℗ 2023 1976 Countdown Media, a BMG company
| Released | December 29, 2023 |
| Duration | 35m 56s |
| Record Label | Alshire |
| Genre | Easy Listening |
Play & Sing the Songs of Carpenters (2023 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes)
101 Strings Orchestra, The Alshire Singers
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Yesterday Once More (2023 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra; The Alshire Singers |
4:11 | |||
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1.2
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Goodbye to Love (2023 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra; The Alshire Singers |
3:16 | |||
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1.3
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Rainy Days and Mondays (2023 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra; The Alshire Singers |
4:20 | |||
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1.4
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Time to Part (2023 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra; The Alshire Singers |
3:05 | |||
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1.5
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We've Only Just Begun (2023 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra |
3:13 | |||
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1.6
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Let Me Be the One (2023 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra; The Alshire Singers |
3:28 | |||
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1.7
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Top of the World (2023 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra; The Alshire Singers |
2:42 | |||
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1.8
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I Need to Be in Love (2023 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra; The Alshire Singers |
3:02 | |||
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1.9
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Only Memories Left (2023 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra; The Alshire Singers |
3:47 | |||
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1.10
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I Won't Last a Day Without You (2023 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra; The Alshire Singers |
4:52 |
The legendary 101 Strings Orchestra are joined by the Alshire Singers to presents The Songs of Carpenters. The collection comes courtesy of Countdown Media's restoration of the master tapes from renowned legacy label, Ashire/Somerset.
101 Strings Orchestra was a brand for a highly successful easy listening symphonic music organization, with a discography exceeding 150 albums and a creative lifetime of around 30 years beginning in 1957. 101 Strings had a trademark sound, focusing on melody with a laid-back ambiance most often featuring strings. Their LPs were individualized by the slogan "The Sound of Magnificence." The 101 Strings orchestra included 124 string instruments, and was conducted by Wilhelm Stephan.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Alshire Studio Masters
Tracks 1-10 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-10 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.48 -0.50 to -0.30 | -17.05 -17.64 to -15.17 | -13.83 -14.30 to -12.60 | 10 9 to 11 | |
| 1 | Yesterday Once More (2023 Remaster) | -0.50 | -16.90 | -13.7 | 10 |
| 2 | Goodbye to Love (2023 Remaster) | -0.50 | -17.64 | -14.3 | 11 |
| 3 | Rainy Days and Mondays (2023 Remaster) | -0.30 | -17.18 | -13.7 | 11 |
| 4 | Time to Part (2023 Remaster) | -0.50 | -17.35 | -14.1 | 11 |
| 5 | We've Only Just Begun (2023 Remaster) | -0.50 | -15.17 | -12.6 | 9 |
| 6 | Let Me Be the One (2023 Remaster) | -0.50 | -17.15 | -14.2 | 10 |
| 7 | Top of the World (2023 Remaster) | -0.50 | -17.25 | -14.2 | 11 |
| 8 | I Need to Be in Love (2023 Remaster) | -0.50 | -17.26 | -14.2 | 10 |
| 9 | Only Memories Left (2023 Remaster) | -0.50 | -17.14 | -13.4 | 10 |
| 10 | I Won't Last a Day Without You (2023 Remaster) | -0.50 | -17.43 | -13.9 | 11 |