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A&M Corner – Preserving the Sound Online, since 1995 Skip to content A&M Corner Preserving the Sound Online, since 1995 Menu Home Forums Our Sites A&M Corner Forums Herb Alpert / Tijuana Brass The Carpenters Resource Sergio Mendes Resource Lani Hall Resource Julius Wechter Tribute I.R.S. (Records) Corner FAQ About Search A&M Corner Categories Categories Select Category A&M Corner Forum (3) Album of the Week (11) Artist Feature (4) Collector’s Corner (1) Contests (1) Cool & Unusual (17) General Site News (11) Holidays (34) Milestones (4) New Releases (5) On The Web (1) Rarities (1) Record Crawls (1) Tech Talk (1) Herb Alpert News Originals: “Whipped Cream” by The Stokes December 21, 2018 The Stokes were a New Orleans based band. Their recording of Allen Toussaint’s “Whipped Cream” was faithfully reproduced by Herb for the same-titled TJB album. Fun! Originals: “Et Maintenant” by Gilbert Bécaud December 5, 2018 Herb Alpert’s arrangement of “Et Maintenant” (which translates to “And Now” in English) was inspired by passing taxi horns in Tijuana. We are, of course, referring to “What Now My Love” which led off the album of the same title. This is the original French version written by composer Gilbert Bécaud and lyricist Pierre Delanoë. Bécaud […] Originals: “Coisa No. 1” by Baden Powell November 24, 2018 From the album Baden Powell Swings with Jimmy Pratt is this track, “Coisa No. 1,” which opened the album: This was covered by Herb on the album Coney Island, entitled “Ratatouille.” The original version hails from composer Moacir Santos’ album Coisas (very roughly translated as “things”), but Herb’s version is seems to draw more inspiration from Powell’s version […] Carpenters Resource Billboard Article on the 50th Anniversary February 13, 2020 Paul Grein has written a great article on Carpenters 50th anniversary of their first appearance on the Billboard chart with “Ticket To Ride”. Read the article here and be sure to join in our discussion at the A&M Corner Forum. … Continue reading → Randy Schmidt’s CARPENTERS: AN ILLUSTRATED DISCOGRAPHY Released June 19, 2019 Out now is an exciting new book for Carpenters fans, a lushly illustrated discography by forum member and longtime Carpenters fan Randy Schmidt. This coffee-table presentation is chock-full of pictures, some never-before seen, interviews and facts about the discography of … Continue reading → 50th Anniversary Fan Gathering April 16, 2019 Carpenters fans from all over the world are gathering in Thousand Oaks, California to see the sites, intermingle with each other, and enjoy panel discussions with some Carpenters “Insiders”. Learn more at http://www.carpenters50th.com/index.html And join in the discussion on A&M … Continue reading → A&M Searches on eBay Tired of losing eBay auctions for those rare A&M Records items you've searched long and hard for? Give the EZSniper eBay sniper a try! Daryl Dragon of The Captain & Tennille passes Daryl Dragon, whose nickname “Captain” was bestowed upon him for the captain’s hats he used to wear onstage, has passed today from renal failure at the age of 76, with his former wife Toni Tennille at his side. Dragon was a classically trained pianist who would play keyboards with the Beach Boys from 1967-1972, and would form a duo with Tennille, recording “The Way I Want to Touch You” and signing with A&M in 1974. They shot out of the gates immediately with the #1 smash “Love Will Keep Us Together,” and had a handful of other hits over the years such as “Muskrat Love,” “Shop Around” and “Do That To Me One More Time.” Daryl was the son of Carmen Dragon, a legendary conductor and composer, and brother of Dennis Dragon, drummer and co-founder of the Surf Punks (who passed from his suicide in September 2017). https://forum.amcorner.com/threads/daryl-dragon-passes.16701/ by Rudy 0 1 year ago General Site News Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Bassist Joe Osborn Passes Veteran studio bassist Joe Osborn, who played on many hit records in both Los Angeles and Nashville, passed on December 14. Remembrances are here in the forum. by Rudy 0 1 year ago General Site News Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) AXPONA 2018 Coverage Show coverage from the 2018 Audio eXPO North America in Schaumburg IL has been posted in the forum. Check it out! by Rudy 0 2 years ago General Site News Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) CD sales sink; vinyl rises. With CD sales declining at a steady pace (down 18.5% for 2017), Billboard reports that two major retailers are looking at making changes in marketing of the format. Best Buy is pulling CDs from the shelves by July 1 this year. Target, on the other hand, is pushing for consignment sales–in other words, the Target will still stock the CDs, but will not pay for them until they are scanned at the register (which, of course, the labels don’t like). The CD situation at both stores is quite dismal these days compared to the past but still, they are capable of selling very large quantities of the top selling titles. Target is already pushing to do this with DVDs, giving studios until Feb. 1 to decide if they are on board with the program or not. In related news , the Warner Music Group extended buyout offers to 130 employees who manage “physical media” at the company, due to declining CD sales. On the other hand, 2017 vinyl sales were up 9% over 2016. LPs accounted for 14% of all physical album sales, up from 11% in 2016, and accounted for 8.5% of all album sales, up from 6.5% in 2016. (All album sales include vinyl, CD, cassette and downloads.) Join our discussion here in the forum . by Rudy 0 2 years ago General Site News Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Forum members pick their Top 5 albums of 2017 What were our forum members listening to in 2017? What made the biggest impression? Find out in our forum thread! If you have some of your own, you’re welcome to join up and post your own Top 5. And if you have a couple of honorable mentions, include those as well. Happy New Year from A&M Corner! by Rudy 0 2 years ago A&M Corner Forum Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) “¡Something Festive!” for the Holidays! A perennial favorite of A&M Records fans and collectors, ¡Something Festive! drew upon the 60s A&M catalog for ten unique takes on Christmas and winter holiday classics. For our followers, fans, forum members and friends around the world, we are offering the full album here for your holiday streaming pleasure! This is our “expanded edition” which features twelve additional A&M tracks pulled from numerous sources. Our “extras” include tracks by Shawn Phillips, Wes Montgomery, Miguel Rios, J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding, and Carpenters, along with a bonus single-only release by Claudine Longet. Tracks are captioned with song and artist information. Enjoy, and have a happy holiday season…whichever way you celebrate it! by Rudy 0 2 years ago Holidays Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Posts navigation Older posts Defective Carpenters 180 gram LPs from UMe? Customers who received defective Carpenters LPs , either individually or in the box set, may contact UMe directly for a replacement. Please have your proof of purchase handy. 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