Please Mr. Postman
The Carpenters
1974
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1974
Release: 1974Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. Richard explicitly dates the original single to October 1974. The 1975 Horizon album and later annual appearance do not set its first-release year.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1975.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Horizon - Richard Carpenter original album notes and program
Richard Carpenter presents the original 1975 album program and credited duo performances. Selected original recordings are distinct from subsequent remixes, re-recorded vocals, solo work and orchestral reconstructions. Personal health and family passages are not used in the editorial notes. Richard explicitly dates Please Mr. Postman to an October 1974 single, preceding the June 1975 album.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
A cover of The Marvelettes' 1961 hit, rearranged as a slower ballad.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1975.html, song-list position 32
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Music VF: chart-associated songs of 1974
Secondary source reviewed for title, artist and annual chart association only. Supplemental selection, not an official annual rank.
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