Carpenters - Yesterday Once More

I am trying to track down the 45 version of this. Not easy! Pat, you indicate most 45 versions that are remixed to also contain a rerecorded piano track, with the exception of one CD: A&M 828393601 The Singles 1969-1973 (remastered edition; 45 version). Is this in fact the true 45 version without the rerecorded piano track? The only other CD that seems to contain the 45 is The Singles 1969-1973 (first pressing).

Also, what's the difference b/n the 45 and LP in this case?

Edited by davidclark

as far as the album version goes, it's not separated from the next track--they overlap. Yesterday Once More is part of a very long medley of "oldies"--The Carpenters cover hits of the 60s and use a DJ voice over to make it sound like a radio show between tracks...it ends with a short reprise of Yesteday Once More (actually, an incredibly pretty altered melody of just the line "when I was young I'd listen to the radio").

My commercial 45, which is stereo, has a listed time of (3:50), but an actual time of (3:58). Just as an aside, I figured I'd also throw in here that my commercial 45 of "Top Of The World", also stereo, just misses an individual post, with a listed time of (2:56) and an actual time of (2:58) - simply for those "Carpenters 45 version Completionists" on the Board, of which I know currently exist out there.

I swear to God my commercial 45 for "Yesterday Once More" is mono on the hit side, stereo on the B-side, though both sides say stereo. I'm not noticing any stereo separation on the "Yesterday Once More" side at all. Anyone else notice this? Deadwax on mine is A&M 2493-M2 and "triangle" 91638.

Edited by Brian W.

Hykker wrote: Maybe you got a copy where the stamper for the mono side of the promo was used.

Agreed; Monarch must've used the mono master on some west coast stock pressings. The mono side of my DJ 45 reads: "A&M 2493-M1   (Monarch Records "MR" logo)    ∆91638". At least Monarch didn't mistakenly use the promo's awful CSG-processed stereo side ("A&M CSG - 2493S-M2 (DJ)    (Monarch Records "MR" logo)    ∆91640").

The Columbia Terre Haute stock styrenes issued in the midwest were in stereo. My two read "T A&M2493S-T1" and "A&M 2493S-T3       TII" respectively.