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THE CARPENTERS / KAREN & RICHARD VINTAGE DISCOGRAPY COLLECTION (LOT OF 11) 45 rpm Singles/Vinyl Records: 9 w/Picture Sleeves    Overall Very Good Plus/Some Wear-Tear,Stickers,Writing on Sleeves ~ Winner Pays Only $4.85 Shipping/Handling U.S.A.
A&M Records –  AM-1236 Merry Christmas Darling / Mr. Guder  w/Picture Sleeve  AM-1260 Rainy Days And Mondays / Saturday 1971 w/Picture Sleeve AM-1289 Superstar/Bless The Beasts And Children 1971 w/Picture Sleeve AM-1322 Hurting Each Other / Maybe It's You 1972 w/Picture Sleeve AM-1351 It's Going To Take Some Time/Flat Baroque 1972 w/Picture Sleeve AM-1413 Sing / Druscilla Penny 1973 w/Picture Sleeve AM-1521 I Won't Last A Day Without You/One Love 1974 w/Picture Sleeve AM-1646-S Please Mr. Postman/This Masquerade - A&M Stock Sleeve AM-1677 Only Yesterday / Happy w/Picture Sleeve AM-1800-S There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World) / (I'm Caught Between) Goodbye And I Love You -1976 A&M Stock Sleeve AM-2585 Make Believe It's Your First Time/Look To Your Dreams 1983 w/Picture Sleeve

The Carpenters (officially known as Carpenters) were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen (1950–1983) and Richard Carpenter (born 1946). They produced a distinct soft musical style, combining Karen's contralto vocals with Richard's harmonizing, arranging and composition skills. During their 14-year career, the Carpenters recorded ten albums, along with numerous singles and several television specials.
The siblings were born in New Haven, Connecticut, and moved to Downey, California, in 1963. Richard took piano lessons as a child, progressing to California State University, Long Beach, while Karen learned the drums. They first performed together as a duo in 1965 and formed the jazz-oriented Richard Carpenter Trio followed by the middle-of-the-road group Spectrum. Signing as Carpenters to A&M Records in 1969, they achieved major success the following year with the hit singles "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and "We've Only Just Begun". Subsequently, the duo's brand of melodic pop produced a record-breaking run of hit recordings on the American Top 40 and Adult Contemporary charts, and they became leading sellers in the soft rock, easy listening and adult contemporary music genres. The Carpenters had three number-one singles and five number-two singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and fifteen number-one hits on the Adult Contemporary chart, in addition to twelve top-10 singles. They have sold more than 90 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time. The duo toured continually during the 1970s, which put them under increased strain; Richard took a year off in 1979 after he had become addicted to Quaalude, while Karen suffered from anorexia nervosa.
Their career together ended in 1983 when Karen died from heart failure brought on by complications of anorexia. Extensive news coverage surrounding these circumstances increased public awareness of eating disorders. Though the Carpenters were criticized for their clean-cut and wholesome conservative image in the 1970s, their music has since been re-evaluated, attracting critical acclaim and continued commercial success.