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There have been millions of words written about the Carpenters. Here are some, as transcribed by members of the Newville Avenue mailing list.
August 14 1971 TV Guide: They Put The Romance Into Rock by Digby Diehl.
October 21 1971 Veronika Magazine from Holland.
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November 17 1973 Billboard Magazine included a 28 page insert dedicated to the Carpenters
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This insert section contained letters, articles and other mentions from various music industry folks, congratulating the Carpenters for their success.
December 1973 Song Hits featured a
Carpenters photo on the cover.
December 20, 1973 from Parade Magazine: KEEPING UP ..........WITH YOUTH by Pamela Swift.
April 14, 1974 Syracuse Herald Journal: An article concerning Carpenter's Critics: Richard Blasts 'Sweet' Image.
April 20, 1974 Syracuse Herald Journal: A local news article reporting CARPENTERS ASK PUPILS TO SING
April 22, 1974 Syracuse Herald Journal: A concert review, CARPENTERS WARMLY RECEIVED by Andrew Reschke.
July 4 1974 Rolling Stone cover plus an in-depth interview and article - The Carpenters: The Family That Plays Together by Tom Nolan.
September 8, 1974 from Parade Magazine Q&A
October 1974 from the Saturday Evening Post - The Carpenters: Soft Rock And 14 Gold Records.
October 26, 1975 from Parade Magazine Q&A
August 2, 1976 People Weekly magazine. Karen & Richard Carpenter Aren't At The Top Of The World: They Need To Be In Love For A Song
May 14 1978 St. Louis Post-Dispatch television magazine.
16 or 16SPEC magazine When I Was Sixteen by Nancy Hardwick
September 15 1980 People magazine - Karen Carpenter's All-Star Wedding.
June 2 1981 8 O'Clock (New Zealand tabloid) - The Carpenters Are Back... And It's All Because Of Love.
August 23 1981 LA Times Calendar Section - Carpenters: Building On Experience.
February 5 1983 Los Angeles Times newspaper - Singer Karen Carpenter Dies.
February 7 1983 Los Angeles Times Calendar Section - Behind Carpenter's Girl-Next-Door Image.
February 8, 1983: Sad Song and Karen: Tragic Death Of A Pop Star from USA Today newspaper
February 9 1983 Los Angeles Times newspaper - 1,000 Attend Rites For Karen Carpenter.
February 13 1983 Los Angeles Times Calendar Section - A Lesson In The Art Of Emotion: Karen Carpenter's Intimate Vocals Disarm A Critic.
February 19 1983 Billboard magazine - An Appreciation: Carpenter's Voice Lives On by Paul Grein.
February 21 1983 People Weekly magazine - Karen Carpenter: Death Comes At 32 To The Beloved Singer.
November 21 1983 People Weekly magazine - A Brother Remembers: An Account Of Karen Carpenter's Brave Battle.
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? 1987 People magazine - Four Years After His Sister Karen's Death, Richard Carpenter Makes His Debut As A Solo Act.
January 1 1989 Chicago Tribune newspaper - The Carpenter Puzzle.
December 1989 Los Angeles Times - Karen Carpenter: Only Just Begun, New Carpenters Album Features 4 Songs From Karen's Ill-Fated Solo Album.
December 31 1989 TV Guide - Karen Was Wasting Away... I
Had A Drug Problem... And We Couldn't Help Each Other
June 1991, from the New Carpenters Fan Club Newsletter: There Is No K.C. Without R.C. by Paul Grein.
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story radio special from February 4 1993.
September 11 1994 Los Angeles Times newspaper - Trust Us, This Is Real. An article on the If I Were A Carpenter tribute album.
September 16 1994 Entertainment Weekly magazine - Magic Carpenter Ride. Three pages on the tribute album.
August 31 1996 Los Angeles Times newspaper - A Pop Beat column entitled: Karen Carpenter's Lost LP by Jerry Crowe.
October 1996 A&M Press Release on the Karen Carpenter album.
October 6 1996 New York Times Magazine - Karen Carpenter's Second Life.
October 6 1996 Los Angles Times newspaper review of the Karen Carpenter album.
October 11 1996 Entertainment Weekly magazine - ...And Oh, So Far Away. Article on the release of Karen's solo album.
November 14 1996 Downey (California) Eagle newspaper - Obituary: Agnes Carpenter
January 1998(?) BAM magazine - Richard Carpenter's Only Just Begun.
February 9 1998 The News Tribune newspaper (Tacoma WA) - Talking About Karen Carpenter Brings Back Feelings She Inspired, from Stephanie Simons' Pop Culture column.
October 1998 MOJO magazine - A poll on the 100 Greatest Singers Of All Time includes Karen Carpenter at #35.
March 14 2000: Rock Secrets & Scandals magazine article, Death By Starvation.
May 25 2000: BBC Radio 2 - Hope I Die Before I Get Old - The Cult of Death in Rock 'n' Roll -- Programme Two: Karen Carpenter. Thomas Dyer has a transcription on his web page.
Winter 2000: MOJO magazine "Tribute To John Lennon". Richard Carpenter says his favourite Lennon tune is From Me To You.
April 2001: Modern Drummer - "FROM THE PAST: Karen Carpenter - A drummer who sang" by Rod Fogarty
August 2001: People Weekly Celebrates The 80's - Special Collector's Edition, page 137.
Radio interview with Karen & Richard Carpenter. They are asked about songs they wished they had recorded, records they thought would have done better on the charts than they did and what type of planning went into a Carpenters album.
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