Bless the Beasts and the Children is better, especially in the last chorus than the original, but A Song For You on the phrase ‘love is in there hiding’ sounds more layered in vocal harmony on the original album or Remastered Classics CD than the remix. It could just be my system, since I listen with Dolby encoders, which usually bring those vocals forward, but the remix could be clearer as what was done on the SACD of Merry Christmas Darling.My feeling is that if there were something from the vaults that could have been used as a single at various points, it would have been out there already. I think the place to look is in the group of already-released tracks that did not get a chance as an A-side.
And that would lead us back to our earlier thread about the "ten best non-singles." The three top tracks in that vote were "Let Me Be The One," "Road Ode," and "A Song for You." My personal sense is that "LMBTO" is going to reinforce many of the stereotypes that still linger about the C's...but "Road Ode" and "A Song For You" are the bookends of what many believe to be their best LP (seems like a three-way between it, HORIZON and CLOSE TO YOU) and a single release of those two could make for a canny teaser campaign for that "Deep Cut Heaven" CD release that could be culled from our "best non-single" poll results.
I think these two have the greatest potential to push back against the negative elements that linger in the C's image--"Road Ode" is a beautiful track that actually rocks (in a jazzy way, of course), and "A Song For You" is considered by many to be among Karen's best vocal performances (plus it ties the C's back to their association with Leon Russell, which would have to be taken note of in those "hipper than thou" circles).
Both tracks should have been singles at the time of their original release, and I think they could lead a surprisingly sizable number of folks in a 21st century music audience back into the C's musical world--particularly if a "Deep Cut Heaven"-type CD collection was released in rapid succession with it.
I like this idea, as long as the vocal harmonies are not hidden. They are clearer in the original versions than in the remix in A Song For You. Road Ode is a perfect remix. For example, the vocal harmonies in the remix of Bless the Beasts and the Children is better, especially in the last chorus than the original, but A Song For You on the phrase ‘love is in there hiding’ sounds more layered in vocal harmony on the original album or Remastered Classics CD than the remix. It could just be my system, since I listen with Dolby encoders, which usually bring those vocals forward, but the remix could be clearer as what was done on the SACD of Merry Christmas Darling.
I couldn't disagree more about the remix of 'Road Ode' - it MORs out what is a perfectly fine original.