Carpenters-"Close To You"

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   Ron,

I concur with *most* of the above. I found a UK 45 playing on YT, and it does include the first bit of the coda, up to when the drums kick in (3:51).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_jK3Dsoz4s

I had the vinyl LP, and I don't recall that bit being on it. I found an LP playing on YT - can't verify from what country, but it fades at the same point as the 45 before the coda begins (but of course, is slower - 3:41).

Perhaps this last bit needs confirming.

Wow! SO much effort into ONE song, from 55 years ago!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpsmVNqikRU

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davidclark Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 17 November 2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 20	Post Options Post Reply Quote davidclark Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 9 hours 38 minutes ago at 5:20am
	Ron, I concur with most of the above. I found a UK 45 playing on YT, and it does include the first bit of the coda, up to when the drums kick in (3:51). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_jK3Dsoz4s I had the vinyl LP, and I don't recall that bit being on it. I found an LP playing on YT - can't verify from what country, but it fades at the same point as the 45 before the coda begins (but of course, is slower - 3:41). Perhaps this last bit needs confirming. Wow! SO much effort into ONE song, from 55 years ago! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpsmVNqikRU
	dc1

crapfromthepast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 14 September 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 24	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 8 hours 24 minutes ago at 6:34am
	In digging around on YouTube, it seemed that first pressings of the LP (A&M tan label) ran out to the full 4:33-ish length, while rereleases (A&M silver label) faded early to the 3:51-ish length. I never owned the vinyl myself, and can’t confirm 100%. They’re the same performance, just faded to different points. In the full 4:33 performance, you can hear someone tapping (drummer Hal Blaine?) in the silent portion to start the reprise. The last ten seconds of the 3:51 version is just low-volume noodling, so the difference between the 3:41-ish US 45 lengths (before speeding up) and the 3:51-ish LP/UK 45 versions is just the low-volume noodling. Is that consistent with what you found?
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sheardbeard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 05 March 2025 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote sheardbeard Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 minutes ago at 2:36pm
	This site is a great resource for finding all Carpenters songs and where all their various versions and mixes can be found: https://carpenters.amcorner.com/albums-and-songs/song-listing-alphabetical According to that site, about 99% of their commercial US 45 mixes/lengths are included in the PBS-exclusive CD collection from 2015: "Carpenters - The Complete Singles". Here is the link to that collection: https://carpenters.amcorner.com/album/carpenters-the-complete-singles