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A&M
May 1, 2005 9:16:53 GMT -5
Post by Carps1000 on May 1, 2005 9:16:53 GMT -5
#?? $&? Has anyone else got the same or had the same silly notions as me over the Cs?? A & M label. I just loved the white/beige/brown & silver designs from the late 70s to the 80s I used to hold an album up & enjoy the way it changed colour in the light. This was why I was so annoyed when I got my 2nd album "Clse 2U" which had the mustard label ( I actually took it back to the shop & got laughed out of it) I didnt realise then that the design/colour had been changed. My N & T album (my 1st actual LP) had the white/beige with big A&M letters & I thought they al were the same. I was also annoyed that AKOH & Passage had the same pic from the cover on the label but was told at the time it was the fashion to do this. I didnt know that 69-73 originally came out with the mustard label as did N&T & I would sorely like to get hold of both of them with this colour ( Oh 4 EBAY my dream is about to come true) I also have A S 4 U on the big lettered A&M as well as the mustard. Another thing to annoy me is that in the USA "Carpenters was released in a special jacket (which is one of my fave designs but over here it was with just a shiney single jacket with a gloss pic on it so I had to get a nother copy (Import from USA ) so as to have the original. I also wish A&M had released the singles in pic bags over here like they did in USA. I have also just recently found out that early copies of 69-73 had a small booklet inside (thanx Ebay again) saw 1 advertised but missed out on the bidding. I absolutely hate the red/black new A&M desgn which came out with the singles from VOTH. I understand that MIA in the USA came out with this design as the label. I know !!!what is the matter with Carps1000 hes got a cell loose or sommat or perhaps he is a sad git, but this meant a lot to me all those years ago. But can all u guys tell me 1 what is the label design/colour of all yr albums in USA. It might sound crazy to you but once I know then it will put my mind to rest that I have completed my Carps Collection of LPs to my satisfaction (biddin on Offering at the moment) & I can put all vynal to rest in my vault as some of them are getting a bit tatty & yellow with age & I wanna keep em lookin reasonable ( cant afford to keep replacing em) Thanx Carps1000 Ken( who lives in the UK & needs to get out into the sun a little more often.
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A&M
May 7, 2005 14:19:57 GMT -5
Post by JIM on May 7, 2005 14:19:57 GMT -5
!@ Hey Ken I can totally understand the way you feel about the A&M label it was an icon that that represented more than a record label. It was an icon that represented the Carpenters and I think most people who saw it understood this connection as it related to the Carpenters, not the studio. I will never understand corporate America and ther predelection for changing what has overtime a subcouncious iconic trigger which holds so much power. Companys invest tons of money on marketing research on finding an iconic symbol to represent there product or service! Why anyone would tamper with success is beyond me. Its like the time Coke decided it was time to change not only there logo but the taste to boot! Where is the logic? I heard that Universal is releasing Carpenters material without the A&M logo. If I were Richard I would blow my stack. I can still remeber when I was 20 on a trip to LA standing outside of A&M studios just staring at there giant logo. It was a religious experience.
Jim
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A&M
May 8, 2005 3:29:09 GMT -5
Post by Carps1000 on May 8, 2005 3:29:09 GMT -5
Hi Jim. U actually went to the A&M studios & stood outside??? WOW!!! I would have gone knocking at the door & told em to show a bit more respect to their most famous stars than they obviously did....Well I probably wouldnt have as I might have got locked up or worse ended up getting arrested & sent onto one of those notorious chain gangs doin hard labor. I used to ring A&M in london on a regular basis & to start off they were V good but towards the end they made staff changes replacing the good staff with a lot of "couldnt,careless,uninterested twits" that wouldnt know a record if it hit them on their heads..Fraid I told em soo too. Ken Carps1000
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A&M
May 13, 2005 0:58:49 GMT -5
Post by Rick Henry on May 13, 2005 0:58:49 GMT -5
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A&M
May 13, 2005 2:29:12 GMT -5
Post by karen69roland on May 13, 2005 2:29:12 GMT -5
..., Herb Alpert ..., Burt Bacharach, The Strawbs, Barry White, Sheryl Crow... [glow=red,2,300][/glow][shadow=red,left,300] [/shadow][shadow=red,left,300]Roland Chayer[/shadow][shadow=red,left,300] [/shadow]
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A&M
May 13, 2005 7:34:18 GMT -5
Post by enigma on May 13, 2005 7:34:18 GMT -5
Uh Rick these happen to also be good talented artists that made some really great music to boot. Thats why I bought their music (at least alot of the artists you mentioned). A&M almost always signed good talent and I am impressed with and a fan of alot of the artists on their roster including The Carpenters of course.
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A&M
May 13, 2005 10:56:53 GMT -5
Post by Rick Henry on May 13, 2005 10:56:53 GMT -5
Uh Rick these happen to also be good talented artists that made some really great music to boot. Thats why I bought their music (at least alot of the artists you mentioned). A&M almost always signed good talent and I am impressed with and a fan of alot of the artists on their roster including The Carpenters of course. You are so right Enigma. I wouldn't have bought these records if they weren't good. But being on A&M is what was my first incentive for some of these artists. to add to my list Roland mentioned Herb Alpert - how could I forgwet him. Alpert is one of my favorites. I bought tons of his records. Mostly the ones from 1979 "Rise" to 1985-86. A few more I really liked a lot are: Stealer's Wheels (Gerry Rafferty became a favorite in late 70's) Quincy Jones (love the songs "Stuff Like That" and "Ai No Corrida") Brother's Johnson ("Stomp" and "Strawberry Letter #23") Chas Jankel (I bought him because he was on A&M, had never heard of him before. He's the lead vocalist on Quincy Jones' "Ai No Corrida")
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