Dean Lander
Well-Known Member
I was cataloging the UK CD of "The Singles 1974-1978" and noticed the section that Chris May wrote about this version of the song (see below) which is the "single version - re-recorded vocal in with different first verse". If this was the 78 remix, then there may be an error as the UK single of "Calling Occupants..." which was the A Side to "Can't Smile Without You", entered the UK Top 40 Singles Chart on W/B 9th October 1977. Am I getting confused or was the remix in '78 completed and released in '77?
From the Carpenters Complete Recording Resource, Chris May says,
The remix in ’78 also included a few other changes in addition to alternate lead on the first verse. The Fender Rhodes was re-recorded with a little more energy for the intro and first verse, splicing the new intro/verse together with the rest of the ORIGINAL instrumentation (including original Rhodes track), from the pickup into the second verse to the end. There is also additional orchestration at the instrumental section on the single mix, not found on the the original album mix. This complete ‘version’ if you will was also the version heard remixed yet again in later years…
From the Carpenters Complete Recording Resource, Chris May says,
The remix in ’78 also included a few other changes in addition to alternate lead on the first verse. The Fender Rhodes was re-recorded with a little more energy for the intro and first verse, splicing the new intro/verse together with the rest of the ORIGINAL instrumentation (including original Rhodes track), from the pickup into the second verse to the end. There is also additional orchestration at the instrumental section on the single mix, not found on the the original album mix. This complete ‘version’ if you will was also the version heard remixed yet again in later years…