Carpenters The Essential Collection 2002 4CDBox [FLAC]-WaRlOrD

Carpenters – The Essential Collection (1965–1997) (2002 4CD BoxSet) The Carpenters' 2002 box set, The Essential Collection (1965-1997) is a revised version of their 1991 box set, From the Top. This time, Richard Carpenter has aimed more at a comprehensive treatment of the Carpenters' career, including all of their Top 40 hits (some with grudging remarks in the liner notes) in an expansion that adds 45 and a half minutes to the running time. There are also some more album cuts and rarities, though the only previously unreleased tracks are a commercial and a medley of standards by Karen Carpenter and Ella Fitzgerald from a television special. In total, he has added 17 tracks, while deleting four: a cover of the Beatles' "Goodnight"; a Spanish-language version of "Sing" (replaced by the English-language hit version that had been left off From the Top); and two songs from his sister's solo album (which he no longer describes as having been shelved in 1980 "at Karen's behest," but now "for reasons that are well-chronicled elsewhere," presumably in Ray Coleman's 1994 authorized biography), "My Body Keeps Changing My Mind" and "Still Crazy After All These Years." Since that album finally saw release in 1996, he may have thought it was no longer necessary to represent so much of it. The result of the changes is a big improvement. From the Top didn't really justify its four discs; it could have fit on three. And it was a compromise between an all-out rarities set and a thorough career overview. This version uses its greater length to satisfy the latter goal. It is worth noting, too, that like From the Top, The Essential Collection (1965-1997) is a retouched version of the Carpenters' story. Richard Carpenter has not hesitated to remix, overdub, and otherwise spiff up the band's recordings. Purists may object, but the sound justifies the changes. CD 1 : (1965-1970) 01. Caravan 02. The Parting Of Our Ways 03. Looking For Love 04. I'll Be Yours 05. Iced Tea 06. You'll Love Me 07. All I Can Do 08. Don't Be Afraid 09. Invocation 10. Your Wonderful Parade 11. All Of My Life 12. Eve 13. Ticket To Ride 14. Get Together 15. Interview 16. Love Is Surrender 17. Maybe It's You 18. (They Long To Be) Close To You 19. Mr. Guder 20. We've Only Just Begun 21. Merry Christmas Darling 22. For All We Know (From 'Lovers And Other Strangers') CD 2 : (1971-1973) 01. Rainy Days And Mondays 02. Superstar 03. Let Me Be The One 04. Bless The Beasts And Children (From 'Bless The Beasts And Children') 05. Hurting Each Other 06. It's Going To Take Some Time 07. I Won't Last A Day Without You 08. Song For You, A 09. Top Of The World 10. Goodbye To Love 11. This Masquerade 12. Sing 13. Jambalaya (On The Bayou) 14. Yesterday Once More 15. Oldies Medley 16. Yesterday Once More (Reprise) 17. Radio Contest Outtakes CD 3 : (1974-1978) 01. Morinaga Hi-Crown Chocolate Commercial 02. Please Mr. Postman 03. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 04. Only Yesterday 05. Solitaire 06. Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again 07. Good Friends Are For Keeps 08. Ordinary Fool 09. Sandy 10. There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World) 11. I Need To Be In Love 12. From This Moment On 13. Suntory Pop Jingle #1 14. Suntory Pop Jingle #2 15. All You Get From Love Is A Love Song 16. Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem Of World Contact Day) 17. Sweet, Sweet Smile 18. Christ Is Born 19. White Christmas 20. Little Altar Boy 21. Ave Maria CD 4 : (1978-1997) 01. Where Do I Go From Here 02. Little Girl Blue 03. I Believe You 04. If I Had You 05. Karen/Ella Medley 06. 1980 Medley 07. Make Believe It's Your First Time 08. Touch Me When We're Dancing 09. When It's Gone 10. Because We Are In Love (The Wedding Song) 11. Those Good Old Dreams 12. Now 13. Karen's Theme Format : FLAC Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec Duration : 1mn 52s Overall bit rate : 989 Kbps Audio Format : FLAC Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec Duration : 1mn 52s Bit rate mode : Variable Bit rate : 988 Kbps Channel(s) : 2 channels Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz Resolution : 16 bits Writing library : libFLAC 1.1.0 (UTC 2003-01-26)

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carambolapreta (2010-05-20)

very good songs and quality. thanks

kechiguy (2010-06-20)

WONDERFUL! You're a champ, bitpirate--here in Japan The Carpenters aren't the "uncool" group they seem to be in the U.S.A., so I love you for upping this. I'll keep seeding as long as possible to show my thanks. Here's to more quality music unlike what we're subject to today!

foxelein (2011-05-18)

many thanks.. :)
great collections..

0ldm0nk (2011-07-04)

Thank you for this upload.

bjx116 (2012-01-30)

i just noticed. Why is "You" always not included in any carpenter's collection?

flopyu (2013-09-03)

Sappy, love songs...my favorite kind :)