40th Anniversary Collector's Edition

~ Release by Carpenters (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Individually numbered box set containing all of the Carpenters studio albums in their original mixes (except "Christmas Portrait" which is the 1996 remixed version from Carpenters - Christmas Collection), the compilation album "Sweet Sixteen" and the DVD "Gold".
The regular studio albums (Discs 1 through 11) are the "Remastered Classics" editions from 1998.
All CDs in this set are SHM-CDs.

Each album comes in a hardcover book with a mini-LP replica card sleeve bound into the book. These card sleeves house the discs which are protected by plastic inserts. The extensive booklets feature introductions by Richard for each album (in English and Japanese), credits, lyrics (in English and Japanese) and photographs with captions provided by Richard.

The liner notes from "Sweet Sixteen" incorrectly list "Please Mr. Postman" as being the 1991 remix, but it is the single mix.

Tracklist

1CD: Offering
2CD: Close To You
3CD: Carpenters
4CD: A Song for You
5CD: Now & Then
6CD: Horizon
7CD: A Kind Of Hush
8CD: Passage
9CD: Made In America
10CD: Voice Of The Heart
11CD: Lovelines
12CD: As Time Goes By
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1Without a Song?:??
2Medley: Superstar / Rainy Days and Mondays?:??
3Nowhere Man?:??
4I Got Rhythm?:??
5Dancing in the Street?:??
6Dizzy Fingers?:??
7You're Just in Love?:??
8Karen / Ella Medley?:??
9Medley: Close Encounters / Star Wars
engineer:
Ray Gerhardt and John Hendrickson
mixer:
Richard Carpenter and John Hendrickson
piano:
Richard Carpenter
conductor:
Richard Carpenter
arranger:
Peter Knight
medley including a partial instrumental cover recording of:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Close Encounters of the Third Kind)
composer:
John Williams
publisher:
EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp.
part of:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (film soundtrack)
medley including a partial instrumental cover recording of:
Main Title (Star Wars)
composer:
John Williams (ended)
publisher:
Bantha Music, Fox Fanfare Music Inc., Utapau Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
part of:
Star Wars Holiday Special (television soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002 film score)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019 film score)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015 film score)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017 film score)
part of:
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
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10Leave Yesterday Behind?:??
11Carpenters / Como Medley
miscellaneous support:
Richard Carpenter (task: sketched by) and Ray Charles (task: sketched by)
synthesizer programming:
Tom Ranier
engineer:
Ray Gerhardt and John Hendrickson
mixer:
Richard Carpenter and John Hendrickson
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Osborn
clarinet:
Doug Strawn
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Cubby O’Brien
guitar:
Tony Peluso
keyboard [keyboards]:
Richard Carpenter
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Karen Carpenter and Richard Carpenter
lead vocals:
Karen Carpenter, Richard Carpenter and Perry Como
conductor:
Richard Carpenter
arranger:
Richard Carpenter
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12California Dreamin'?:??
13The Rainbow Connection?:??
14Hits Medley '76
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13CD: Sweet Sixteen
14CD: Christmas Portrait
15CD: An Old-Fashioned Christmas