# Audio CD (June 23, 2009)
# Original Release Date: October 15, 2008
# Number of Discs: 16
# Format: Import
# ASIN: B001RRX3FE
Japanese-only 16 disc (15 SHM-CDs + NTSC/Region 2 DVD) box set celebrating
the Pop duo's 40th anniversary as recording artists. This box contains SHM-CD
pressings of all 15 of their studio albums plus a bonus DVD. The SHM-CD (
Super High Material CD) format features enhanced audio quality through the
use of a special polycarbonate plastic. Using a process developed by JVC
and Universal Music Japan discovered through the joint companies' research
into LCD display manufacturing SHM-CDs feature improved transparency on the
data side of the disc allowing for more accurate reading of CD data by the CD
player laser head. SHM-CD format CDs are fully compatible with standard CD
players. Universal
There are 15 CDs total, all released in the SHM format (playable in all CD
players). Plus one DVD which surprisingly is playable in all players
worldwide thanks to its "all region" code.
Each CD is housed in a hardcover book with at least two never-before-seen
photos with new liner notes from Richard Carpenter on most. At the back of
each book is a mini LP reproduction in which the CD is held.
While I have multiple duplicates of all these CDs included throughout my
collection what I like most about this box set are the photos I have never
seen before. For example. The "Offering" CD book has a photo of Karen
posing with the "Offering" LP at the piano inside the Carpenter family's
first house in Downey. Other photos throughout the book include a great "
morning" photo taken at Christmastime 1971 in which Karen is sitting in front
of the Christmas tree wearing a fuzzy pink robe, a nice 60s shot of Richard
posing shirtless while on a road trip holding a beer can, and some nice shots
of Karen wearing a fut coat from the opening scene from their 1977
Christmas TV special "Carpenters At Christmas."
But that's pretty much the talk of this box set. Is it worth almost five
hundred dollars with shipping (currently $725 from Amazon)? In all honesty
I don't think so. But if you're a longtime hardcore collector like I am you'
ll still want it.
CD01 - Ticket To Ride
CD02 - Close to You
CD03 - Carpenters
CD04 - A Kind of Hush
CD05 - Now and Then
CD06 - Horizon
CD07 - A Kind of Hush
CD08 - Passage
CD09 - Made In America
CD10 - Voice Of The Heart
CD11 - Lovelines
CD12 - As Time Goes By
CD13 - Sweet Sixteen
CD14 - Christmas Collection, Disc One (Christmas Portrait)
CD15 - Christmas Collection, Disc Two (An Old-Fashioned Christmas)
遊戲、影片、音樂
