專輯英文名: Singles 1969-1981
歌手: Carpenters
音樂風格: 流行
資源格式: FLAC
版本: [SACD 24bit/96KHz]
發行時間: 2004年
地區: 美國
語言: 英語
專輯介紹:

    喜歡聽英文歌的，家中總會有Carpenters的CD，過去廿多年來他們的歌曲隨著錄音科技的進步而推陳出新，但這張《 Carpenters - Singles 1969 -1981 》的SACD真的絕對不能錯過，此碟不但係我過去多年所聽過的數十張Carpenters的CD錄音中最靚聲的一張，同時亦係近期Surround Sound表現最佳的SACD，表面上睇他只不過係Carpenters的首張SACD專輯，大家又點會估到原來禾稈冚珍珠呢！

本碟的Surround Sound混音係由著名的天碟混音師AL Schmitt與Richard Carpenter聯手炮制，母帶制版工作更由發燒友熟識的 Bernie Grundman親自主理，如此強勁的陣容難怪此SACD的音色靚得咁緊要了。

Karen的歌聲從未如此甜美過，就連樂器的質感及立體感之佳也達到天碟級水平，Surround sound亦表現一流，給聆聽者感覺非常自然，總而言之唔買你必定後悔！

Originally released in 2000, SINGLES 1969-1981 itself was an update to the older SINGLES 1969-1973. Confused? Well, this SACD update actually has three different "layers" on the CD: a standard stereo layer playable on any CD player, and two Super Audio CD (SACD) layers, one in 5.1 surround, one in stereo. The two SACD layers are high-resolution layers playable only on SACD-capable players.

The track listing has also changed on this 2004 edition, eliminating a few tracks (For All We Know(reprise), All You Get From Love Is A Love Song, I Need To Be In Love, and Those Good Old Dreams) from the 2000 release and adding a few different tracks (This Masquerade, Bless The Beasts and The Children, Merry Christmas, Darling, and Calling Ocupants of Interplanetary Craft).

Carpenters fans will be happy to hear two exciting new mixes of "Superstar" and "Top Of The World" along with some other sonic enhancements.

SA-CD.net Reviews
Produced for SACD: Richard Carpenter
Surround Sound mix: Al Schmitt and Richard Carpenter at Capital Studios, Hollywood, California
Pro Tools Editing: Bill Smith at Sky's the Limit Studios, Studio City, California
Mastering: Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, California
Digital Editing: Stewart Whitmore at Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, California
Stereo Fold-down mixes: Richard Carpenter and Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman

Studios, Hollywood, California
SACD authoring: Lon Neumann
Supervised for SACD: Paul Bishow and Michael Etchart

專輯曲目: 

01. Yesterday Once More
02. We've Only Just Begun
03. Superstar
04. Rainy Days and Mondays
05. Goodbye to Love
06. I Believe You
07. It's Going to Take Some Time
08. This Masquerade
09. Ticket to Ride
10. Top of the World
11. Only Yesterday
12. Hurting Each Other
13. Please Mr. Postman
14. Merry Christmas Darling
15. Sing
16. Bless the Beasts and Children [From Bless the Beasts and Children]
17. I Won't Last a Day Without You
18. Touch Me When We're Dancing
19. For All We Know [From Lovers and Other Strangers]
20. (They Long to Be) Close to You
21. Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft