Carpenters - Yesterday Once More

Title: Carpenters - Yesterday Once More
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1985, Soft Pop, Vocal Pop, Adult Contemporary, Downey, California 9/26
Matrix #: SP-6601-A G1D G1 A9
Condition: VG (LM) | Members: Karen C (50' - 83'), Richard C (46' - ) | Producer: Richard Carpenter, Jack Daugherty
Cultural Facts:

1. Karen Was the Drummer: Before becoming famous for her voice, Karen Carpenter considered herself a drummer first. She played drums on many early Carpenters recordings and live performances, and reportedly disliked being pushed out from behind the kit simply because audiences and television producers wanted the singer standing at center stage.
2. A Bank Commercial Became a Classic: "We've Only Just Begun" began as music for a Crocker Bank television commercial showing a young couple starting married life. Richard Carpenter heard the commercial, tracked down songwriter Paul Williams, and turned the tiny advertising fragment into one of the Carpenters' signature songs.
3. A Brother's Memorial Project: Yesterday Once More was assembled after Karen's death in 1983, with Richard Carpenter personally overseeing remixes and the sequencing of the double album. Rather than a routine hits package, it became part of Richard's effort to preserve and reshape the recorded legacy he and his sister had built together.