Fantasy Carpenters

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Fantasy Carpenters A&M AMLK10001

Side 1

1 Everybody Hurts ( Fab R E M track)
2 Dancing In The Street ( Full Length version)
3 Dancing In The City ( Marshall/Hain record from 78...Brilliant)
4 Danny ( Kit Hain solo single from the above duo Fab)
5 Mississippi (Cs always had a C/W song. XXXXXcat did this in 76)
6 Despair (Danijgella from Croatia did this 4 the Euro Song Contest in 98. Beautiful Blond & fantastic

Side 2

1 Everybodys Talking ( Beautiful Souths version is fab love it)
2 To Live For Love (German Michelle looks/sounds like Dolly Parton..This song is Fab)
3 No More The Fool ( Elkie Brooks belter. Love 2 hear K do it)
4 Video Killed The Radio Star( Poss the finest song ever done..My view) Love to hear Cs do it & I can picture it in the charts)
5 Carpenter/Bettis Compostion (there must be some left)
6 Carpenter/Bettis Compostion ( No Cs LP Complete without 1)
7 Go West (Pet Shop Boys at their best, would b a Cs Belter)

Sorry this isnt a new LP but a list of some of me fave songs that I woulda loved The Cs 2 have recorded & put out on an LP. The Jacket would be dark blue gatefold sleeve with an outline of R & K done in gold with the Cs LOGO top right hand side also done in gold lettering. The title "Fantasy" would be done in gold lettering very small on the bottom left hand side on the front jacket sleeve. Open up the jacket & you are greeted by a fab piccy of R & K in B/W words to the songs on the inner sleeve & track listings & the A & M symbol on the back of the Jacket. Two Singles would be released D I T Street & Video K T R Star. ......I wish.... Wonder what the sound would be like..wonder what the chart success of the Singles & LP would be??? I Can Dream Cant I?? Oh & of course the A & M Label would be the Grey/Silver one with the big A & M over it ..Yes its Vynal.!!..well CDs aint been invented yet ok? Look this is my fantasy dream right??
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[Rick Henry]

Very interesting Ken. I really like many of your choices. Marshall Hain's "Dancing In The City" is one of my favorite forgotten hits - I just love that song.

I also think your idea of Carpenters recording "Video Killed The Radio Star" is quite interesting - I think I would have loved to hear Karen singing this fun upbeat tune - C's could of done some justice with this tune. It's not one you would think of for the Carpenters but it actually could have been a great song for them.

[wisejester7]

The potential for Carpenters Fantasy albums is enormous! I think you're on to something here, Ken.

[Rick Henry]

Back on to Carpenter remaking "Video Killed The Radio Star". This could be done with some slight Spike Jones type effects and the wonderful multi-tracked vocals which added so much depth to many Carpenters tunes. Of course Karen would have to play drums on this track. It would have a rhythm similar to "Prime Time Love".