UK 40/40 RELEASE DATE & BOX SET PLANNED

[PJ]

Hi All,

40/40 releases are generating plenty of release information- websites- & media coverage ....after Japanese 40/40 Best selection & 20/20 recent releases ....US release this week .....some European releases due & finally Universal / A&M UK have confirmed :

40/40 2 Disc CD release : Monday 16 November 2009

This will be Blue cover as listed on other topics & as with US release includes Touch Me When We're Dancing in place of most recent released track : Leave Yesterday Behind ....

There is also planned Box Set & awaiting confirmation of format & contents : Unlikely to replicate Japanese 40th Aniv Hard Covers Box set ....& more likely to be similar to 2008 ABBA Box set ....which was one box with all Studio albums included plus one Rarities disc that collected stand alone Singles , B sides & other rare tracks ....this retailed for £39 ( $59) & then reduced by major retailers to be a very affordable Box set that allowed both original collectors & new fans to have all Studio Albums together

Carpenters Box Set will have more discs & retail at higher price : however with only a few individual Studio albums available ....this will be best means of obtaining Carpenters Studio Catalogue .....

ITV " CELEBRATING THE CARPENTERS " TV Special will be transmitted 18/11 OR 19/11 OR 20/11 ....final scheduling still to be confirmed .....

More to look forward towards ......

Peter UK

 

[Harry]

Thanks Peter. Good info!

Harry

 

[CarpentersToYou]

I remember seeing the ABBA set at FNAC several times and thinking that the Carpenters really should have the same type of set. What a fantastic idea! And probably much, much more affordable than the Japanese sets that I am still trying to sell my vital organs in order to get!

 

[SakuraSYayoi]

Box set? Great news!!


Peter, have you, or has your friend attended the ITV shooting? Dionne Warwick invited fans and other performers's fan sites posted the information.

I saw a couple of pictures from the taping. Girls in red singing with postmen dancers. The Saturdays?

Sakura

 

[carrpentersboy1]

Any news on the box set yet?

 

[PHIL]

I have a "limited Edition" boxed set I bought in UK in 1989. Contains all the albums, including a combined Christmas set, and several pages of notes and pictures. Probably worth a bit now, but not for sale!