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Post by Federico Cruz on Sept 7, 2003 0:51:35 GMT -5
I was searching in the net and found this :
Please, search in Tower Records, then carpenters and then page 7 at the bottom.
A CD full with Coke and Pepsi commercials, included one of Carpenters!
That is it truth?
That's not catalogued by Richard.....
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Post by Sammy on Sept 7, 2003 11:32:16 GMT -5
I saw this listed on a few different download sites Kazaa and the old Audio Galaxy. I downloaded it from both sites about 2 years ago and it was not the Carpenters.
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Post by Federico Cruz on Sept 8, 2003 0:38:32 GMT -5
I agree with you.
I downlouded it from audiogalaxy a time ago, and it's not Carpenters!!!
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Post by Alan on Jan 3, 2004 20:39:18 GMT -5
I remember VERY early on ... right after the Close to You success they were in a Lays potato chip commercial. I grew up in central Texas and these commercials aired on one or a combination of the following ... CBS station in Waco, NBC station in Temple, ABC station in Austin. Karen still had the long straight hair and sat behind the drums in these ads.
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Post by Rick Henry on Jan 4, 2004 0:26:12 GMT -5
Those television commercials are shown on the Remembering The Carpenters DVD, but it was for Morton's Potato Chips.
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Post by bossnass15 on Jan 4, 2004 5:42:14 GMT -5
I downloaded the coke commercial too and it turns out not to be them. However you can find an ad of the Carps doing a Japanese soda commercial from kazza. It runs for about 30 seconds I think.
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Post by Moe on Jan 4, 2004 6:01:30 GMT -5
a little tid-bit....
My in-laws are Texas born and bread. They remember Morton's chips and really liked them. Lays (Frito Lay?) was thought to have bought Morton's, which is why they are no longer around.
This is what I was told, so if I am in error...sorry! Just adding a thought.
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Post by Sidradel on Sept 15, 2004 22:57:34 GMT -5
Morton's was a great potato chip company that was based out of Texas. I've been told by people that they we're forced to sell to Birds Eye Foods ( aka Green Giant) because of Frito Lays Stiff competition. The Carpenters did indeed make a few tv and radio commercials for them with a really catchy tune that goes:
It's a whole new bag, It's a whole new sound,
so crisp, potato chips by Morton's,
the really fresh ones.
You can see it on the Remember the Carpenters DVD.
You can also see the Suntory Pop commercial here.
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Post by Peteruk on Sept 16, 2004 15:58:37 GMT -5
Certainly Carpenters were offered numerous advertising & commericals offers ...sure both Coca Cola & Pepsi offered Carpenters USA & Worldwide product offers ....  Probably a combination of overworking , being unavailable at certain periods and perhaps Richard not wanting over exposure in key markets limited final number of completed advertisements ....  Peter |
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Post by Mariah Andrews on Sept 17, 2004 17:44:11 GMT -5
Interesting that big stars in recent days would do commercials for practical things that air in other nations but not here in the U.S. Like Sharon Stone doing a commercial for asprin in Japan. 007's Pierce Brosnan doing some watch commercial aired in Asia. Rarely do you see any big stars doing commercials at any other time except during the super bowl.
Speaking of football, a friend of mine told me that Joe Namath did some commercial for pantyhose. Is that true or just urban legend blabber?
Well, reading about it in books and in TV documentaries, more stars used to do commercials in those days than today, except during the Super Bowl time. So it's no suprise that Karen and Richard would do commercials.
But did they ever do radio spots? You know, like "This is Richard Carpenter, you are listening to KADD-FM 93.5, Laughlin's best music" (just an example, he didn't really do an ad for this radio station in particular.)
I do notice that all the talk show and game show hosts will do a voiceover or a video spot to promote their show in a specific market, like Alex Trebek or Pat Sajak saying, "Catch Wheel and Jeopardy weeknights at 6:30 on Channel 3" (KVBC, Las Vegas area, where I live.) Those would be a rarity if the Carpenters ever did voice overs or video shots to promote their own stuff. And a collector's dream come true.
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 17, 2004 21:37:48 GMT -5
Certainly Carpenters were offered numerous advertising & commericals offers ...sure both Coca Cola & Pepsi offered Carpenters USA & Worldwide product offers .... Probably a combination of overworking , being unavailable at certain periods and perhaps Richard not wanting over exposure in key markets limited final number of completed advertisements .... Peter This is great. I had never heard about the Carpenters receiving offers from Pepsi and coca Cola. In a way I think it's good they didn't sell out and do a lot of commercials, but at the same point it would have been great to see them do a Pepsi commercial. A few years back, I believe it was in 1997, "Top Of The World" was played for an airline commerical aired during the Super Bowl. That's about the closest the Carpenters can come to doing a Super Bowl commercial these days. |
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Post by JIM on Sept 18, 2004 19:29:06 GMT -5
Hey Dave. I think the link you are refering to is the www.reelradio.com at least that is the only one I can remember. reel radio has a lot of interesting jingles done by the Carpenters. I will have to go back and find the quickest way to them. There hard to find because there archives are so big. There is one section at reel radio that plays the KFRC jingle by the Carpenters and a bunch of other big bands of 74 and there versions of the air check. There is also a really cool air check for WAMI Miami from 1970 where you hear Karen saying Hi South Florida we hope you like our #1 Close to You and another that aircheck promoting Calling Occupants from 77. There tough to find but I think they should also be in Ricks archives under jingles. Ferderico how come you are not a member yet? JIM |
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Post by JIM on Sept 18, 2004 20:47:23 GMT -5
Hey Dave. that is so true. Thats
why I never let any of that extra
work get to me. You can only be
you. As all of you can tell by now
I am a big kidder. I always take my
work seriously but just can't resist being a cut up. When you
work on these sets, they usually
want you there at 430am and your
done at 900pm all for around 100$
Well some of the extra's take being
an extra so seriously, that by the
middle of the day I am starting to
get the giggles because after you
have pretended to talk and eat salad that has nats flying around it after 9hrs, well its just funny!
Well some people just can't find
anything funny about my sense of
humor which makes me want to crack
up even more. Its really funny to
watch people try so hard to be in
a bad mood while pretending to talk. Try pretending to talk for
14hrs its funny!!!
JIM
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Post by JIM on Sept 18, 2004 21:23:03 GMT -5
Hey Mariah try this one for starters www.reelradio.com/gifts/dcwqam68.htmlYou need to be patient and listen because karen speaks at the very end of this air check. Its all strung together but she is in there. I love listenenng to these air checks it like going back in time. I am glad someone preserved these sounds from another era. JIM |
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