Carpenters LP “Offering” A&M SP 4205 RARE Orig Withdrawn Cover
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152
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Carpenters LP “Offering” ~ A&M SP 4205 ~ RARE Orig Withdrawn Cover.
Super rare original 1969 pressing of their first LP that was almost immediately retitled "Ticket to Ride." Album has a completely different cover (Karen looking kind of like a nun on the front!) on front and back.
Sleeve is in good condition. Vinyl is in very good condition. There are a few visual scuffs but nothing that would effect play.
Review: When Richard and Karen Carpenter signed to A&M Records, they were given carte blanche in the recording studio. Their debut album, entitled "Offering" released in 1969, featured a number of songs that Richard had written or co-written during their Spectrum period. However, the most significant track on the album was a ballad rendition of The Beatles hit "Ticket to Ride", which soon became a minor hit for Carpenters, peaking at #54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Top 20 of the Adult Contemporary chart.
In an effort to cash in on the success of that track, "Offering" was repackaged with a different front and backcover under the name "Ticket to Ride" in 1970.
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