Carpenters Photo Gallery

As popular recording artists, the Carpenters often found themselves in front of the camera. The A&M promotion department keeps a steady stream of photos flowing to the press, even to this day.
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If you have any promo (or candid) photos of the Carpenters that you would like to share, please email me with the details. And please let me know if I've made any errors in dating the pictures!

.../Paul Maclauchlan

1970

• Richard & Karen on a swing, B&W

1971

• 1971 Tour Program, front and back covers.
• Concert poster for a July 10 1971 Seattle WA show.

1973

• A poster advertising one of the famous Carpenters band charity softball games, from July 19 1973.
• The cover and an inside page from a Garden State Arts Center Carpenters concert handbill.
• A magazine ad for Shure Microphones.
• The 1973 Tour Program cover, this tour promoted the Now & Then album.

1974

• Playbill from 1974 Carpenters show at the Westbury Music Fair in NY. B&W

1975

• 1975 UK magazine cover.
• 1975 A&M promotional photo.

1976

• 1976 Carpenters Fan Club wallet photo.

1978

• 1978 Promotional postcard for The Carpenters Christmas album and TV special. The reverse of the postcard.

1984

• Greatest Hits songbook cover, B&W

1994

• Promotional release combining two "eras" of Carpenters, B&W

1998

• Close To You, Remembering The Carpenters video promotional photos of Karen & Richard c1972, B&W and c1980, B&W

Unknown - you tell me!

• Karen & Richard on boxes, B&W
• A&M promotional photo with Richard in a sweater sitting in front of a standing Karen in a print dress.
• A serious looking Karen & Richard in this promotional photo.
• A promotional shot of a contemplative Karen.
• An outtake picture from a promotional photo session. Karen makes a face.
• B&W "autographed" photo from the fan club.
• Karen & Richard with a tape machine (maybe).

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