ChrisCarpenterCollecter
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Wow! Just saw the post on Richardās Instagram! Beautiful cover! Canāt wait to read it! Congratulations on the new book!
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So exciting!!!!!
CARPENTERS: THE MUSICAL LEGACY
By Mike Cidoni Lennox & Chris May with Richard Carpenter
The definitive biography of one of the most enduring and endeared recording artists in historyāthe Carpentersāis told for the first time from the perspective of Richard Carpenter, through more than 100 hours of exclusive interviews and some 200 photographs from Richardās personal archive, many never published.
After becoming multi-million selling, Grammy-winning superstars with their 1970 breakthrough ā(They Long to Be) Close to You,ā Richard and Karen Carpenter would win over fans worldwide with a record-breaking string of hits including āWeāve Only Just Begun,ā āTop of the Worldā and āYesterday Once More.ā In Carpenters: The Musical Legacy, Richard Carpenter tells their story with candor, heart and humor, chronicling the ups and downs of the duo, whose work remains the gold standard for melodic pop.
CARPENTERS: THE MUSICAL LEGACY is coming to bookstores on October 19th. Pre-order your copy today: Carpenters
āFirst Officialā? Are they forgetting about Ray Colemanās 1994 biography? Iām pretty sure that was an āOfficialā biographyā-yeah it was before UMEās ownership of the Carpenters but it was even advertised in other Official Carpenters releases (CTY:RTC VHS, Laserdisc & DVD releases.)Congratulations, again, I can hardly contain my excitement !
The Universal Music Group link here, as google-news posted:
First Official Authorized Biography Of The Carpenters Coming This Fall
The first official Carpenters biography, 'Carpenters: The Musical Legacy' will feature exclusive interviews and rare photos, set for release on Oct 19.www.udiscovermusic.com
I'll second this! Really looking forward to it's publication.Wow an amazing cover ! Congratulations @Chris May and @Mike Cidoni Lennox and Richard!
Fantastic news - congratulations @Chris May and @Mike Cidoni Lennox! Really looking forward to reading the book and gaining some new knowledge and insight about the Carpenters. Thank you for feeding my Carpenters obsession.
Curious about how you decided to choose this photo for the cover, considering the millions of photos that were available for your choosing!
I believe this photo of them is in my book "Superstars of the '70s" (which looks like it was printed in the '70s). I never wanted to get rid of that book for the reason that it has this picture of them. It's a beautiful photo.Thanks so much for your kind words!
It happens to be one of Richard's favorite photos and represents them in their prime.
I had no idea this was a Leibovitz original... thank you so much for that tidbit!It was also featured on the cover of the Carpenters' Gold reissue in 2005.
Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz shot the photo in 1974 as part of the photo shoot for the Rolling Stone feature.
If I free-associated, "Carpenters Gold" is what would come out of my mouth (likely because it was the first Carpenters album I ever purchased).It was also featured on the cover of the Carpenters' Gold reissue in 2005 (Universal Music Canada).
Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz shot the photo in 1974 as part of the photo shoot for the Rolling Stone feature.
I can't wait
CARPENTERS: THE MUSICAL LEGACY
By Mike Cidoni Lennox & Chris May with Richard Carpenter
The definitive biography of one of the most enduring and endeared recording artists in historyāthe Carpentersāis told for the first time from the perspective of Richard Carpenter, through more than 100 hours of exclusive interviews and some 200 photographs from Richardās personal archive, many never published.
After becoming multi-million selling, Grammy-winning superstars with their 1970 breakthrough ā(They Long to Be) Close to You,ā Richard and Karen Carpenter would win over fans worldwide with a record-breaking string of hits including āWeāve Only Just Begun,ā āTop of the Worldā and āYesterday Once More.ā In Carpenters: The Musical Legacy, Richard Carpenter tells their story with candor, heart and humor, chronicling the ups and downs of the duo, whose work remains the gold standard for melodic pop.
CARPENTERS: THE MUSICAL LEGACY is coming to bookstores on October 19th. Pre-order your copy today: Carpenters
Chris, will this biography be more focused on the music or on their life story? I'm hoping it's the former, as it would be great to have a resource that goes through their catalog in exhaustive detail, telling the stories behind the songs/recordings, etc.It was also featured on the cover of the Carpenters' Gold reissue in 2005 (Universal Music Canada).
Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz shot the photo in 1974 as part of the photo shoot for the Rolling Stone feature.
This is a musical biography that demonstrates the massive success of the Carpenters, in contrast with all of the management and political hurdles they had to overcome along the way.Chris, will this biography be more focused on the music or on their life story? I'm hoping it's the former, as it would be great to have a resource that goes through their catalog in exhaustive detail, telling the stories behind the songs/recordings, etc.