Photographs of Richard and Karen Carpenter taken by Jim McCrary in Lake Tahoe in promotion for the repackaging of their debut album, Offering, newly titled Ticket to Ride, 1970.
Offering by the Carpenters was released on A&M Records on October 9, 1969. This was the beginning of a new era of sophisticated pop music. With their debut album, the Carpenters did not leave much of a mark as the album failed to chart anywhere in the world, initially that is. Offering was a gem of innovation, which was largely overlooked by the music buying public. The album was, however, repackaged and rereleased as Ticket To Ride in 1971 after the huge successes of the singles “Close To You” and “We’ve Only Just Begun.”
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