Carpenters - Collected

180-gram numbered limited edition

Pressed on Crystal Clear colored vinyl 2LP

Includes 4-page booklet, gatefold jacket

Limited to 7,500 numbered copies

The Carpenters' Collected anthology captures the timeless artistry of pop's most refined duo across a carefully curated 2LP set. Karen's crystalline vocals and Richard's sophisticated arrangements defined an era, earning them more than 100 million in combined sales and numerous chart-topping hits.

This 180-gram import edition features essential tracks spanning their legendary career — "Close to You," "Superstar," "We've Only Just Begun," "Rainy Days and Mondays," and beyond-alongside deeper album cuts that showcase their mastery of melodic storytelling. A poignant inclusion is Richard's instrumental tribute "Karen's Theme," a moving dedication to his late sister. For collectors and newcomers alike, this compilation distills the Carpenters' unparalleled contribution to soft pop into one definitive listening experience.

 

LP 1 Side A

1. Ticket To Ride

2. (They Long To Be) Close To You

3. We've Only Just Begun

4. For All We Know

5. Rainy Days and Mondays

6. Superstar

7. Bless The Beasts and Children

LP 1 Side B

1. Hurting Each other

2. It's Going To Take Some Time

3. Goodbye To Love

4. Top Of The World

5. I Won't Last A Day Without You

6. Sing

7. This Masquerade

LP 2 Side A

1. Yesterday Once More

2. Jambalaya (On The Bayou)

3. Please Mr. Postman

4. Desperado

5. Only Yesterday

6. Solitaire

7. There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World)

LP 2 Side B

1. I Need To Be In Love

2. Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem of World Contact Day)

3. Sweet Sweet Smile

4. Touch Me When We're Dancing

5. Karen Carpenter - Still Crazy After All These Years

6. Richard Carpenter - Karen's Theme

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