Billy Joel - Turnstiles (50th Anniversary) - 4CD & Blu-ray | Pre-Order 11.12.26

The collection also includes the complete Billy Joel Tonight concert film, filmed live at Connecticut College in 1976, newly transferred, edited, and mixed for HD by Emmy-winners Steve Cohen, Brian Ruggles and Bradshaw Leigh, alongside previously unseen rehearsal and production footage. Additional features include a Dolby Atmos mix of the original Turnstiles album and a 40-page booklet featuring unseen photographs and new liner notes by David Fricke and Billy Joel Archive Director John Jackson.

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Track Listing

CD1: DEMOS AND EARLY VERSIONS

1. All You Wanna Do Is Dance (band demo, February 7, 1975) (2:58)

2. James (band demo, June 12, 1975) (4:07)

3. New York State Of Mind (live at The Great American Music Hall, June 12, 1975 – Set 1) (5:44)

4. All You Wanna Do Is Dance (live at The Great American Music Hall, June 10, 1975 – Set 2) (2:54)

5. Oklahoma (live at The Great American Music Hall, June 9, 1975 – Set 1) (4:05)

6. Everybody Has A Dream (live at The Great American Music Hall, June 10, 1975 – Set 2) (5:28)

7. New York State Of Mind (piano/vocal demo, 1975) (6:09)

8. I’ve Seen The Lamb Lie Down On Broadway (Miami 2017) (piano/vocal demo, 1975) (4:05)

9. James (piano/vocal demo, 1975) (3:28)

10. Oklahoma (piano/vocal demo, 1975) (2:32)

11. New Ideas (Say Goodbye To Hollywood, Angry Young Man, Brenda And Eddie) (piano/vocal demo, 1975) (2:23)

12. Say Goodbye To Hollywood (piano /vocal demo with percussion overdub, 1975) (3:51)

13. These Rhinestone Days (piano/vocal demo, 1975) (3:01) – previously released on My Lives

14. Prelude/Angry Young Man – take 9 (Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson session, January 19, 1976) (5:47)

15. I’ve Loved These Days – take 1 (Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson session, January 20, 1976) (4:29)

16. James – take 3 (Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson session, January 21, 1976) (4:07)

17. Everybody Has A Dream – take 1 (Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson session, January 21, 1976) (3:12)

18. Sadness Or Euphoria (Summer, Highland Falls) – take 2 (Doug Stegmeyer, Liberty DeVitto session, January 23, 1976) (3:24)

19. All You Wanna Do Is Dance – take 2 (Doug Stegmeyer, Liberty DeVitto session, January 23, 1976) (3:12)

20. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) – take 1 (Doug Stegmeyer, Liberty DeVitto session, January 23, 1976) (4:40)

All songs, words and music Billy Joel

All tracks previously unreleased, except where noted

Tracks 1-6 Produced by Michael Stewart, Engineered by Ron Malo

Track 1 Recorded at Devonshire Sound Studios, North Hollywood, CA

Billy Joel – piano, keyboard, vocals

Backing Musicians: unknown

Track 2 Recorded at CBS Studios, San Francisco, CA

Tracks 3-6 Recorded at The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA

Billy Joel – piano, keyboard, vocals

Doug Stegmeyer – bass

Johnny Almond – horns, keyboards

Don Evans – guitar

Rhys Clark – drums

Tracks 7-20 Produced by James Guercio

Billy Joel – piano, vocals, percussion

Tracks 7-20 Recorded at CBS Studio B, New York, NY

 

CD2: ALBUM SESSIONS

Turnstiles

Produced by Billy Joel

Originally released May 19, 1976 (Columbia PC 33848)

1. Say Goodbye To Hollywood (4:37)

2. Summer, Highland Falls (3:19)

3. All You Wanna Do Is Dance (3:45)

4. New York State Of Mind (6:01)

5. James (3:56)

6. Prelude/Angry Young Man (5:16)

7. I’ve Loved These Days (4:35)

8. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) (5:14)

Bonus Tracks:

9. James (alternate mix with strings; reprise with acoustic guitar, bongos and saxophone) (4:56)

10. Summer, Highland Falls (alternate acoustic version) (3:29)

11. Say Goodbye To Hollywood (alternate band take) (4:44)

12. I’ve Loved These Days (alternate orchestral mix) (4:33)

13. Conversation with Ed Sciaky, Philadelphia, June 18, 1976 (23:13)

All songs, words and music Billy Joel

All tracks Produced by Billy Joel

Production Supervisor – John Bradley

Basic tracks arranged by the rhythm section:

Billy Joel – Keyboards and Vocals

Doug Stegmeyer – Bass Guitar

Liberty DeVitto – Drums

Basic Track Consultant – Brian Ruggles

Howie Emerson – Electric and Acoustic Guitars

Russell Javors – Electric and Acoustic Guitars

James Smith – Acoustic Guitar

Recorded at Ultra-Sonic Recording Studios, Hempstead, New York

Engineer – John Bradley

Orchestral arrangements by Ken Ascher

Recorded at Columbia Recording Studios, 30^th Street, New York

Tape Engineer – Lou Waxman

Engineer – Don Puluse

Overdubs at Caribou Recording Studios, Nederland, Colorado

Mingo Lewis – Percussion

Richard Cannata – Saxophone

Mixed at Caribou Recording Studios by Bruce Botnick

Project coordinated by Jo Buckley

Album produced in association with Home Run

Cover Design – John Berg

Cover Photograph – Jerry Abramowitz

Subway Tile Lettering – Gerard Huerta

Tracks 9-13 previously unreleased

 

CD3: LIVE AT THE BOTTOM LINE

New York, NY – June 10, 1976

1. Prelude/Angry Young Man (5:13)

2. Somewhere Along The Line (3:09)

3. Summer, Highland Falls (3:44)

4. Piano Man (5:39)

5. Root Beer Rag (3:10)

6. James (3:46)

7. Travelin’ Prayer (5:30)

8. New York State Of Mind (6:39)

9. The Entertainer (3:51)

10. The Ballad Of Billy The Kid (8:30)

11. I’ve Loved These Days (4:38)

12. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) (5:29)

13. Captain Jack (7:08)

14. All You Wanna Do Is Dance (3:30)

15. Ain’t No Crime (3:08)

16. Weekend Song (4:18)

17. Souvenir (1:53)

All songs, words and music Billy Joel

All tracks previously unreleased

Billy Joel – piano, vocals, synthesizer, harmonica
Russell Javors – guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
Howie Emerson – guitar
Richie Cannata – saxophone, organ, backing vocals
Doug Stegmeyer – bass, backing vocals
Liberty DeVitto – drums

 

CD4: BILLY JOEL TONIGHT

Recorded live December 5 & 6, 1976 at Palmer Auditorium, Connecticut College, New London during the live video taping of “Billy Joel Tonight"

1. Prelude/Angry Young Man (5:09)

2. Somewhere Along The Line (3:01)

3. Summer, Highland Falls* (3:07)

4. Piano Man (5:32)

5. Handball (5:11)

6. James (3:39)

7. Travelin’ Prayer (6:53)

8. New York State Of Mind* (8:21)

9. The Entertainer (4:19)

10. You’re My Home (3:21)

11. Root Beer Rag (3:17)

12. Roberta (4:01)

13. The Ballad Of Billy The Kid* (5:22)

14. I’ve Loved These Days (4:22)

15. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) (5:00)

16. Captain Jack (6:52)

17. Souvenir* (2:19)

All songs, words and music Billy Joel

Billy Joel Tonight Produced by Elizabeth Joel

Original recordings Produced by Brian Ruggles

All tracks previously unreleased except where noted *, from the promo LP Souvenir (Columbia AS326, 1977)

Billy Joel – piano, vocals, synthesizer, harmonica
Russell Javors – guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
Howie Emerson – guitar
Richie Cannata – saxophone, organ, backing vocals
Doug Stegmeyer – bass, backing vocals
Liberty DeVitto – drums

 

BLU-RAY: BILLY JOEL TONIGHT

THE CONCERT

Recorded live December 5, 1976 at Palmer Auditorium, Connecticut College,

New London

1. Prelude/Angry Young Man*

2. Somewhere Along The Line

3. Summer, Highland Falls

4. Piano Man*

5. Handball*

6. James (includes Still Crazy After All These Years” by Paul Simon)

7. Travelin’ Prayer (includes “Jungleland” by Bruce Springsteen)

8. New York State Of Mind*

9. The Entertainer*

10. You’re My Home*

11. Root Beer Rag

12. Roberta

13. The Ballad Of Billy The Kid

14. I’ve Loved These Days

15. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)*

16. Captain Jack*

17. Worse Comes To Worst

18. Ain’t No Crime

19. Weekend Song

20. If I Only Had The Words To Tell You

21. Souvenir

REHEARSALS AND PRODUCTION INSERTS

Recorded live December 6, 1976 at Palmer Auditorium, Connecticut College,

New London

1. Stop In Nevada (incomplete rehearsal) (includes “Behind Closed Doors” by

Kenny O’Dell)

2. She’s Got A Way

3. Say Goodbye To Hollywood

4. Streetlife Serenader

5. The Great Suburban Showdown

6. All You Wanna Do Is Dance

7. I’ve Loved These Days

8. Honky Tonk Women (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards)

9. Covers Medley:

You Are So Beautiful (Billy Preston/Bruce Fisher)

Born To Run (Bruce Springsteen)

Hey Mister, That’s Me Up On The Jukebox (James Taylor)

Tell Me Why (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John/Bernie Taupin)

Bennie And The Jets (Elton John/Bernie Taupin)

10. Souvenir

11. Nocturne* (include “Clair de Lune” by Claude Debussy)

All songs, words and music Billy Joel, except where noted

All performances previously unreleased except where noted (*), included in the original 1977 TV Special Billy Joel Tonight

Billy Joel – piano, vocals, synthesizer, harmonica
Russell Javors – guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
Howie Emerson – guitar
Richie Cannata – saxophone, organ, backing vocals
Doug Stegmeyer – bass, backing vocals
Liberty DeVitto – drums

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Specifications

• Artist: Billy Joel
• Album: Turnstiles (50th Anniversary)
• Format: 4CD & BR
• Edition: 4CD & BR
• Label: Sony Music
• Catalogue Number: 19958459822
• Barcode: 0199584598222

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