Time-Life CD Carpenters Collection

[GaryAlan]

Here is a commercial for the cd, Carpenters Collection from Time-Life.
First time I have ever seen it !
And, too, one of the few which I do not own...

 

[CraigGA]

Here is a commercial for the cd, Carpenters Collection from Time-Life.
First time I have ever seen it !
And, too, one of the few which I do not own...

They have some on Amazon. I am curious as to the cds labeled by years as in this video that do not appear in the amazon offer.

 

[Harry]

The other CDs were compilations of hits within those years by various artists - not Carpenters.

From the Resource:

Track listing:

1. We’ve Only Just Begun (1991 remix)
2. Superstar (1991 remix)
3. Rainy Days And Mondays (1985 remix)
4. Top Of The World (1973 version, 1991 remix))
5. Ticket To Ride (1973 version, reversed)
6. Goodbye To Love (1991 remix)
7. It’s Going To Take Some Time
8. Sweet Sweet Smile
9. I Won’t Last A Day Without You (1991 remix, single version, slow)
10. Hurting Each Other (1990 remix)
11. There’s A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World) (1985 remix)
12. Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (1989 remix)
13. Only Yesterday (middle length edit)
14. For All We Know (1990 remix)
15. Touch Me When We’re Dancing
16. (They Long to Be) Close to You (1991 remix, single edit)
17. Please Mr. Postman (1991 remix)
18. Sing
19. All You Get From Love Is A Love Song
20. I Need To Be In Love (1990 remix)
21. Yesterday Once More (1985 remix)

Part of Time-Life’s Super Hits series, this was their 1993 attempt at a one-disc hits compilation and featured many of the latest remixes available at the time.
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I recall at one time these were as common as dirt, but apparently difficult to track down now, for a reasonable price.

 

[Rick-An Ordinary Fool]

It looks like a bootleg with the incorrect logo.

 

[Harry]

It does indeed. But the sound of the largely remixes is first-class on this disc.

 

[newvillefan]

What really jars with me on some of these collections is when the majestic-sounding remixes are peppered with original mixes of other tracks e.g. on this collection It's Going To Take Some Time sounds feeble when placed right after 6 remixed tracks. The same effect can be felt when Let Me Be The One is sat amongst remixes.

 

[Carpe diem]

Wow, these must be pretty rare! This morning, the lowest price on the world's largest internet auction website for a "pre-owned" in "good" condition is $49.50/with free shipping, and the highest; a "like new", "flawless" at $149.95/with $3.00 shipping. Any idea how many of these were produced/sold?

 

[Carpe diem]

It looks like a bootleg with the incorrect logo.

The title art is "wacky" to say the least. There must have been some legal issue where they couldn't use the "official" logo. (photo from ebay):

 

[Mike Blakesley]

I can't imagine Time-Life doing anything that wasn't above-board....maybe the person who art-directed the project didn't want to use the logo, for whatever reason -- OR, maybe there was some fee for using the logo they didn't want to pay.

Either way, to me it's insane not to use the logo since it's such a visual magnet to buyers.

 

[Harry]

C'mon people, use your detective skills. There was no logo because the Time-Life series had it's own special font/typeface.

From the commercial posted above:

 

[Mark-T]

Harry, you should know by now we're not super sleuths.

 

[GaryAlan]

Here is a webpage with much more detail on the series....
Time-Life Album Discography, Part 22:Super Hits/AM Gold Series
Time-Life Album Discography, Part 22

 

[arthowson]

THis disk was a fav for a long time. Seemed like a "thicker" sound at the time. The disk was also more rigid than normal.