Carpenters – The Singles 1969-1973 (SHM-SACD single layer)

As Richard Carpenter felt that the term ‘greatest hits’ was clearly overused, he simply called the first Carpenters Best Of Singles 1969 – 1973. Either way, this collection contains the siblings’ greatest hits from those years, from ‘Top of the World’ to ‘Ticket to Ride’ and ‘We’ve Only Just Begun’ to ‘Rainy Days and Mondays’. The Carpenters’ music may have been a little old-fashioned at the time of its creation, but the great melodies and arrangements combined with Karen Carpenter’s wonderful voice are more than enough justification for this album.

This title is an SHM SACD. This format is the further development of the single-layer SACD and uses a particularly light-transparent plastic (Super High Material). It allows a much better readability of the pit-land structures on the surface than is possible with hybrid SACDs. Universal’s SHM SACDs are generally re-digitized to DSD from the albums’ master tapes without any changes. SHM SACDs can be played on any SACD player. Please do not use L’Art du Son or alcohol-based cleaning agents. – Please note: All titles are designed by Universal Music as limited edition collector’s items for the Japanese market.

Lista pieselor

1. We’ve Only Just Begun

2. Top Of The World

3. Ticket To Ride

4. Superstar

5. Rainy Days And Mondays

6. Goodbye To Love

7. Yesterday Once More

8. It’s Going To Take Some Time

9. Sing

10. For All We Know

11. Hurting Each Other

12. (They Long To Be) Close To You