BILLY JOEL COLLECTION STARTS WITH THE TREMENDOUSLY RARE & VALUABLE PRESSING OF MFSL 45 RPM SPEED DOUBLE LP SET OF INNOCENT MAN + NYLON CURTAIN + 42ND STREET 

STORM FRONT - U.K. PRESSED CBS RECORDING LONG OUT OF PRINT TREMENDOUSLY RARE PRESSING FOR COLLECTORS 

PLUS WE ARE ADDING THE COLLECTORS 30TH ANNIVERSARY OUT OF PRINT PRESSING OF STRANGER   

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7 TITLES WITH 9 PIECES OF VINYL

High definition analog vinyl pressing for superior fidelity. The nicest thing you can do for your stylus and ears. The ultimate record – the way music was meant to be heard. Out of Print forever!!

 You should never pass up the opportunity to upgrade your collection. They're each very limited in their pressings and disappear with extraordinary quickness from the vinyl market. This causes prices to skyrocket because once they are gone, they are gone forever! Don't second-guess yourself with this chance to upgrade your collection because before you know it, the opportunity will have passed forever.

Billy Joel The Stranger COLLECTORS 30th Anniversary 180 GRAM LP

 180 GRAM Vinyl 30th Anniversary Legacy Edition LP!

In 2008, Legacy Recordings celebrated the 30th Anniversary of Billy Joel's breakout album "The Stranger" with this special edition 180g vinyl LP. The best-selling multi-platinum album catapulted Joel into the upper ranks of pop music superstardom.

Originally released in September 1977, Billy Joel's fifth studio album, The Stranger, marked the first of Joel's highly successful collaborations with producer Phil Ramone, whose mastery of the recording studio provided a sublime sonic context for Joel's timeless songs and classic performances.  "I was very happy that we chose Phil Ramone," said Billy Joel in an interview for the 30th Anniversary edition.  "He got it right away."
 
The resulting collection became one of the top-selling albums of the year (peaking at #2 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart); won two Grammys (Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Just the Way Your Are"); overtook Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water as Columbia Records Top Selling Album of the time, and generated four indelible singles ' "Just the Way You Are", "Only the Good Die Young", "She's Always A Woman", and "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)".

Billy Joel's first Top 10 album, The Stranger is still the iconic performer's best-selling non-compilation album ever. Ranked #67 on Rolling Stone's prestigious "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list, The Stranger has earned the coveted RIAA Diamond certification.

Features:
• 30th Anniversary Legacy Edition
• 180g Vinyl

Selections:
1. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
2. The Stranger
3. Just the Way You Are
4. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
5. Vienna
6. Only the Good Die Young
7. She's Always A Woman
8. Get It Right the First Time
9. Everybody Has A Dream

Billy Joel An Innocent Man Numbered Limited Edition 45rpm 180 GRAM 2LP SET

INDIVIDUALLY Numbered, Limited 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE 45rpm LIMITED Edition! 
Half-Speed Mastered From Original Master Tapes! Pressed at RTI!

Infectious Doo-Wop, carefree Soul, harmonious Pop give testament to the music of Billy Joel's childhood.  This Mobile Fidelity reissue allows you to hear this pleasing set with fresh ears!

Another blockbuster by Joel this 1983 album became seven-times platinum and includes "Uptown Girl", "For the Longest Time", "An Innocent Man", and "Tell Her About It".

After making The Nylon Curtain, Billy Joel felt the need to exhale and get back to the carefree music of his childhood. He also met supermodel Christie Brinkley, who brought serious degrees of levity and romance to his world. In love, relaxed, and out to have fun, the singer crafted An Innocent Man, arguably the most easygoing and pleasing album of his career. Featuring four Top 40 pop singles and the same number of Top 5 Adult Contemporary hits to grace the Billboard charts, the record remains a commercial staple. 

An essential title in Mobile Fidelity’s Billy Joel catalog restoration series, An Innocent Man is mastered from the original master tapes and pressed on 180g LP at RTI.  The effervescent harmonies now possess an airiness and extension that lends to realistic tonal decay. Instruments are balanced and placed on a wider, deeper soundstage, contributing improved to improved imaging and spaciousness. Joel’s voice, too, comes across with tremendous clarity, presence, and body. These songs have never sounded so contagious.

Per usual, Joel proves a melodic jukebox. The vocalist’s grasp on structure, hooks, and delivery help make this batch of songs among his most beloved, easy to hum, and impossible to ignore. Much of the appeal resides in Joel’s understanding of the early rock and roll, doo-wop, and soul that he grew up hearing in New York, and the manners in which the popular songwriters favored simplicity over complexity, good-natured vibes over seriousness, and romantic charm over introspective sadness. 

Whether floating on a cloud on the giddy “Uptown Girl” (check out his falsetto), doubling as both the lead and background vocalist on the reminiscent-themed “The Longest Time,” or tapping gospel undercurrents on the tribute “Keeping the Faith,” Joel revels in 50s and 60s pop constructs, turning out amiable refrains and unforgettable moods. Love perfumes the air, and Joel can’t get enough, and it's a feeling he passes on to his listeners. 

As the calm before stormier periods in his life, and a timeless connection to America’s finest pop music traditions, An Innocent Man is indeed innocent—a guiltless pleasure that keeps on giving.

Features:
• Numbered, Limited Edition
• 45rpm Speed Edition
• Half-Speed Production and Mastering by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
• Specially Plated and Pressed on 180 grams of High Definition Vinyl
• Pressed at RTI
• Special Static Free - Dust Free Inner Sleeve
• Heavy Duty Protective Packaging
• Mastered from the Original Master Tapes

Selections: 
LP1 - Side One: 
1. Easy Money
2. An Innocent Man
LP1 - Side Two: 
1. The Longest Time
2. This Night
3. Tell Her About It
LP2 - Side Three:
1. Uptown Girl
2. Careless Talk
3. Christie Lee
LP2 - Side Four: 
1. Leave A Tender Moment Alone
2. Keeping the Faith

Billy Joel The Nylon Curtain Numbered Limited Edition 180 GRAM 45rpm 2 LP SET

Numbered, Limited Edition 180g 45rpm Vinyl!
Mastered From Original Master Tapes! Pressed at RTI!


The legendary singer-songwriter Billy Joel channels John Lennon on this musically ambitious and socially poignant baby boomer-themed set. Mobile Fidelity broadens the expanse of the orchestral arrangements, the sweep of melodic breadth, and the microdynamic reach.

This multi-platinum 1982 album includes "Allentown", "Laura", "Pressure", and "Goodnight Saigon".

Having triumphantly asserted himself as a take-no-mess singer-songwriter on 1980’s hard-rocking Glass Houses, Billy Joel continues to push his creative impulses on The Nylon Curtain, a fascinating song cycle that pays tribute to John Lennon and stands as the most ambitious project of his career. Enriched by sweeping orchestral arrangements and socially conscious lyrics, the 1982 set addresses unemployment, war, and realities of the Reagan era with exacting precision. Insightful and clever, the album’s Baby Boomer-themed narratives continue to resonate.

A requisite piece of Mobile Fidelity’s Billy Joel catalog restoration series, The Nylon Curtain is mastered from the original master tapes and pressed on 180g LP at RTI. The myriad nuances amidst Phil Ramone’s crisp production assume greater tonality, texture, and detail. This album is now an audiophile-caliber favorite, with transparency, clarity, and microdynamics enhancing the poignant connection between Joel’s expressiveness and the listener’s emotions. The Nylon Curtain is now an even more personal experience, a brilliant distillation of sadness, loss, hope, and anger. 

Harnessing concerns, obsessions, reflections, and feelings that consumed a majority of the Baby Boomer generation near the beginning of the Reagan Era, Joel delves into job loss (“Allentown”), wartime fallout (“Goodbye Saigon”), and, of course, romantic longing (“She’s Right on Time”). Rather than take a long-view perspective, Joel gets up and close to the issues, infusing the fare with a mix of sadness, frustration, cautious optimism, and moodiness that he wears on his sleeve. Joel’s melodies, too, ricochet with unmistakably personal sentiment, as he constructs arrangements in tribute to Lennon, whose ghost arises on pieces like “Scandinavian Skies” and “Laura.” 

Pop culture author Chuck Klosterman addresses the Beatles link and The Nylon Curtain’s timeless appeal in Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs, writing: “’Laura’ and ‘Where’s the Orchestra’ really are as good as what’s on The White Album. This is because the first song says things so directly that its words shouldn’t make sense to anyone else (and yet they do), while the latter is so metaphorically vague that anybody should be able to understand what he’s implying.”

But relate and understand audiences do: The Nylon Curtain remains a pop marvel, introspective juggernaut, and now, courtesy of Mobile Fidelity, a sonic landmark. Joel’s anguish, regrets, sorrow, and worries transcend both tastes and time. Somewhat underappreciated upon its original release, the 55-minute effort is now regarded as a conceptual masterpiece. 

Features:
• Numbered, Limited Edition
• 45rpm Speed Edition
• 2LP Set
• Production and Mastering by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
• Specially Plated and Pressed on 180 grams of High Definition Vinyl
• Pressed at RTI
• Special Static Free - Dust Free Inner Sleeve
• Heavy Duty Protective Packaging
• Mastered from the Original Master Tapes

Selections: 
LP 1 - Side 1:
1. Allentown
2. Laura
LP 1 - Side 2:
1. Pressure
2. Goodnight Saigon

LP 2 - Side 3:
1. She's Right On Time
2. A Room Of Our Own
3. Surprises
LP 2 - Side 4:
1. Scandinavian Skies
2. Where's the Orchestra

Billy Joel 52nd Street Numbered Limited Edition 45rpm 180 GRAM LIMITED EDITION 2 LP SET

Numbered, Limited Edition! 180g 45rpm Edition!
Half-Speed Mastered From Original Master Tapes! Pressed at RTI!
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 354/500!


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Mainstream Perfection: Melodic Devices, Passionate Singing, Sophisticated Arrangements, Jazzy Backdrop Walk Down 52nd Street

Commanding Sonics: Mobile Fidelity Edition Sets the New Standard in How Joel’s 1978 Classic Should—and Does—Sound

Chart-Topper Certified Seven-Times Platinum: Includes “Big Shot,” “Honesty,” “My Life”

Some artists embrace their success by repeating the steps that originally granted them fame. Billy Joel did the opposite, refusing to be contained by prescribed approaches or constrained by a given label. The follow-up to the breakthrough The Stranger, 52nd Street further expands on its predecessor's bold production techniques and inventive arrangements, incorporating more sophisticated textures as well as reflecting a jazz edge gleaned from New York City’s thriving club scene.

A key component of Mobile Fidelity’s Billy Joel catalog restoration series, The Stranger is mastered from the original master tapes and pressed on 45RPM 180g LP at RTI. The wider and deeper grooves—as well as the meticulous mastering process—yield resplendent dynamics, broad soundstages, three-dimensional perspectives, and tonal balances absent from prior editions. Indeed, Joel wouldn’t sound more realistic if were playing ten rows away from you onstage. This is how you want to experience the 1978 LP that captured the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

Teaming again with producer Phil Ramone, Joel capitalizes on his momentum, churning out another direct-sounding affair replete with captivating melodic devices, showmanship accents, and penetrating lyrics. The singer’s concision and focus is evident via the tune’s lengths, with only “Until the Night” breaking the six-minute mark. Hit singles “Big Shot” and “My Life” rattle forth with an urgency and intensity that Joel had not previously demonstrated, the combination of passionate deliveries, snide overtones, and insistent grooves setting the table for what follows.

Broadening his palette, and drawing from New York’s thriving jazz club scene and the city’s late-70s grit, Joel splashes Latin and jazz colors on several pieces—even employing veterans such as Dave Grusin and Freddie Hubbard to contribute along with a cast that includes a team of background vocalists and horn players. Everything is tastefully appointed, and yet the vocalist’s trademark Broadway gaze and knack for the grand gesture coincide with the straight-ahead swagger. 

52nd Street is one of the main reasons why Joel has always been championed for consistency. Everything here, from the production to the stand-up songs, helped redefine mainstream pop-rock. More than three decades later, it’s finally available in fidelity that rivals that of those Columbia Records’ master tapes produced right on 52nd Street. Mobile Fidelity takes you there and Joel sweeps you away. 
Features:
• Numbered, Limited Edition
• 45rpm Speed Edition
• Half-Speed Production and Mastering by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
• Specially Plated and Pressed on 180 grams of High Definition Vinyl
• Pressed at RTI
• Special Static Free - Dust Free Inner Sleeve
• Heavy Duty Protective Packaging
• Mastered from the Original Master Tapes
• Full Lyrics Included
• Gatefold Jacket

Selections: 
Side One:
1. Big Shot
2. Honesty
3. My Life
Side Two:
1. Zanzibar
2. Stiletto
3. Rosalinda's Eyes
4. Half A Mile Away
5. Until The Night
6. 52nd Street

Billy Joel River of Dreams 180 GRAM LIMITED EDITION LP

180g Audiophile Vinyl Mastered by Friday Music's Joe Reagoso & Pressed at RTI!

Billy Joel’s last studio album River of Dreams wound up becoming one of his most successful albums of his amazing career. Released in 1993, he was at the top of the charts with a number one album and a number one single with The River of Dreams. The Doo-Wop influenced pop record thrilled audiences worldwide as he toured all over the world promoting the great album that it was.

Two decades later, these tunes still resonate with his fans as Billy Joel is currently embarking on a very successful concert tour, and Friday Music is proud to be a part of the celebration with one of his greatest achievements River of Dreams.

As another installment in the exclusive Billy Joel/Friday Music 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl Series, this impeccably mastered first time audiophile LP features some of his greatest songs like the brilliant album opener No Man’s Land, the R&B infused All About Soul, the hard rock nod to Cream with Shades of Grey and the stellar album closer Famous Last Words.

The masterwork contains even more of his most loved classics like the stunning ballad Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) and the acid rock tinged flavor of The Great Wall of China.

Impeccably mastered by Joe Reagoso at Friday Music Studios and Capitol Mastering in Hollywood. For a very limited time, Friday Music also enhances your listening enjoyment with a first time gatefold cover artwork presentation, which features the first time LP sized cover art, as well as lyrics to all of these great Billy Joel songs, making this a keepsake for years to come.

Billy Joel...River of Dreams...Celebrate 2 Decades of the voice, the songs, the musicianship and the memories...1st Time Audiophile Vinyl...An exclusive...Only from your friends at Friday Music.

Features:
• Limited Edition
• 180g Audiophile Vinyl
• Mastered by Joe Reagoso at Friday Music Studios & Capitol Mastering in Hollywood
• Pressed at RTI

Selections:
Side One:
1. No Man's Land
2. the Great Wall of China
3. Blonde Over Blue
4. A Minor Variation
5. Shades of Grey
Side Two:
1. All About Soul
2. Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
3. The River of Dreams
4. Two Thousand Years
5. Famous Last Words

Billy Joel Cold Spring Harbor 180 GRAM LIMITED EDITION LP

180g Audiophile Vinyl Mastered by Friday Music's Joe Reagoso! Pressed at RTI! 

Billy Joel’s debut LP Cold Spring Harbor will always be revered as one of the finest classic early albums from this superstar singer/songwriter. Released in 1971, Billy had already paid a bunch of dues since the 60’s with bands like The Hassles and Atilla. Already entrenched with a handful of influential radio programmers, Billy Joel took to the road vigorously to help promote the Cold Spring Harbor album on stations like WNEW in New York and WMMR in Philly, which eventually helped break Billy to a huge record buying audience. As his nightclub shows became sell outs and airplay was beginning with his debut LP, Cold Spring Harbor soon became the album which would springboard this singer/songwriter into an arena artist in a very short time.

Cold Spring Harbor shows this New Yorker’s skills in the studio, his stellar vocals, songwriting and amazing piano artistry. Forty years later these tunes still resonate with his fans as Billy Joel is currently embarking on a very successful concert tour, and Friday Music is proud to be a part of the celebration with his debut masterwork Cold Spring Harbor.

As another installment in Friday Music's exclusive Billy Joel/Friday Music 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl Series, this first time impeccably mastered audiophile LP features some of his greatest songs like the brilliant album opener She’s Got a Way, the Beatles-esque You Can Make Me Free, the stellar instrumental Nocturne, and his classic debut single Everybody Loves You Now.

The masterwork contains even more of his most loved classics like the stunning Falling of the Rain and the country flavor of Turn Around featuring Sneaky Pete from The Byrds on pedal steel guitar.

For a very limited time, Friday Music is also enhancing your listening enjoyment with a first time gatefold cover artwork presentation, which features the original LP sized cover art not seen in years, as well as lyrics to all of these great Billy Joel songs, making this a keepsake for years to come.

Impeccably mastered by Joe Reagoso at Friday Music Studios, Billy Joel’s Cold Spring Harbor will be one of the more anticipated classic rock releases in the audiophile vinyl domain this year.

Billy Joel's Cold Spring Harbor...Celebrate 4 Decades of the voice, the songs, the musicianship and the memories...1st Time Audiophile Vinyl...An exclusive...Only from your friends at Friday Music.

Features:
• 180g Audiophile Vinyl
• Mastered by Joe Reagoso at Friday Music Studios
• Pressed at RTI
• Gatefold Jacket
• Features original LP sized cover art not seen in years, as well as lyrics to songs from the album

Selections:
Side One:
1. She's Got a Way
2. You Can Make Me Free
3. Everybody Loves You Now
4. Why Judy Why
5. Falling of the Rain
Side Two:
1. Turn Around
2. You Look So Good to Me
3. Tomorrow Is Today
4. Nocturne
5. Got to Begin Again

Billy Joel STREETLIFE SERENADE 180 GRAM LIMITED EDITION LP -  

Features:

- Somehow, this album escaped my notice initially when I was exploring the music of Billy Joel - it wasn't in my dad's record collection and none of my friends who were into his music had ever mentioned it. After having, I supposed, overlooked it at first in the record store, I finally discovered the record and brought it home with me sometime in the spring of 1985. My initial impression of this album was not necessarily a great one...There were only a couple of songs on here that I liked at first. Over the years it remained relatively ignored by me...but now, when I listen to Billy Joel, this is one of the albums I listen to most - probably because I didn't over-play this one when in High School.

STORM FRONT

Track Listings

                1.            That's Not Her Style

                2.            We Didn't Start the Fire

                3.            The Downeaster ''Alexa''

                4.            I Go to Extremes

                5.            Shameless

                6.            Storm Front

                7.            Leningrad

                8.            State of Grace

                9.            When in Rome

                10.          And So It Goes

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