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Carpenters " Offering " Debut Vinyl LP - Withdrawn Cover - Rare Collector's Item
Sold Date:
October 24, 2021
Start Date:
October 17, 2021
Final Price:
$112.50
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There are a few surface scratches and smudges on the vinyl.
Offering is the debut studio by American music duo and produced one minor hit single, a ballad version of the song "".After the Carpenters' subsequent breakthrough, however, the album was reissued internationally under the name Ticket to Ride, with different front and back covers.
The album is far more self-contained than other Carpenters albums; excluding the orchestrations, by and occasional guitar from Gary Sims, most of the instruments were played by and themselves—drums and keyboards respectively—and 10 of the 13 songs were written by Richard and his lyricist . It also stands out from subsequent Carpenters albums in that the lead vocals are evenly split between the two band members; on later albums, Karen would perform most of the lead vocals and this is one of two albums where Karen provided virtually all of the drumming, the other being , released in 1973.
Track listing[]All lead vocals by except where noted; all tracks written by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis, except where noted.
Side oneNo.TitleWriter(s)Length1."Invocation" (lead vocals by K. and R. Carpenter) 1:042."Your Wonderful Parade" (lead vocals by R. Carpenter) 2:543."Someday" 5:194."" (lead vocals by R. Carpenter)2:375.""R. Carpenter3:076."Turn Away" (lead vocals by R. Carpenter) 3:12Side twoNo.TitleWriter(s)Length7.""4:138."Don't Be Afraid"R. Carpenter2:079."What's the Use" (lead vocals by R. Carpenter) 2:4310."All I Can Do" 1:4111."Eve" 2:5312."" (lead vocals by R. Carpenter)4:2113."Benediction" (lead vocals by K. and R. Carpenter) 0:41 Personnel Richard Carpenter – lead and backing vocals, piano, , Karen Carpenter – lead and backing vocals, drums, bass guitar on "All of My Life" and "Eve" – bass Bob Messenger – bass Gary Sims – guitar on "All of My Life" – shakers Producer: Engineer: Ray Gerhardt Art director: Tom Wilkes Photographer: , Richard Carpenter – remastering at Bernie Grundman MasteringOriginal cover by ReleasedOctober 9, 1969 (Offering)
November 10, 1970 (Ticket to Ride)Studio (Los Angeles), ,
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Length36:52
