Carpenters - Live Rarities

Have been looking for this DVD for a long time. It is actually taken from the B&W concert for TV they had made back in Australia. All the songs on it are classics and there are great shots of Karen playing on the drums. Her voice is unlike a lot of singers, sweet and hitting some low notes in some places we find it hard to control our voices in and she and her brother brings perfection to their harmonies. If anyone is looking for The Carpenters live in Australia, this is the one you're looking for and like the title says it's very rare. Sure miss some of these performances of the 70s and last of all there will never be another Karen Carpenter. Pity we have so little treasures left off this gem.

I was looking forward to, see this video. But, all I found was a group of people telling about the carpenters. I like to sent it back and get my money back.

A few disappointments, the video quality was not very good, and the cover listed the songs Sometimes and Yesterday once more which were not on the DVD.However the audio was good and the show brought back many menories

While bits and pieces of this concert can be found on Youtube (usually with bad video quality), this DVD manages to present the concert in its (almost) totality (the beginning seconds of the concert are cut off) in b&w images that are comparable to a good VHS tape--in other words, quite acceptable. Its audio quality is pretty good though. Since the concert was originally recorded for TV broadcast, no doubt that is the source of this DVD.This DVD is clearly not an offical release, but given the rarity of its content, it should be a must buy for all Carpenters fans. For fans of KC, you'll be treated to her extensive drum playing--something she did less and less often in later concerts. Another thing to note is that many of the songs are rendered with substantial variation from their recorded versions. Intentional or not (or perhaps unavoidably), this is what makes live performances so interesting for fans to collect--if only for historical purposes.

If you want to have something to remember Karen and Richard Carpenter by . This is a must to have I couldn't belive they had Frank Pooler conducting on stage with them in this concert. As I understand Frank Pooler wrote Merry Christmas Darling back in 1946. Richard and Frank was friends and re compose the song for Karen to sing back in 1970 . If you ever have heard this song it was one of the best Christmas Songs I thought they ever had done. The song is not in the concert. But Frank Pooler was.I know it is in black and white . But I really enjoyed it. A must to have if you Love the Carpenters. Hope this will help you . Patrick T Lannon

I just can't put into words how much I love this disc. DVDs of concerts and TV specials have been non-existent for years due to Richard's aversion to them. I've always maintained that since they were unable to record an album in 1974 they should have released Live in Japan and culled either Help or Jambiliya for a single. At least we are starting to get bootleg discs here and there. Anyone who considers themselves a Carpenters fan MUST add this to their collection. My only regret is that it has no beginning or end but that's quibbling. Do yourself a favor and get your own copy while they are available.

This is another DVD that appears to be a bootleg of the Carpenters live in concert. It is certainly worth owning if you like the Carpenters. Karen was only 22 when this was made and she was at the top of her game at this time in her life. I find it amazing that she never took one vocal lesson. That being said, I would still like to think that Richard Carpenter has films of the Carpenters in concert somewhere. I would like to see a concert of the Carpenters released by Richard Carpenter rather than by some bootleggers.

I was looking forward to this DVD of "rarities" because "Yesterday Once More" was listed on the title page, along with "Sometimes." Neither song appears on this "rarities" DVD. All songs are from their concent in Aussie in 1972. Nothing else. There seems to be confusion about whether it is 1971 and/or 1972. It is just 1972. During the introductions, Richard says Karen is 22. She was born in 1950. That would make it 1972. Also Karen says they have been doing this for "a little over two years" now. That would make it 1972. I am glad to have this DVD in my collection but I am disappointed that is it in black and white not color (man, it was 1972!) and that "Yesterday Once More" and "Sometimes" were not on the DVD. Why did XXL Media Entertainment place those two songs on the cover when neither appear on the DVD?