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<News>(April. 28, 2000)
+Cover photo for Japanese release of "The Singles 1969-81" will be switched to one of the photos taken for Rolling Stone cover from the next pressing. Same releases in other countries may follow the same path.
+Much talked about unreleased material album should be released as soon as the rights for Ella and Como tracks are cleared. Don't ask me when!

<News>(March. 30, 2000)
+Japan only release compilation album "By Request" is released. Congratulations to those whose comments have included in the bookelt!

<News>(March. 13, 2000)
+Carpenters" Close to You"is being inducted in NARAS 2000 Hall of Fame. Follow this link for more info.

<News>(March. 12, 2000 )
+If you are interested in purchasing Ron Gorow's book on music -- Richard and Herb has dedicated a word or two to this book--please follow this link. Ron Gorow has been working with Richard since early 70's.
+Unveiling of the exhibit at Carpenter Center took place on March 19.
+At the unveiling ceremony, the president of CSULB announced that Richard wouldl receive an honorary doctorate degree this Spring. Congratulations, Richard.
+It is very likely that the new album will be called "As Time Goes By".

<News>(March. 12, 2000 )
+ Long expected unreleased material album,"Evergreen", will not be called "Evergreen". They are going to call it something else. With any luck it will be released before summe, and it should be released some time this year. This title will be released in the U.S.

<News> (March. 2, 2000 )
+"By Request" album is to be released on March 29,2000 in Japan. According to the A&R at Polydor, re-mastering technique you can hear on this disk is superb and quite amazing.
+"Evergreen" is scheduled to be released in late April in Japan. However, due to the delay on clearing rights for Ella and Perry medley, it may not be released quite awhile. Let's hope that the things will soon work out and we will have a NEW ALBUM!!Yeah!

Here's the track list of "By Request" album:
1. Yesterday Once More
2. Road Ode
3. I Need To Be In Love
4. Please Mr. Postman
5. You 6. One Love
7. Can't Smile Without Yo u
8. Happy
9. We've Only Just Begun
10. Superstar
11. Rainy Days and Mondays
12. Top Of The World
13. Close To You
14. Let Me Be The One
15. I Can't Make Music
16. Sing
17. Only Yesterday
18. Ticket To Ride
19. Sometimes
20. Look To Your Dreams

<News> (Feb. 10, 2000 )
+Carpenter family foundation official website will launch in early-mid 2000. URL<http://www.richardcarpenter.com>Thanks Randy for the info.

<News> (Feb. 2, 2000 )
+March 19th event at Carpenter Center is turned out to be a rather private gathering and only a selected group of people have invited to participate.

<News>(Jan. 31, 2000 )
+There will be an unveiling of Carpenters Exhibition on March 19, 2000 at Long Beach State, Carpenter Center.

<New release info>(Jan. 17, 2000 update)
+The photo on "The Singles 1969-81" may be changed in the later date. Thus, it may become another collector's item if you have purchased the first pressing of "The Singles 1969-81".
+Artworks for "By Request" have completed and should be released end of Feb.
+Mixdown on "Evergreen"shoud be completed in Jan. Tentative relese date is April 12th 2000 in Japan. However, it may be pushed back to the 26th if the artworks can not be delivered by March.

<Latest info> (Jan. 8, 2000 update)
+A very close source of Richard said that the Carpenter family ( at least Richard and Mary) may visit Japan this spring. Polydor has not yet planned any promotion tour in Japan. One Japanese source said that Richard may be appearing a Japanese TV show which is not necessary music oriented.
+Evergreen: Richard is currently working on mixdown. It looks like they want to keep the track listing somewhat secret or maybe they have too many to chose from ( or is it my wishful thinking?)
+Considering the pace they are working on the artworks of "By Request", it may be also this spring this title can be finally released.

<New release info>( Dec. 21 '99 update)
+Request oriented album, "By Request", can not be released before Feb. because of the artwork problem I have been repeating. Unreleased material album, "Evergreen", is slated to be released in April.

<New release info>( Dec. 15'99 update)
+Singles 1969-81 has just been released in Japan. I have no information regarding this release other than Japan. Please ask your local record store about it.
It contains every single they released minus Goofus.
Sorry, I have no update other than this.

<New release info>( Nov. 22'99 update)
+"Singles1969-81" will be released in Japan on December 15th. However, the new audio master does not contain "Overture". My guess is that this track may be included on the upcoming release in the spring.

+"Evergreen" seems to be the title for the unreleased material album that is slated for the spring release. Therefore, the fan request album which was originally going to be called,"Evergreen", has to change its titlte to "By Request". Again, Richard rejected all the artworks prepared by Polydor. The exA&M artwork team will be working on it after carefully consulted with Richard. Hopefully we will see the release of this album early next year.

Carpenters exhibits' unveiling at Carpenter Center in Cal State Long Beach.
(Nov. 17, '99 update)
Things are flux. However, a source says the unveiling may take place in mid-March. And an auction of Carpenters memorabilia may also take place around that time.

I still have no update on the unreleased album other than the fact that I was recently confirmed that Richard has been working in the studio and things are progressing.

<New release info> ( Nov. 8　'99)

* Please note that this info applies only to Japan. For other countires, pleas ask your local Universal Music/A&M Records affiliate.

The Singles1969-1981:
+ Release date: some time in December.
+ The artwork has arrived to Japan on the 8th of November.
+ Polydor will proceed and make it available in the market as soon as possible.
+ This title contains every US single release except "Goofus". It also contains the newly recorded "Overture", arranged by the late Peter Knight for an American TV special, "Evening At Pops", and "For All We Know (reprise)", originally arranged back in 1972 by Marvin Hamlish of Chorus Line fame for London Bridge Special.

Evergreen:
+ Japanese fans have voted and determined the track listing of this title.
+ The artwok has not been approved but Polydor has sent him " simple but excellent" artworks not too long ago. Hopefully, he will approve it as soon as he sees it.
+ Probably it will be released early next year.
+ Track listing is as follows:

1.Ticket to Ride
2.Mr. Guder
3.We've Only Just Begun
4.Close To You
5.Rainy Days and Mondays
6.Top Of The World
7.Superstar
8.Let Me Be The One
9.Road Ode
10.Yesterday Once More
11.One Love
12.Sing
13.I Can't Make Music
14.Only Yesterday
15.Can't Smile Without You
16.Happy
17.You
18.I Need To Be In Love
19.Look To Your Dreams
20.Sometimes

The order of the tracks may change a bit.

Realities (working title):
+ This is a title we have long been waiting for!
+ It will be over 70 minutes of their " first time on CD" tracks!
+ Set for next spring release.
+ Final track listing is not confirmed yet.
+ No outtakes from Karen's solo album to be included.
+ Many tracks from their TV specials will be included.
+ A few sources says there will be " California Dreaming" and " Nowhere Man" on this disk. Both were said to have recorded at Joe Osborn's garage studio in the late 60's. Yeah!

22 Hits of Carpenters (digitally remastered version)
+ This title was released early September, but it is already discontinued.
+ It contains original album versions which Richard did never or will ever approve.
+ Carpenters disk collectors should get them before they will completely disappear from the martket.

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