Carpenters — Live in Australia
Recorded May 24, 1972
Festival Hall · Melbourne · 
Australia
Setlist
Wrong timestamp?
Latest album at the timeCarpenters1971It is the most recent studio album at the time of the show and gathers For All We Know, Superstar and the Bacharach and David medley.“To see the Carpenters in Melbourne on the eve of A Song For You, in an Australian TV recording.”
Context
On May 24, 1972, Karen and Richard Carpenter arrive at Melbourne's Festival Hall between dates in Adelaide and Brisbane. The third album is still the duo's most recent studio release. A Song For You only reaches stores the following month, and Hurting Each Other already has a place on stage.
Karen takes vocals and drums; Richard sings and plays piano and keyboards. Between Love Is Surrender and Ticket to Ride, he takes time to explain the vocal harmonies. The program alternates the Beatles with For All We Know and Superstar, before setting aside a long block for Burt Bacharach's songs.
We've Only Just Begun closes the run preserved by the special, directed by Graeme Arthur and aired by Australia's Seven Network. After Melbourne, the itinerary moves on through Brisbane and Japan. Television keeps this snapshot of the duo on the eve of another album, with hits already won sharing space with their musical references.
- Richard explains the vocal harmonies before Ticket to Ride.
Lineup at this show
The lineup of this performance — not necessarily the current one.
- Karen CarpenterVocals and drums
- Richard CarpenterVocals, piano and keyboards
- Bob MessengerBass, saxophone and flute
- Gary SimsGuitar and vocals
- Douglas StrawnClarinet and vocals
- Danny WoodhamsBass and vocals
- Jim AnthonyDrums and percussion
Trivia
Richard breaks the musical run to explain the vocal harmonies before Ticket to Ride.
The show takes place less than a month before the release of A Song For You, on June 22, 1972.
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