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2009 is the Carpenters' 40th Anniversary on the music scene. To celebrate several compilations will be released along with several of their studio albums being rereleased on a format called SHM-CD ( we will get into this at a later time).

For right now we will focus on the first two releases coming on April 28, 2009.

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Carpenters 40/40: Best Selection
This is a collection of 40 songs from the Carpenters' entire output including singles and album cuts. The Carpenters were signed to A&M Records on April 22, 1969 so this release come 40 years after that fateful day.


http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00...opulasongsmu-20

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40th Anniversary Collector's Edition

40th Anniversary collector's box release from Carpenters
featuring the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD
players.) Includes 14 albums plus special album featuring 13
songs from "As Time Goes By" and "Essential Collection Box." Also
includes DVD "Gold: Greatest Hits." *Unless otherwise indicated, DVDs
are region-2 encoded (Japan, Europe, and Middle East), and carry no
subtitles.

This is a 16 disc set and includes all the studio
albums from "Ticket To Ride" (originally titled "Offering" in 1969) to "Made In America" and the
posthumous releases of "Voice of the Heart", "An Old Fashioned
Christmas" and "Lovelines" plus selections from "As Time Goes By" and
"Essential Collection".

Wow! Thanks for the update!

Oh! Thank you Universal Music! Thank you Richard! And to all who has to do with these new releases!
I'm so very happy to know that ONCE AGAIN! I'll be spending a whole month salary to listen once again EXACTLY THE SAME
I've been waiting for these news for more than a year!
THANKS!

Are you trying to fool us all? Are you really trying to tell us that there wasn't room for AT LEAST ONE "NEW SONG"
OMG!!! 16 cd's .... SIXTEEN!!!!!! and yet not a single "new"song? How about "Something's missing" remixed, with instrumental parts re-done, something Richard knows how to do!!!!!!

Edited by Ale, 17 April 2009 - 03:07 PM.

See it this way: some CD's were out of print, so this is a chance to finally get the missing ones.

I agree though, that a "new song" would be much better...I already own all their music...but to have him include at least ONE from Karen's unreleased tracks would be awesome....maybe he is afraid it would be oh so popular...and people would love it...and that would not be cool because it had nothing to do with him?? But the fans would love him for doing it.

I think we should be thankful that he's putting things out at all. He doesn't have to, you know.

It's not like he or any artist or any record label is doing the consumers a FAVOR, Richard, in this case, OWES the public his wealthy life. He's not the boss here, the consumers are HIS bosses in this market.
Edited by betossantana, 19 April 2009 - 04:01 PM.

I know he does not have to do it, but I still think having new material would be better than putting out whats already been done.

I still want a DVD of behind the scenes stuff. That would be awesome. We see clips of them in the studio working etc so they are out there. Why not put it to DVD?

Why not release them in the UK too? Carpenters were big here too!

Releasing in "other countries" isn't a problem anymore these days, with ebay and amazon you can get everything.

Well you need a region free DVD player though, that's true....oh you can get that one from ebay aswell
Edited by Pimmetje, 19 April 2009 - 07:58 AM.

Won't most computers play any region DVD?

Yes!

Thank You Richard & All
the waiting has finally paid off

Mhm.... interesting.
But I'm still wondering if they release it in europe too...

So who's gonna tell about it... I guess some already got it!?