The Carpenters, with songwriter Richard and singer Karen Carpenter, are one of the biggest acts in the business, having sold more than 100 million albums. They released ten albums between 1971 and 1981, seven of which went gold or platinum. The combination of clever arrangements and ingratiating vocals guaranteed hits in the 70s.
Hong Kong is a very special market for audiophile music lovers. The local branch of Universal Music recognised this and had some of Ball Au's popular tracks remixed at Hong Kong's Sound Max Studios. The mastering has clearly been done with the audiophile in mind and is often very different from previous productions. Naturally, both the PCM and DSD tracks benefit from the improved sound. The Hybrid SACDs themselves are manufactured in Japan.
Tracklist:
1. Yesterday Once More
2. Superstar
3. Rainy Days And Mondays
4. Goodbye To Love
5. It's Going To Take Some Time
6. I Won't Last A Day Without You
7. For All We Know
8. Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
9. Touch Me When We're Dancing
10. Please Mr. Postman
11. I Need To Be In Love
12. Solitaire
13. We've Only Just Begun
14. (They Long To Be) Close To You
15. This Masquerade
16. Ticket To Ride
17. Top Of The World
18. Only Yesterday
19. Sing
20. Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognised Anthem Of World Contact Day)
Recording information:
Title: Gold: Greatest Hits
Artist: Carpenters
Genre: Pop-Rock
Media: 1x Hybrid SACD Stereo , Compilation, . Playable on SACD player or a standard CD player
Label: Universal Music
Cat#: 5384121
Released: 2018 in Japan
EAN: 600753841211
Discogs rel.#: 16916724
