There are newer remeastered versions of this anthology out which have better sound quality.

No matter how many Streisands and Dions we get, there has never been a voice or a way of interpreting a song like Karen Carpenter. Last, but defintely not least, is Richard's wonderful arrangements and musicality. This duo was the best of all time, in my opinion. Sadly missed. I wish that Richard would grace us with more music.

I am amazed that this particular title is still in print. The CLASSICS VOL. 2 collection was part of A&M Records' 25th Anniversary celebration and just months before, Richard had released the YESTERDAY ONCE MORE 2-disc set. Seeing no need to reformulate yet another set for the celebration, Richard & A&M simply re-titled and repackaged the YESTERDAY ONCE MORE set under this new title.

Since then YESTERDAY ONCE MORE, which featured remixes of the classic tunes, has been re-mastered and re-issued again with an additional tune and slightly different order. As a result, you can get this same package in a better format for about the same money.

As I said, although in its day this was a great package, you can do better. I'm amazed that it's still out there.

There has never been any duo as great as this brother-sister team and it all reflects on the harmony that they've created....they will forever be one of the pioneers of pop music....

Is it possible to get the original music not remastered transferred to CD. If you listen to the original records then the remastered CD, there is a slight blanding out of the original music. I would really appreciate it if someone out there could ask whoever is in charge if we could get the original Carpenters,not remastered non CD.