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Post by smoothie2 on Oct 25, 2003 23:33:37 GMT -5
What are your thoughts about the "Live at the Palladium" recording..what songs are on it and is there a video..I hear it's out of print now....?
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Post by phoenixfan4 on Oct 26, 2003 11:08:07 GMT -5
 Good morning all ! Nothing like starting the day with a quick read-through of all the great posts rfom my fellow Carpenter addicts. I recall running across a heavily discounted copy of "Palladium" back in the late 70's , and was really surprised to see it. I had no idea it even existed at that point. Well after running home and making a quick copy of it so I could play it on my cassette deck in the car, the first thing I noticed was how crummy the LP sounded. The vinyl was very cheap and thin and thank goodness I had the foresight to copy the LP to cassette on the first playing because the sound deteriorated almost immediately. This was in the heyday of the gasoline shortage of the late seventies and record manufacturerers were pressing on cheap vinyl due to the shortage of raw material (oil) and I can only imagine that is why the album was so inexpensive. The medleys were all done very well but were also kind of 'rushed' sounding at the same time. The real treats were hearing Karen's drum solo (Fascinatin' rythym), Richards rendition of the "Warsaw Concerto" and then the best of all - "From this moment on". Wow. To hear Karen's crystal clear voice and impecible intonnation on this song just blew me away ! I was surprised that I had never heard her sing this song before. The other thing that surprised me was when her voiced soared thru the part where she is singing "....sweet lips to kiiiiiiiss me goodnight.....". Oh man. Talk about the goosebump effect on the back of my neck. I was enthralled. I still think that song is one of my favorite pieces of ear candy to this day. The other song would have to be "Sometimes" off of the C's beige album. Love them both so much ! Richard's version of the Warsaw concerto was fantastic too. I knew the man was a brilliant pianist, but this song really brought out his technical skill beautifully. I ended up throwing away my LP copy of "Palladium" because the sound value on it was so bad, but I continued to play my cassette version until I was able to procure the recording in a CD format. Gotta fly now - off to the gardening store ! Enjoy your day all !
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Post by smoothie2 on Oct 26, 2003 15:12:27 GMT -5
hi..thanks for the reply..sorry you got a bum rap on Palladium , but glad you were able to salvage it on a tape.  |
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Post by Rick Henry on Oct 26, 2003 21:28:06 GMT -5
I also purchased "Palladium" in the late 70's. Same as phoenixfan4, I was not aware of it's release. The quality of the record was is somewhat poor. Very thin vinyl and the record was housed in a plain white inner sleeve. I felt for The Carpenters there should have been better liner notes and more pictures. I still have my copy of the record which I transfered to CD. I would very much like to find a copy of the disc for a reasonable price.
The performances are excellent, although I feel "Live In Japan" is far better.
My favorite tracks are Karen's drum solo by far which is followed by Richard's rendition of "The Warsaw Concerto" - what a great performance and then Karen's chilling performance of "From This Moment On". I also like the opening number of "Flat Baroque/Only Yesterday" with Tony Peluso's wild guitar work, and the live recording of "There's A Kind Of Hush" is a nice change of pace from the studio version.
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Post by PJ on Oct 27, 2003 13:29:55 GMT -5
Hi All, Always Enjoyed Palladium Live Album-Sleeve was Designed Autumn 1976 Prior to UK Tour -Probably Live Cover and Extra Photos would have Been Better -But Due to December 1976 UK Release Plan .....Time was Not Available  Album was Recorded in Late November 1976 and Issued Two Weeks Later......!! Due to Album Time Limits -Only 46 Minutes were Issued -Now Richard Should Return to Original Live Tapes and Issue Special 2 CD Set For All Fans ;D More Music , Photos , Lyrics , Booklet etc would Make Great Future Re-Issue ;D Peter....Ever Hopeful...... |
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Post by smoothie2 on Oct 27, 2003 15:51:35 GMT -5
:)Is the Palladium on cd now and if so for any one who has it..is it ok now? Or would it be just some better since the original wasn't very good?
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Post by smoothie2 on Oct 27, 2003 15:53:14 GMT -5
hello PJ and welcome to the site...by the way...........
smoothie
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Post by ThomB on Oct 28, 2003 9:44:11 GMT -5
This is one I do not have. does anyone know where I can find it?
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Post by PJ on Oct 29, 2003 12:56:06 GMT -5
Hi All, A&M UK Licensed Palladium Album to Pickwick For UK CD Release In 1990 and Later This Album Was Issued In Japan  Currently Out of Print -Would Love Richard to Remix / Remaster Album and Add Extra Tracks for Special 2 CD Release ..... Will Have to Look Around Collectors Stores and Check How Many Original CD's Available ...... Peter |
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Post by smoothie2 on Oct 29, 2003 15:19:09 GMT -5
hi PJ...welcome and thanks for the info.
smoothie
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Post by Moe on Oct 29, 2003 21:05:07 GMT -5
My Lp of "Live" had very good sound quality, but the vinyl was very, very thin. I still have it, but haven't played it in years. I found the CD in the early 90's and have played that since.
I love the CD, but would wish more music. I think it is a great idea to have Richard reissue it with the remaining material left out of the original.
In the Ray Coleman biography, it states that Richard recorded most of their concerts for his own personal collection. I would love for him to put out a big complication of their best "live" work. It could include the hits and/or some medleys of the hits, but I would really like to hear things that haven't been released before. When Garth Brooks released a "live" set in the late 90's, it was actually a mixture from all of his concerts from a 3 year tour. It is made to sound like one concert when in fact, it is from many. (I don't own that CD, but was told this by a friend.)
Just a thought...
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Post by smoothie2 on Oct 29, 2003 22:25:12 GMT -5
:)hi Moe..thanks for your input and yes , Richard should put together all their live works.
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Post by ThomB on Mar 7, 2004 14:22:43 GMT -5
I finally received a copy of Live At The Palladium a friend of mine copied his old vinyl album onto disc and mailed it to me. I really like the live version of There's a Kind Of Hush. The guitar solo on Goodbye To Love is really way out there. This is a great album. Still love Live In Japan better.
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Post by beaner on Mar 7, 2004 20:16:50 GMT -5
 I like From this moment on like Pheonixfan4. I think Karen's voice in that is so deep and fantastic. Probably one of the coolest parts is when she does her drum solo. I wish so much that they would release this as a DVD cause she plays those drums so fine. Two years ago I bought myself a set of drums cause I've always wanted to play like her but growing up in the 70's as a girl liking the drums just didn't fit in so I never went any further with that. However, when I saw these, I said what the heck! I can even play them too a little already. I'm teaching myself. She has a pretty good part playing them on the ATGB CD too. Like she always said "I'm not a singer who plays the drums, I'm a drummer who sings". Beaner
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Post by Rick Henry on Mar 8, 2004 1:25:35 GMT -5
Yes, Karen's drum solo performance on Live At The Palladium is fabulous, I call it the "Strike Up the Band Medley".
From "As Time Goes By" her drum solo on "I Got Rhythm" is one of the main highlights on the entire album.
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Post by Federico Cruz on Mar 8, 2004 17:04:22 GMT -5
I own this lp, and it only says in the white inner sleeve:
PATENT Nos. 1,125,555 MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN .
Does this mean that sold more than a million copies?What's yours?
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Post by Rick Henry on Mar 9, 2004 20:16:43 GMT -5
I always wondered about that patent number, mine is the exact same as yours Federico, so I suppose it is only a patent number.
"Warsaw Concerto" is one thrilling performance by Richard. Wouldn't it be great if he did an entire album of dramatic classics like that.
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Post by Boat2Sail on Mar 9, 2004 20:18:29 GMT -5
I also have the same patent number on mine.
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