Hi, just joined the forum. A special day for 2 reasons- Karen's birthday & also mine , a fact I did'nt discover till after her passing. My Carpenters devotion was sort of gradual, but absolutely inevitable as I'm sure all reading this understand. When I discovered this site (about a month ago) I was amazed at the discussion topics. I've followed with interest, talk about Richards Baldwin piano auction. It made me think back to my (treasured) Carpenters L.P. collection, C.D's just don't pick up some sounds or digital re-mastering takes them out. On vinyl I can definately hear the key strokes of Richard's playing. Can anyone else Nevertheless it's only C.D's I play these days for their convevience. Enough rambling. Bye. Downunder.