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Post by smoothie2 on Aug 1, 2005 0:15:51 GMT -5
This past wk. I went to visit some kin folk in Dallas. We went into a book and record, vhs and DVD...place..they carry lots of old as well as new items. I'm not much of a reader, so, I browsed some old records in the C category especially.... ???Just to see what they had of the Carps., It was a very nice surprise to find these old record albums....they seem huge when I looked them over. .....One was Made in America and one was Passages.....these are 2 albums I don't have... I think the Made in America cover has R. and K. on the front..what a great great pic. that is! Boy the album was in good shape...... R. and K. seemed to almost Jump right off there and get me! Big beautiful photo...yellow and white clothing I think.... It costs only 4 dollars..I may have bought it, but didn't need to spend any cash at the time. Passages also is such a wonderful cover...like a painting of R. and K. with the black or dark blue background and then those rainbow colors. Since everything is on cd these days, I figured I wouldn't really play them much, but I may have got them simply for the terrific covers!
Anyway, perhaps another...Carpenter moment.... ;D
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Post by Rick Henry on Aug 1, 2005 2:28:52 GMT -5
That's great Kathy. Doesn't looking at those old vinyl record albums bring back old memories? I have both those albums on vinyl. Actually I have every Carpenters album released on vinyl in the U.S. and and few UK and Japanese imports.
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Post by BethMosior on Aug 1, 2005 3:35:10 GMT -5
COOOOOOL Smoothie
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Post by Carps1000 on Aug 2, 2005 3:24:39 GMT -5
About a year ago I went into our local old town market...bet Orange County dont have one of those...Eh Rick??? (sblack person) anyway there was & its still there now a little hut/shop whatever called "Ricks Records Racks" the guy deals with mainly old vynal etc & of course I came across the "C" compartments & right at the back was a copy of Horizon & Now & Then & the N&T lp seemed to jump right out at me so I took it off the stand & opened up the jackets & took out the LP...It had the Mustard/green label!!! I was foaming at the mouth & the B-side instead of the 1 long track with the Y O M reprise at the end as a tiny track it just had the whole lot as one track. All 4 of my N&T lps I had got over the years had always had the "New big A&M silver grey " label so I had to have this..it was £5 so I ran to my bank to withdraw some extra cash that I could ill afford to do (reminded my of all those years ago at the post office when I was a kid) and came back......to find it had gone!!!!!! I was only gone less than 10 mins & the LP had obviuosly been in the racks for ages as it was a bit dusty. I just couldnt believe it....Oh well thems the breaks. Love to all of ya. Carps Ken 1000
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Post by Rick Henry on Aug 2, 2005 7:34:46 GMT -5
Oh how sad Ken. It was gone when you came back. I've had experiences like that. I own that original pressing of "Now & Then" and love the gatefold cover.
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Post by Moe on Aug 2, 2005 22:57:32 GMT -5
Hey Smoothie, I live in the DFW metroplex. What store did you visit? I know there are a lot of stores called Half Price Books that carry books, CD's, and albums. I always check out the albums just for fun, even though I have all the Carpenters' records saved. It is fun to see the big covers and even be able to easily read the liner notes and lyrics...of course that could come with middle age....
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Post by smoothie2 on Aug 2, 2005 23:25:26 GMT -5
:)yes, indeed i like those memories.....Much of any money I might get growing up,went for records. and it's almost that way now.....but there are these rather unpleasant things called Bills ...that keep coming around....hmmm.
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Post by smoothie2 on Aug 2, 2005 23:58:56 GMT -5
Hey Smoothie, I live in the DFW metroplex. What store did you visit? I know there are a lot of stores called Half Price Books that carry books, CD's, and albums. I always check out the albums just for fun, even though I have all the Carpenters' records saved. It is fun to see the big covers and even be able to easily read the liner notes and lyrics...of course that could come with middle age.... ???hi Moe...yes it was a Half Pr. bookstore in Burleson (or it might have been closer to Crowley...one town runs into the next as you know) that I saw those records. I opened up the Made in America and looked at the inner sleeves of them to see if they had artwork or etc. I love those stores! I never thought about the record label colors. I'm sorry you missed getting the one you wanted. Real bummer.
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Post by smoothie2 on Aug 3, 2005 0:02:25 GMT -5
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