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September 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 60

Richard Carpenter, Time (1987) I recently shared a photo of this album on Facebook and a clip of that duet where Richard tried replacing Karen by getting Dusty Springfield to sing. And someone wrote, “I have that album in my garage”. And I wrote back, “best place for it”. Banter. But it made me drag […]
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August 31, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 63

Carpenters, Ticket To Ride (1970) Bought a few Carpenters records recently – already had a few, but trying to pick up the ones I don’t have. In part it was because I was talking about the band for a radio show – which is done now. You can click that link to check it out […]
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August 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: The Legacy of the Carpenters

About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular music or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. I’ve long been a fan of the music of the Carpenters and wanted to play some of my favourites, some of the key examples of Karen’s great singing […]
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August 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 69

Carpenters, Passage (1977) Of all the Carpenters albums (and I’m aiming to collect the set) I was most surprised by this one – a recent addition, one I hadn’t heard all the way through until just very recently. A strange, strange album – and I love it. It’s a very weird record; exhaustion from all […]
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August 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: The Signs Along The Way

I love the music the Carpenters made. Nearly every sha-la-la-la, and probably most of the wo-oh-wo-woes still shine. But Richard was weird. And Karen was scared. And when you see that you start to hear that. And it’s not that it makes the music better – or worse. But it’s hard to not know it […]
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July 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Carpenters: The Road To Yesterday (Live 1974)

Carpenters The Road To Yesterday (Live 1974) Stiletto Discs The Carpenters worked themselves non-stop. They were a hard-touring band on account of all the hits they had. That’s how it worked. They kept having hit singles, kept hitting the road. It sent Richard to the uppers and it was a big downer for Karen, part […]
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December 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 19 – Karen Carpenter

Karen Carpenter – sadly thought of as a punchline by some, known to be an incredible singer and one half of the mega-successful sibling duo, the Carpenters – was a drummer. Brother Richard was in charge of song selection (covers) arranging, producing and composition. But if he was the boss Karen was the star. Ask […]
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November 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 210

Carpenters, Horizon (1975) Been on a big Carpenters trip lately, and though they’ve been in my life forever it’s only now I realise that I’m a Greatest Hits-player…well, I know a few of the albums but this is the first time I’ve decided to listen through to them all. There’s some great lesser known gems […]
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March 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 38: Carpenters – “Close To You”

I am a born-again Carpenters fan – the tribute album If I Were A Carpenter probably made more of an impact on me than the original songs (first time around). That changed rather quickly though…those original recordings by the Carpenters – pretty special. Maybe more so with the passing of time. As we get older […]
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April 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

I Am A Carpenters Fan: To Be Born Again

The Carpenters were brother and sister duo, Richard and Karen. She would turn down any kind of drumstick other than the kind used to play music. He was a piano teacher interested in jazz and classical music; interested in arranging and composition. It took me a while to understand the appeal of The Carpenters – […]
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October 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Jesus Was A Carpenter: Carpenters Greatest Hits vs. The Carpenters Tribute Album

There is a lot of music that I don’t like. Just as any of you will have your own likes and dislikes. My favourites are always changing – and I’m in the business of always trying to reassess; reappraise. So, on a recent flight I decided I had to listen to the Carpenters. I was […]
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