11LP Box Set of Billy Joel's Monumentally Successful Later Albums!
Includes 2 Titles on Vinyl for the First Time - Fantasies & Delusions + Live from Long Island!
All Titles Sourced from the Original Album Masters & Remastered for Vinyl in 2023!
The first volume of Billy Joel's vinyl collection catalogued Billy's early career with his first six studio albums as well as Live at The Great American Music Hall - 1975, which was previously unreleased. This second volume picks up during Billy's peak hit-making era in the '80s starting with Glass Houses followed by The Nylon Curtain, An Innocent Man, The Bridge, Storm Front and then into the '90s with his last official pop studio release, River of Dreams.
The Vinyl Collection, Vol. 2 also includes for the first time on vinyl his classical album, Fantasies & Delusions, as well as the 3-LP Live from Long Island recorded in 1982 from the celebrated Nylon Curtain tour.
Similar to the first volume, all of the LPs have been remastered and are housed in a sturdy slipcase which contains a 60+ page booklet featuring Billy's personal observations as well an essay by Rob Tannenbaum.
Features
- 11LP Box Set
- Billy Joel's 7th through 13th Studio Albums
- Fantasies & Delusions on Vinyl for the First Time
- 3LP Live from Long Island Recorded in 1982, on Vinyl for the First Time
- Sourced from the Original Album Masters
- All Albums Remastered for Vinyl in 2023
- 60-Page Booklet with Billy Joel's Personal Observations & Essay by Rob Tannenbaum
- Slipcase
- Made in France
Selections
Glass Houses (1980)
Side A:
- You May Be Right
- Sometimes a Fantasy
- Don't Ask Me Why
- It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
- All for Leyna
Side B:
- I Don't Want to Be Alone
- Sleeping with the Television On
- C'etait Toi (You Were the One)
- Close to the Borderline
- Through the Long Night
The Nylon Curtain (1982)
Side A:
- Allentown
- Laura
- Pressure
- Goodnight Saigon
Side B:
- She's Right on Time
- A Room of Our Own
- Surprises
- Scandinavian Skies
- Where's the Orchestra
An Innocent Man (1983)
Side A:
- Easy Money
- An Innocent Man
- The Longest Time
- This Night
- Tell Her About It
Side B:
- Uptown Girl
- Careless Talk
- Christie Lee
- Leave a Tender Moment Alone
- Keeping the Faith
The Bridge (1986)
Side A:
- Running on Ice
- This Is the Time
- Modern Woman
- Baby Grand (duet with Ray Charles)
Side B:
- Big Man on Mulberry Street
- Temptation
- Code of Silence
- Getting Closer
Storm Front (1989)
Side A:
- That's Not Her Style
- We Didn't Start the Fire
- The Downeaster 'Alexa'
- I Go to Extremes
- Shameless
Side B:
- Storm Front
- Leningrad
- State of Grace
- When in Rome
- And So It Goes
River of Dreams (1993)
Side A:
- No Man's Land
- The Great Wall of China
- Blonde Over Blue
- A Minor Variation
- Shades of Grey
Side B:
- All About Soul
- Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
- The River of Dreams
- Two Thousand Years
- Famous Last Words
Fantasies & Delusions (2001)
Side A:
- Reverie ("Villa d'Este")
- Waltz #1 ("Nunley's Carousel")
Side B:
- Aria ("Grand Canal")
- Invention in C Minor
- Soliloquy ("On a Separation")
Side C:
- Suite for Piano ("Star-Crossed"): I. Innamorato
- Suite for Piano ("Star-Crossed"): II. Sorbetto
- Suite for Piano ("Star-Crossed"): III. Delusion
Side D:
- Opus 5. Waltz #2 ("Steinway Hall")
- Opus 9. Waltz #3 ("For Lola")
- Opus 4. Fantasy ("Film Noir")
- Opus 10. Air ("Dublinesque")
Live From Long Island (Recorded 1982)
Side A:
- Allentown
- My Life
- Prelude/Angry Young Man
Side B:
- Piano Man
- Don't Ask Me Why
- The Stranger
Side C:
- Scandinavian Skies
- Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
- She's Always a Woman
- Pressure
Side D:
- Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
- Just The Way You Are
- Goodnight Saigon
Side E:
- Stiletto
- Band Intro
- Until The Night
- It's Still Rock N Roll fo Me
Side F:
- Sometimes a Fantasy
- Big Shot
- You May Be Right
- Only the Good Die Young
- Souvenir