Doe anyone have another version of this photo?

[Mark-T]

There's this famous later photo found in this article:
https://www.songwriteruniverse.com/richard-carpenter-interview-2019.htm

The blue toned one by Norman Seeff.

Does anyone have a good high quality version of the one where Karen is NOT smiling?

 

[A&M Retro]

I've wondered about that myself! The only one I've ever seen is the one used in the 'Close To You' video from the 'Yesterday Once More' DVD.

 

[Rick-An Ordinary Fool]

Are you speaking of this one Mark?
It appears on the PBS DVD Close To You, Remembering the Carpenters.
I took a screen cap from the DVD, not the best quality.

 

[Mark-T]

YES! Thank you, Rick!

 

[Alan71]

When was that photo taken? 1981? Shots from that session have been used so often on releases that it’s become quite famous. Karen had her hair quite short in 1981, so is this earlier or later? I’ve always wondered.

 

[tomswift2002]

I would figure sometime in 1980. It might even be from the time between the solo album and Music, Music, Music, since Karen's face has that "fatness" to it that you see on the photo that was intended for the solo album, but was used on Voice Of The Heart, (or even the photos that were ultimately used for the solo album's release) whereas, even by the time Music, Music, Music, was shot, her face seems to have been leaner than what it was in those solo photo sessions. And she's nowhere near as skeletal in these images as she appeared in the music videos that were shot for the singles for Made In America.

 

[Kacfan]

Shebi

I would figure sometime in 1980. It might even be from the time between the solo album and Music, Music, Music, since Karen's face has that "fatness" to it that you see on the photo that was intended for the solo album, but was used on Voice Of The Heart, (or even the photos that were ultimately used for the solo album's release) whereas, even by the time Music, Music, Music, was shot, her face seems to have been leaner than what it was in those solo photo sessions. And she's nowhere near as skeletal in these images as she appeared in the music videos that were shot for the singles for Made In America.

Karen is wearing her wedding ring, so it had to be post August 1980.

 

[ullalume]

They were from photo sessions from February '81

 

[Alan71]

Thanks for those replies! Those photos have been used for Lovelines, both versions of The Ultimate Collection, and more recently the RPO album. It’s a timeless session, there’s nothing to specifically date it other than that we can tell it’s late Carpenters. That must be the reason it’s endured. Good to know the actual date though!

 

[newvillefan]

When was that photo taken? 1981? Shots from that session have been used so often on releases that it’s become quite famous. Karen had her hair quite short in 1981, so is this earlier or later? I’ve always wondered.

They were from photo sessions from February '81

February 22, 1981 to be precise

 

[ullalume]

February 22, 1981 to be precise

Ooh. Nice work.

 

[Carpe diem]

That is a great photo of the duo...Far from the "toothy twosome". Thanks for posting Rick!

 

[kprather]

As you may know, it has become commonplace on social media to refer to an irritating, entitled customer as "a Karen". If you see anyone using this term, use this meme.

 

[CarpentersToYou]

Man, I hate that trend!

 

[A&M Retro]

Love the meme, hate the trend! It’s right up there with, ‘Ok, Boomer’.

When was that photo taken? 1981? Shots from that session have been used so often on releases that it’s become quite famous. Karen had her hair quite short in 1981, so is this earlier or later? I’ve always wondered.

 

[David A]

As you may know, it has become commonplace on social media to refer to an irritating, entitled customer as "a Karen". If you see anyone using this term, use this meme.

Is this a U.K. thing? And I assume it's not specific to "our" Karen?

 

[Alan71]

Is this a U.K. thing? And I assume it's not specific to "our" Karen?

I hope not! If it is, I’ve never heard of it in the UK. I assumed it was a US thing.

 

[tomswift2002]

I hope not! If it is, I’ve never heard of it in the UK. I assumed it was a US thing.

Never heard of it in Canada either.

 

[Shalom Bresticker]

See Karen (slang) - Wikipedia

 

[Geographer]

It's all over Facebook memes.

 

[David A]

See Karen (slang) - Wikipedia

Thanks for this - and not a mention of "our" Karen. Also, this is a nasty stereotype.

 

[Carpenters Apprentice]

Been annoyed with this new term since I first heard it two or three months ago (I'm in California)...

 

[A&M Retro]

It’s a mean-spirited expression. Can’t stand it.