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mr J. said:HARRY-I'm glad to see that your coming to terms with the reality of "A Song For You"-It absolutely does have several production flaws,and you've pointed out several of them.And, I would say that your phrase "rush to production" should be more accurately termed "rush through production".
Also,there's one major flaw that you forgot to mention-Karen's vocal mishap on "Crystal Lullaby" where she sings "tumtimes" instead of "Sometimes".Richard corrected this on the 1987 remix(I guess there was an alternate take with the correct pronunciation).But,the fact that he left it on the original recording instead of having Karen redo the vocal is (again) clear evidence that a "rush job" was done with this album.
Harry said:...But I suppose that that technique was at least given a try and didn't sound right, so as a last resort he opted for his own "S" sound, designed for the purpose...
mstaft said:"Production wise, the best Carpenters album is "Horizon". Everything from the over all production to the sound itself is hard to top in their catalog."
Well said, and I agree. Horizon is also tops just in the way Karen's voice sounds- amazing!
A&M Retro said:I was 13 and on vacation at the Lake of the Ozarks in August, 1975, .
Mike Blakesley said:I've seen all three of those.
As an album would age, the "extras" that went into its packaging would disappear. Hence your glossy paper copy, and the disappearance of the flap.
The redesign of the album resulted in the wider border and larger title. I saw it with the flap but I don't remember if the one I saw had the embossed paper or not. I've only got one LP copy of the album and it's the original -- small heart, narrow border, embossed paper with flap.