Heard Carpenters

[Harry]

 

[Sue]

Watching......sings Bacharach and David! On BBC four

Carpenters singing Close to you and other great folk!

 

[newvillefan]

A couple of weird Carpenters “singles” have recently surfaced on Spotify - backed up by posts about them on the UMe official page. They’re nothing more than the album versions.

Close To You (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, October 18, 1970) - The Carpenters

www.carpentersofficial.com

We've Only Just Begun (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, October 18, 1970) - The Carpenters

www.carpentersofficial.com

This oddity is also on there, with a credit © Ⓟ Applause:

ライヴ・イン・ジャパン 1972 (Live)

Carpenters | Released: June 14th, 2019 | © UMe

www.carpentersofficial.com

 

[GDBY2LV]

Carpenters on AT40, #15 with It’s Going To Take Some Time. Moving up 6/3/72. Casey said “another great ballad from The Carpenters.” The Wolf FM, Guernville, Ca.

 

[goodjeans]

Carpenters on AT40, #15 with It’s Going To Take Some Time. Moving up 6/3/72. Casey said “another great ballad from The Carpenters.” The Wolf FM, Guernville, Ca.

Ah, what memories, what memories.

 

[GDBY2LV]

Carpenters at #16 with Only Yesterday, on AT40 after spending 2 weeks at #4, June 7th 1975. One of 12 Top 12 hits on the at 40, Casey added. Sadly, the last.

 

[goodjeans]

Carpenters at #16 with Only Yesterday, on AT40 after spending 2 weeks at #4, June 7th 1975. One of 12 Top 12 hits on the at 40, Casey added. Sadly, the last.

Unbelievably the last. It was a really strange Summer with the Sedaka incident, "Solitaire" falling short and my seeing Carpenters at the Valley Forge Music Fair three times...( and meeting Karen and Richard face to face three times). A very heady Summer.

 

[GDBY2LV]

Oops! That should be 12 hits in the top 10. The phone rang and I didn’t get to read what I typed. Sorry.

 

[Harry]

...And here is my own recording of "Only Yesterday" live from Valley Forge Music Fair back in 1975.

 

[David A]

...And here is my own recording of "Only Yesterday" live from Valley Forge Music Fair back in 1975.

If I may ask, how did you record this, back in 1975? What type of recording device? Sounds pretty good actually, for the time

Edit to add: And did you record the entire concert?

 

[GDBY2LV]

Several people did, I believe. The had personal cassette recorders they snuck inside. I did that at the Christmas concert in Long Beach 1978. They didn’t check for such items very hard back then. I used to have a cassette copy from a fan that lived in the area. He taped several shows around that time. He wrote the limited Downey Soft fanzine for a few months, until he was told to cease publication. Great concert. Thanks Harry.

 

[goodjeans]

...And here is my own recording of "Only Yesterday" live from Valley Forge Music Fair back in 1975.

I saw three shows then. I think that "Only Yesterday" was Billboard #4. Were you the one who stepped on my foot Harry?

 

[Harry]

Yeah that was me. I tripped going up the aisle...

 

[Harry]

We used a small cassette recorder smuggled in in one of the ladies' purses. The sound system in Valley Forge Music Fair was amazing and recorded pretty well.

So of course they tore it down and built a shopping center...

 

[GDBY2LV]

Wellll, that’s a good reason to move to Florida…..greed over art!

 

[David A]

We used a small cassette recorder smuggled in in one of the ladies' purses. The sound system in Valley Forge Music Fair was amazing and recorded pretty well.

So of course they tore it down and built a shopping center...

Of course, duh, a cassette recorder...was having a brain f&rt and couldn't remember the name. Of course had one of my own then, as well...

 

[GDBY2LV]

Carpenters at #20 with I Won’t Last A Day Without You the week of 6/8/74, after peaking at #11 on the AT40. Casey said they very might well be the biggest act of the 70’s so far. A tease of his show to air 3 weeks later, that summer. The top recording acts of the 70’s. I hope the rerun the broadcast. The Wolf 102.7 Guernville, Ca 🤞

 

[John Adam]

Not sure if this is the right thread for this, (if not feel free to move to appropriate thread!)

 

[Proudofyou]

I saw that she was trending today on Twitter!!!!!!!!!

 

[goodjeans]

I saw that she was trending today on Twitter!!!!!!!!!

I replied to the "singer who also drums" tweet and as of this morning I have at least 712 tweets and retweets on #karencarpenter and the number keeps growing on Twitter I am @jimclarey if anyone wants to see all of the fans who replied/retweeted. It's fun.

 

[GDBY2LV]

Heard Carpenters on AT40, for the week of July 21st 1979? Not on the charts with a new cut, but as a dedication song to the people of the hill country of Texas that suffered great flooding from a hurricane that had just passed there. The listener requested “We’ve Only Just Begun” as a tribute to his suffering community. Pretty special to hear this morning. Hoping everyone stays healthy though this stressful pandemic.

 

[goodjeans]

Heard Carpenters on AT40, for the week of July 21st 1979? Not on the charts with a new cut, but as a dedication song to the people of the hill country of Texas that suffered great flooding from a hurricane that had just passed there. The listener requested “We’ve Only Just Begun” as a tribute to his suffering community. Pretty special to hear this morning. Hoping everyone stays healthy though this stressful pandemic.

Beautiful post.

 

[Sue]

BBC Sounds - Soul Music - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of Soul Music on BBC Sounds

www.bbc.co.uk

A half hour program discussing We've Only Just Begun on BBC radio 4

 

[David A]

BBC Sounds - Soul Music - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of Soul Music on BBC Sounds

www.bbc.co.uk

A half hour program discussing We've Only Just Begun on BBC radio 4

Thanks for sharing this. Sad in some ways, of course, but also enjoyable. Natasha Khan's version is very nice, albeit quite different.

 

[Sue]

I haven't managed to listen to it yet, on my list today.

Natasha