Carpenters - Close To You (LP, Album, Pit) (Very Good (VG))

Media Condition: Very Good (VG)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

used. media has minor scuffs & hairline scratches, but plays fine. jacket has some minor wear due to age. this one doesn't have the A&M logo on the front.
 

Notes:

Stereo 33⅓ RPM, original copies have silver ink on front cover for background around their image.

First-pressing Columbia Pitman variant, which differs from second and later pressings in that:
- Track A4 publisher listed on label as Faithful Virtue Music Co., Inc. (changed on later pressings to Koppelman & Rubin Music)
- Publisher for all Richard Carpenter/John Bettis compositions (Tracks A3, B3, B4 and B6) listed on label as Almo Music Corp. ASCAP (changed on later pressings to Irving Music, Inc. BMI)

These USA LP pressing variations exist:
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19 Aug 1970

Rock, Pop

Pop Rock, Soft Rock, Vocal

A1. We've Only Just Begun 3:04
A2. Love Is Surrender 1:59
A3. Maybe It's You 3:09
A4. Reason To Believe 3:02
A5. Help 3:02
A6. (They Long To Be) Close To You 4:34
B1. Baby It's You 2:50
B2. I'll Never Fall In Love Again 2:56
B3. Crescent Noon 4:09
B4. Mr. Guder 3:17
B5. I Kept On Loving You 2:13
B6. Another Song 4:22

Arranged By, Keyboards, Conductor, Vocals - Richard Carpenter
Bass - Danny Woodhams
Bass - Joe Osborn
Drums - Hal Blaine
Drums - Karen Carpenter
Engineer - Dick Bogert
Engineer - Ray Gerhardt
Producer - Jack Daugherty
Vocals - Karen Carpenter
Woodwind - Bob Messenger
Woodwind - Doug Strawn
Woodwind - Jim Horn

Vinyl, LP1, Close To You, Carpenters, 1970, US