Overview
Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing of this album from the soft pop duo. Ticket to Ride is the first album by The Carpenters. At the time of it s initial release in 1969 it was issued under the title Offering with a completely different cover photo. It produced only one minor hit single a ballad version of the Lennon-McCartney song quot;Ticket to Ridequot. After the Carpenters subsequent breakthrough however the album was reissued internationally under the name Ticket to Ride. The Carpenters produced a distinct soft musical style combining Karen s contralto vocals with Richard s arranging and composition skills. During their 14-year career the Carpenters recorded ten albums along with numerous singles and several television specials. Their career together ended in 1983 following Karen s death from heart failure brought on by complications of anorexia.
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