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Carpenters - Help "Live"

Okay, here's one that is definitely mimed. Although the little snippet of "Close To You" that they open the show with is live, just Electric Piano and Karen's vocal. You can see Richard turn the volume on the Electric Piano down before "Help" starts. The guitar and bass have no leads coming from them as do they do on the live songs. I'm becoming really obsessed with the Carpenters.
The Carpenters-Help.mov

Carpenters Live "I Fell In Love With You"

The Carpenters give the clarinet player some on this "rocker". Can't see any way that this one isn't live. The singing is incredibly fast and complicated, almost like a scat (and it's almost imposssible to mime to a "voice-over"). It stops, starts, speeds up and slows down all over the place. Maybe that Bacharach medley isn't live (I still think it is) but I think this disproves the idea that the drums don't have enough mics on them to sound that good. One 414 over the kit + a kick drum mic and whatever's bleeding thru the vocal mic seems to be doing the trick.
The Carpenters-I Fell In Love With You.mov

Morinaga Hi-Crown Chocolate Commercial

The Carpenters-Morinaga Hi-Crown Chocolate Commercial.mp3

Suntory Pop Jingle #1

The Carpenters-Suntory Pop Jingle #1.mp3
The Carpenters-Suntory Pop Jingle #2.mp3
From The Carpenters Essential Collection