"doing" a track all at one time....

[GaryAlan]

I found this interesting:

Question: How long did it take to record a Carpenters track in those days at A&M Records?​

Richard Carpenter: Ordinarily we didn't do a whole track start-to-finish at one time; it is not efficient nor cost effective. The few times out of necessity that we did I would estimate that from initial downbeat through mixing and mastering, about ten days. Those few times were: Merry Christmas, Darling For All We Know Bless the Beasts And The Children