Product Description
Title: Billy Joel – THE VINYL COLLECTION, VOL. 2 Format: 11 LP Vinyl Box Set Label: Columbia/Legacy Barcode: 0194399571811
Release date: November 3rd 2023
An 11LP deluxe box set, Billy Joel – The Vinyl Collection, Vol.2 completes the definitive Billy Joel
vinyl album project which began with The Vinyl Collection, Vol.1, a 9LP set released in November 2021 in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Cold Spring Harbor (Billy’s debut solo studio album, originally released November 1, 1971).
The Vinyl Collection, Vol.2 is being released near the 50th anniversary of ‘Piano Man’, Billy Joel’s first signature song, released as a single on November 2, 1973 with the Piano Man album dropping a week later (November 9, 1973).
The Vinyl
Collection, Vol.2 focuses the surprising next phase of his extraordinary career. Billy became a household
name in the MTV era with some of his biggest chart-smashing hits and most all-time beloved songs
including "Allentown," "Uptown Girl," "A Matter of Trust," "Baby Grand" (his duet with Ray Charles),
plus his three Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping hits "We Didn't Start the Fire," "Tell Her About It," and
"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me."
In addition to bringing together Billy's monumentally successful 1980s albums — Glass Houses (1980),
The Nylon Curtain (1982), An Innocent Man (1983), The Bridge (1986) and Storm Front (1989) —
alongside 1993's River of Dreams, his final studio album of newly written pop songs, The Vinyl
Collection, Vol.2 presents, for the first time on vinyl, an exclusive 2LP pressing of 2001's Fantasies &
Delusions, an instrumental album showcasing classical piano compositions by Billy Joel, which debuted
at #1 on the Billboard Classical Album chart.
All titles in The Vinyl Collection, Vol.2 have been sourced from the original album masters (analog and
digital) and carefully prepared for this release by Ted Jensen with lacquers cut by Joe Nino Hernes at the
legendary Sterling Sound in Nashville, Tennessee. The box set includes a 60+ page booklet featuring
Billy's revelatory personal observations and insights about each album, an informative essay by Rob
Tannenbaum, rare photos and memorabilia from the era and more.
Billy Joel – The Vinyl Collection, Vol.2
Glass Houses (1LP)
The Nylon Curtain (1LP)
An Innocent Man (1LP)
The Bridge (1LP)
Storm Front (1LP)
River Of Dreams (1LP)
Fantasies & Delusions (2LP) ** First time on vinyl
Live From Long Island (3LP) ** First time as an audio release, previously only avail on VHS
