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I am 16 (almost 17), have been collecting them since I was 14 (almost 15) so almost 3 years.
I have 43 Vinyls (counting each record in box sets and albums I have more than once)
88 CDs (counting each disc in a box set)
plus 30 singles (including 45's I have more than one copy of)
so in total I have 161 CDs, Vinyls and singles of the Carpenters. And can't wait to get more !!!
My collection is humbly small. You wonderful folks probably have my lifetime or more ahead of me in terms of collecting. Still, it is not the magnitude of stuff that bonds us- it is a strong, mutual love of our favorite duo.
I have GOLD, "The Nation's Favourites", and "A Song for You" on cd. I have at least one of every studio album, except for "Lovelines", on vinyl ("Offering" and "Ticket to Ride" included; have two copies of "Close to You" and "Carpenters"). I also have "Live in Japan 1974" and "Live at the Palladium". 45s up to "There's A Kind of Hush"- I'm still proud that I found most of them with their sleeves. "Lovelines" and "Old Fashioned Christmas" I actually obtained cassettes of.
In terms of DVDs, I have the official "Gold:Greatest Hits" and "Christmas Memories: Carpenters"- and two "unofficial" discs. One is "In Performance 1972" and the other is some "Legends In Concert". No idea where they came from.
Perhaps one of the prides of my collection is the Reader's Digest set that I got from @djn. Got my money's worth playing the devil outta that remixed, DJ-delete "Now and Then" medley.
A travesty! I miss the whole medley.I'm straying here but does anyone know why DA DOO RON RON was not included in this collection?
You're catching up quick, Simon! Very impressive.I am 16 (almost 17), have been collecting them since I was 14 (almost 15) so almost 3 years.
I have 43 Vinyls (counting each record in box sets and albums I have more than once)
88 CDs (counting each disc in a box set)
plus 30 singles (including 45's I have more than one copy of)
so in total I have 161 CDs, Vinyls and singles of the Carpenters. And can't wait to get more !!!
Not that it's a competition but it seems that Harry has far and away the largest collection and by quite a distance! Thus far until someone comes and proves me wrong!. but up to now it would seem that most people have massive quantities of Carpenters material. I also collect Sinatra and more than likely have over 300 vinyl LP records here at home but he is by far my biggest collection then the Carpenters second.
This thread caused me to do something that will exposed my defective completest gene. But I counted them this morning anyway. Over the years I have acquired all of the sets, compilations , and various offerings such as 8 Track, cassette, Reel to Reel, QRS Piano rolls, a complete set of unopened LP's. US, Japan, British, Malaysia, etc. So here are my totals.
Carpenter 33's 73 Carpenter Music covered by others 33's 19
Carpenter 45's 58
Carpenter CD's 347 Carpenter Music Covered by Others CD 36
Carpenter Cassette 41
Carpenter 8 Track 12
Carpenter R2R 9
Carpenter DVD 30
Carpenter VHS 9
Carpenter Total (Records and CD's only) - 478
I am still looking for the early Yesterday Once More and the Early 22 Greatest Hits POCM1585
I am hopelessly hooked on their music and style. It was their concert in 1974 or 1975 that hooked me.
I suppose the best finds that I have come across was a Tan album from eBay that turned out to signed by Karen and Richard, and the 2015 Complete Singles Set in the dollar bin at a thrift shop.
I enjoy reading your posts and the quality of this site, especially the resource pages.
Happy Listening,
Chas
I can’t wait to hear more contributions from you.This thread caused me to do something that will exposed my defective completest gene. But I counted them this morning anyway. Over the years I have acquired all of the sets, compilations , and various offerings such as 8 Track, cassette, Reel to Reel, QRS Piano rolls, a complete set of unopened LP's. US, Japan, British, Malaysia, etc. So here are my totals.
Carpenter 33's 73 Carpenter Music covered by others 33's 19
Carpenter 45's 58
Carpenter CD's 347 Carpenter Music Covered by Others CD 36
Carpenter Cassette 41
Carpenter 8 Track 12
Carpenter R2R 9
Carpenter DVD 30
Carpenter VHS 9
Carpenter Total (Records and CD's only) - 478
I am still looking for the early Yesterday Once More and the Early 22 Greatest Hits POCM1585
I am hopelessly hooked on their music and style. It was their concert in 1974 or 1975 that hooked me.
I suppose the best finds that I have come across was a Tan album from eBay that turned out to signed by Karen and Richard, and the 2015 Complete Singles Set in the dollar bin at a thrift shop.
I enjoy reading your posts and the quality of this site, especially the resource pages.
Happy Listening,
Chas
This thread caused me to do something that will exposed my defective completest gene. But I counted them this morning anyway. Over the years I have acquired all of the sets, compilations , and various offerings such as 8 Track, cassette, Reel to Reel, QRS Piano rolls, a complete set of unopened LP's. US, Japan, British, Malaysia, etc. So here are my totals.
Carpenter 33's 73 Carpenter Music covered by others 33's 19
Carpenter 45's 58
Carpenter CD's 347 Carpenter Music Covered by Others CD 36
Carpenter Cassette 41
Carpenter 8 Track 12
Carpenter R2R 9
Carpenter DVD 30
Carpenter VHS 9
Carpenter Total (Records and CD's only) - 478
I am still looking for the early Yesterday Once More and the Early 22 Greatest Hits POCM1585
I am hopelessly hooked on their music and style. It was their concert in 1974 or 1975 that hooked me.
I suppose the best finds that I have come across was a Tan album from eBay that turned out to signed by Karen and Richard, and the 2015 Complete Singles Set in the dollar bin at a thrift shop.
I enjoy reading your posts and the quality of this site, especially the resource pages.
Happy Listening,
Chas