Carpenters – Now & Then

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Label:	A&M Records – SP-3519
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Monarch Pressing Gatefold
Country:	US
Released:	May 16, 1973
Genre:	Rock, Pop
Style:	Soft Rock, Vocal

Tracklist

A1	Sing Chorus – The Jimmy Joyce Children's Chorus Written-By – Joe Raposo	3:20
A2	This Masquerade Written-By – Leon Russell	4:50
A3	Heather Written-By – John Pearson*	2:47
A4	Jambalaya (On The Bayou) Drums – Hal Blaine Written-By – Hank Williams	3:40
A5	I Can't Make Music Written-By – Randy Edelman	3:17
B1	Yesterday Once More Written-By – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter	3:50
	Medley
B2a	Fun, Fun, Fun Written-By – Brian Wilson, Mike Love	1:32
B2b	The End Of The World Written-By – Sylvia Dee, Arthur Kent	2:25
B2c	Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) Written-By – Jeff Barry-Ellie Greenwich-Phil Spector*	1:43
B2d	Deadman's Curve Written-By – Jan Berry, Roger Christian, Artie Kornfeld, Brian Wilson	1:40
B2e	Johnny Angel Written-By – Lee Pockriss, Lyn Duddy	1:30
B2f	The Night Has A Thousand Eyes Written-By – Ben Weisman (2), Dottie Wayne*, Marilyn Garrett	1:45
B2g	Our Day Will Come Written-By – Mort Garson, Bob Hilliard	2:00
B2h	One Fine Day Written-By – Carole King-Gerry Goffin*	1:40
B3	Yesterday Once More/Reprise Written-By – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter	0:58

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records, Inc.
Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – Δ17883

Credits

Arranged By, Orchestrated By – Richard Carpenter
Art Direction – Roland Young (3)
Baritone Saxophone – Doug Strawn
Bass – Joe Osborn
Drums – Karen Carpenter
Engineer – Ray Gerhardt
Engineer [Assistant] – Roger Young
Flute, Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Bob Messenger
Guitar – Gary Sims, Tony Peluso
Illustration [Illustrations - Front Cover] – Design Maru
Illustration [Illustrations - Inside Cover] – Len Freas
Keyboards – Richard Carpenter
Lead Guitar – Tony Peluso
Mastered By [Mastering Engineer] – Bernie Grundman
Oboe, Oboe [Bass Oboe], English Horn – Earl Dumler
Photography By [Front Cover] – Jim McCrary
Producer – Karen Carpenter, Richard Carpenter
Recorder – Tom Scott
Steel Guitar – Buddy Emmons, Jay Dee Maness
Vocals [All Vocals] – Karen Carpenter, Richard Carpenter
Voice [Voice Of D.J.] – Tony Peluso

Notes

Tri-fold cover with printed inner sleeve with A&M brown labels. Center label variation with writing and publishing credits for Yesterday Once More written in standard font (not bold).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A Run Out, variant 1): A&M SP3555-M1 -EX (MR) Δ17883(5)
Matrix / Runout (Side B Run Out, variant 1): A&M SP3556-M2 -R̶ex (MR) Δ17883-X(8)
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout etch exc. (MR) stamp, variant 2): A&M SP3555-M3 -EX (MR) Δ17883(14)
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout etch exc. (MR) stamp, variant 2): A&M SP3556-M3 -EX (MR) Δ17883(16)
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): SP-3555
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): SP-3556
Pressing Plant ID (Found in runout deadwax): (MR) Δ

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Now & Then (Cassette, Album)	A&M Records	CS 3519	US	1973
	Now & Then (LP, Album, Promo)	A&M Records	SP-3519	US	1973
	Now & Then (LP, Album, Stereo)	A&M Records	86 903 IT	Germany	1973
Recently Edited	Now & Then (LP, Album, Pitman Pressing)	A&M Records	SP-3519	US	1973
Recently Edited	Now & Then (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	A&M Records, A&M Records	GP-220, SP-3519	Japan	1973