Along with the rest of Joel's catalogue, the album was remastered and re-released in 1998, including a multimedia component that included four live videos. Electric Guitar [Twelve-string And Six-string], Guitar [Highstring], Acoustic Guitar [Rhythm] – Mr. Steve Khan*

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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). a b Gamboa, Glenn (August 1, 2015). "Billy Joel talks 'Scenes from an Italian Restaurant': I couldn't do a show without it". Newsday . Retrieved September 28, 2018. Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Billy Joel – The Vinyl Collection, Vol. 2 on November 3, continuing an ongoing celebration of the legendary artist’s 50-plus years of musical magic, on-stage and in-the-studio.Christgau, Robert (March 27, 1978). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . Retrieved April 15, 2015. Billy Joel - Piano Man - 1973 Columbia Records - 1976 Re-Issue Edition - Plain White Inner Sleeve - Vintage Vinyl Album - PC 32544 Recycled Billy Joel notebook, album notebook, vinyl record notebook, Record Journal, music lover gift, 80's vinyl, classic music journal Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

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Miers, Jeff (August 3, 2008). "Billy Joel, 'The Stranger: 30th Anniversary Edition' two CDs and 1 DVD box set (Columbia/Legacy)". The Buffalo News . Retrieved October 16, 2020. ORICON STYLE-ミュージック"[Highest position and charting weeks for The Stranger (30th Anniversary Edition) by Billy Joel]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014 . Retrieved September 7, 2013. Japanese album certifications – ストレンジャー (reissue)" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved July 21, 2022. Select 1995年3月 on the drop-down menu Spending six weeks at No.2 on the US Billboard 200, The Stranger is considered Joel's critical and commercial breakthrough. Four singles were released in the US, all of which became Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts: " Just the Way You Are" (No.3), " Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)", " She's Always a Woman" (both No.17), and " Only the Good Die Young" (No.24). Other songs, such as " Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" and " Vienna", have become staples of his career and are frequently performed in his live shows. The album won two awards at the 1978 Grammy Awards: Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Just the Way You Are". It remains his best-selling non-compilation album to date, and surpassed Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge over Troubled Water to become Columbia's best-selling album release, with more than 10 million units sold worldwide. Rolling Stone later named it one of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Greatest Albums of All Time: The Stranger – Billy Joel". Rolling Stone. December 11, 2003. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010 . Retrieved October 16, 2020.

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An 11LP deluxe box set, Billy Joel – The Vinyl Collection, Vol. 2 completes the definitive Billy Joel 12″ 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). a b "The Top 5 Billy Joel Songs, Ranked By Billy Joel". The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. January 9, 2017. CBS . Retrieved December 10, 2018– via YouTube.

American album certifications – Billy Joel – The Stranger". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved October 19, 2022. As a special bonus, The Vinyl Collection, Vol. 2 presents the first-ever audio edition (3LP) of Billy Joel – Live from Long Island, the celebratory homecoming concert/party Billy and his band threw for fans at the Nassau Coliseum on December 29, 1982. A broadcast edit of the legendary show originally aired on HBO in 1983 while a longer version of the show was a massively popular VHS title. This explosive performance is highly regarded as one of Billy’s best of the era and one of the few to be professionally filmed and recorded. Its inclusion as an audio album in The Vinyl Collection, Vol. 2 is an essential addition to the classic Billy Joel catalog.

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Joel's fifth album, released in September of 1977, and Joel's breakthrough album, as well as Joel's first collaboration with producer Phil Ramone, with whom he would work on every studio album until 1989's Storm Front. A massive success upon release, the album reached #2 on the Billboard Charts, won 2 Grammys, and transformed Joel's status in the public eye from a one-hit wonder to a hitmaker. Certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (their highest certification), from the time of its release until 1985, The Stranger was Columbia Records’ biggest selling album: the album has also been named one of the 500 greatest albums of all time by influential music publication Rolling Stone. Billy Joel Posters / The Stranger Poster / Album Cover Poster, Poster Print Wall Art, Custom Poster, Billy Joel, 52nd Street, The StrangerCompared this to a 70's US Columbia pressing and here are my thoughts on the MoFi compared to that: