Here's a rare little photograph of the Del Webb's Sahara Tahoe Resort in Lake Tahoe advertising the Carpenters. The date is either March 17-19 or August 22-28, 1972. Regardless, it is one of the first times that Richard and Karen Carpenter headlined a show. Opening act was Foster Brooks, whose famous act was based on him playing a lovable drunk- certainly not politically contact now. Del Webb's was quite a prestigious place to be playing! But by this point in time, the resort would be thrilled to have such a big act. With 3 megabit albums (Close to You, Carpenters and A Song for You) and 8 equally great selling singles in a row (Close to You, We're Only Just Begun, For All We Know, Rainy Days and Mondays, Superstar, Hurting Each Other, It's Going to Take Some Time, and Goodbye to Love) the brother/sister act was dominating the Top 40 sales and radio airplay charts.
It's all documented in the terrifically detailed book Carpenters: The Musical Legacy by Mike Cidoni-Lennox and Chris May. Think you know Karen and Richard? Well, the book will surprise you. Check it out.
(Photographer unknown.)
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This is part of a continuing series on the albums of Karen and Richard Carpenter. There are so many stand alone posts highlighting different aspects of their career, recordings, rare photographs, and life that I've lost count.
Below is the list of my "Revisited /Fresh Look" reviews and then my initial ones a decade earlier. Each have different photos and clippings.
My Revisited / Fresh Look at the albums:
My Initial Reviews of the albums:
