Desert Island Disc

[newvillefan]

If I had to flee a sinking ship, I'd grab my phone (which has the entire Carpenters catalogue loaded on the micro-SD card), and a solar-powered USB charger... but, in keeping with the spirit of this exercise, I would delete all but "A Song For You" and "Lovelines" before jumping overboard... happy Stephen?

See you on the shore

 

[GaryAlan]

I went for Horizon and A Song For You.
Initially, I gravitated toward Passage and Horizon.
Now, I love A Song For You, but if I am going to be stranded on an island,
I really do not want to be saddled with any instrumentals, or Richard Carpenter lead vocals.
On the other hand, if stranded, I do not want Man Smart, Woman Smarter, stuck in my head.
Thus, A Song For You won out over Passage.
But, those Karen Carpenter vocals on Horizon will sustain me forever.

 

[Rick-An Ordinary Fool]

Take your two Carpenters albums down into the hatch with Desmond. He has a turntable, and we know that he at least has a Mama Cass album.

Yes but I've heard Desmond only opens the hatch on "Monday Mornings" so be quick. But if you bring the Tan album then "Saturday's" a possibility too.

 

[theninjarabbit]

This choice is too difficult. I think I'll just avoid boats.

In all seriousness, if this turned into some convoluted scheme where I was trapped on a desert island, it's a deadlock between their first four records. I'll go with "Offering" and "Carpenters". Maybe I can stuff the other two lps in the sleeves...or we can all get stuck on the same deserted island

 

[Rick-An Ordinary Fool]

This choice is too difficult. I think I'll just avoid boats.

In all seriousness, if this turned into some convoluted scheme where I was trapped on a desert island, it's a deadlock between their first four records. I'll go with "Offering" and "Carpenters". Maybe I can stuff the other two lps in the sleeves...or we can all get stuck on the same deserted island

Yeah maybe we'll all end up on a bunch of "Islands in the Stream" then we can learn to rely on each other. Uh ha.

You know this is your fault Stephen, right?

 

[Harry]

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[CARPENTERS-COLLECTOR]

I`d choose `loveliness` & `voice of the heart`. just two beautiful albums to listen to, end of!

I doubt anyone will pick `horizon` and `as time goes by`, because if your ship-wrecked on an island, that would be just rubbing it in

 

[newvillefan]

I doubt anyone will pick `horizon` and `as time goes by`, because if your ship-wrecked on an island, that would be just rubbing it in

If that’s the case I wouldn’t pick VOTH either because you’d have to listen to Sailing On The Tide every day

 

[Murray]

4 8 15 16 23 42

How did you guess my lottery numbers?

 

[David A]

Yeah maybe we'll all end up on a bunch of "Islands in the Stream" then we can learn to rely on each other. Uh ha.

You know this is your fault Stephen, right?

Great, now I've got Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton in my head for the day