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I guess I'll just have to pick up the pieces and get by as best I can^^^ So sorry!
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I guess I'll just have to pick up the pieces and get by as best I can^^^ So sorry!
Yes please Randy when you have some free time! Your books are wonderful and I'm not just saying that..........Can you do one on Olivia Newton-John next?
I just opened the box that had been sitting in my bedroom for the past 3 weeks and what a joy to behold Randy's book "An Illustrated Discography" It's very high end, the pages are regal just like the Carpenters. I haven't read much but so many photos I'd never seen before. My favorite is the full page alternate shot of the Horizon LP cover, wow Karen looks even more amazing in this photo. A perfect photo of the both of them on page 74. My other is the alternate photo of Karen and Miss Piggy how cute never seen that. Then my ultimate favorite is the film strip from the solo sessions of Karen singing "Making Love In The Afternoon" so many cute shots of Karen having fun and getting in that moment. These are rare pieces to cherish and they provide so much happiness to the fans.
Thank you Randy and also for the references about Olivia and Olivia's photo too in the book.
Finally we have a coffee table book we have all been waiting for...great job!!!
Can you do one on Olivia Newton-John next?
I got mine from Randy’s site, but checked in our Barnes and Noble today and didn’t see any copies.
Jonathan
Randy, tell us about the reception to the book, your interviews etc.
I saw that! Thank you so much for featuring it there.I've finally been able to add a blurb to the Resource site about Randy's new book. There have been some technical difficulties in getting it there, but it's now up.
I love this book. And now I want a poster.Mark,
So far, the reception to the book has been overwhelmingly positive. It was a book created with the fans in mind and I think we hit the target in terms of a product that is of high quality and it seems like they fans are truly enjoying the experience of exploring the photos and digging into the discussions. We launched it first to the Carpenters Celebration attendees in Thousand Oaks at the end of April and it was a packed room full of fans. Then in June I was able to do an event in NYC for about 40 or so fans before departing to London where my executive publisher (and fellow forum member) @paul.ashurst hosted me for the week and we had TWO NIGHTS of capacity crowds for events at the Back Room Bar at Hard Rock London. It was such a thrill to meet the UK fans and celebrate the new book. And seeing the Carpenters posters in the windows of Hard Rock made my day. OK, it made my SUMMER!
All the best,
Randy
Yes please. Randy, any chance of buying a rolled poster? It would look great framed on my wall.
@goodjeans and @GDB2LV :
A number of people have been asking. That one says OFFICIAL UK LAUNCH at the bottom, but I am pricing several poster options and will post here if I can make it happen. Thanks!
Randy, I would be interested in a poster as well.@goodjeans and @GDB2LV :
A number of people have been asking. That one says OFFICIAL UK LAUNCH at the bottom, but I am pricing several poster options and will post here if I can make it happen. Thanks!
The photo that takes up the whole page opposite Chapter 16 (Karen's solo work) is stunning. I hadn't seen this one until I got the book. Are those tears in Karen's eyes? You talk about the eyes being windows to the soul; I feel this photo reflects what her vocalizations were all about, absolute beauty tinged with a little sadness. I'm still marveling at the photos in this book!
I have ordered some samples and will let you know!Randy, I would be interested in a poster as well.
Let me join the rapidly expanding conga line forming here to lavish praise on Randy's new book. It is truly brilliant work in every respect, beginning with the rare photos and images of rare and unusual memorabilia. But the way Randy structured the discussions with his interviewees is beyond masterful--it's one of the best such efforts I've ever seen. There is an energy and flow to the text that really makes one feel that they're in the room with the participants, and there are so many nuggets of insight there that the book will remain food for thought for years to come.
Regardless of whatever else might emerge in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Carpenters' signing to A&M, this book is the greatest gift that fans and admirers could wish for in such a year. We should all give copies as Christmas presents to those we know who've demonstrated even the slightest affinity for Karen & Richard--this book really does have the potential to create new fans (as well as please long-time admirers). Let's all do our part to use Randy's book to help tip the scales in the direction of our heroes!
You'd better do a bulk order on those posters, Randy--we are all jockeying for position for them! With a photo like that, how could any Carpenter fan resist? Congratulations to you for such a stellar achievement and many, many, many thanks!