CARPENTERS TICKET TO RIDE (LP) fuschia Tiller opted to employ an

Tiller opted to employ an almost entirely new and slightly larger cast of collaborators -- a little over two dozen in number

he lets others interpret his vision

Sometimes the thing that didn't work the first time works better the second time

Marshalling their strength after the dark interlude of Presence -- a period that extended far after its 1976 release

The beats are infectious with a hint of Latin influence

CARPENTERS TICKET TO RIDE (LP) fuschia Tiller opted to employ anTICKET TO RIDE was originally released on LP in 1969 under the title OFFERING. The Carpenters: Richard Carpenter (vocals, keyboards); Karen Carpenter (vocals, bass, drums). Additional personnel: Gary Sims (guitar); Joe Osborn, Bob Messinger (bass); Herb Alpert (shaker). Includes liner notes by Herb Alpert. Digitally remastered by Richard Carpenter. As strange as it may seem in light of their decades of commercial success, Karen and Richard Carpenter's