Billy Joel – The Vinyl Collection vol.2 11LP Box Set

Billy Joel – The Vinyl Collection vol.2

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).

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).

With The Vinyl Collection, Vol.1 chronicling Billy Joel's evolution as a songwriter, performer and recording artist during his rise from obscurity to international superstardom in the 1970s, 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."

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) ** Newly mixed for Live Album Debut – previously only available on VHS 

Tracklist:
Glass Houses
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Originally released March 12, 1980

Side 1
A1 You May Be Right
A2 Sometimes a Fantasy
A3 Don’t Ask Me Why
A4 It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me
A5 All for Leyna

Side 2
B1 I Don’t Want to Be Alone
B2 Sleeping with the Television On
B3 C’etait Toi (You Were the One)
B4 Close to the Borderline
B5 Through the Long Night

The Nylon Curtain
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Originally released September 23, 1982

Side 1 Allentown Laura Pressure Goodnight Saigon

Side 2
5. She’s Right on Time
6. A Room of Our Own
7. Surprises
8. Scandinavian Skies
9. Where’s the Orchestra

An Innocent Man
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Originally released August 8, 1983

Side 1 Easy Money An Innocent Man The Longest Time This Night Tell Her About It

Side 2
6. Uptown Girl
7. Careless Talk
8. Christie Lee
9. Leave a Tender Moment Alone
10. Keeping the Faith

The Bridge
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Originally released July 9, 1986

Side 1 Running on Ice This Is the Time Modern Woman Baby Grand (duet with Ray Charles)

Side 2
5. Big Man on Mulberry Street
6. Temptation
7. Code of Silence
8. Getting Closer

Storm Front
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Originally released October 17, 1989

Side 1 That’s Not Her Style We Didn’t Start The Fire The Downeaster ‘Alexa’ I Go to Extremes Shameless

Side 2
6. Storm Front
7. Leningrad
8. State of Grace
9. When in Rome
10. And So It Goes

River Of Dreams
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Originally released August 10, 1993

Side 1 No Man’s Land The Great Wall of China Blonde Over Blue A Minor Variaion Shades of Grey

Side 2
6. All About Soul
7. Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
8. The River of Dreams
9. Two Thousand Years
10. Famous Last Words

Fantasies & Delusions
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Originally released October 2, 2001

Side 1 Reverie (“Villa d’Este”) Waltz #1 (“Nunley’s Carousel”)
Side 2
3. Aria (“Grand Canal”)
4. Invention in C Minor
5. Soliloquy (“On a Separation”)

Side C
6. Suite for Piano (“Star-Crossed”): I. Innamorato
7. Suite for Piano (“Star-Crossed”): II. Sorbetto
8. Suite for Piano (“Star-Crossed”): III. Delusion
Side D
9. Opus 5. Waltz #2 (“Steinway Hall”)
10. Opus 9. Waltz #3 (“For Lola”)
11. Opus 4. Fantasy (“Film Noir”)
12. Opus 10. Air (“Dublinesque”)

Live From Long Island

Originally recorded on December 29, 1982 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Contains the complete concert
Newly mixed from the original source tapes

SIDE A (13:37)
Allentown (3:41)
My Life (4:58)
Prelude/Angry Young Man (4:58)

SIDE B (14:24)
Piano Man (5:39)
Don’t Ask Me Why (3:39)
The Stranger (5:06)

SIDE C (18:17)
Scandinavian Skies (6:33)
Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song) (3:24)
She’s Always A Woman (3:28)
Pressure (4:52)

SIDE D (18:18)
Scenes From An Italian Restaurant (7:10)
Just The Way You Are (4:55)
Goodnight Saigon (6:13)

SIDE E (18:48)
Stilleto (6:10)
Band Intro (1:40)
Until The Night (6:54)
It’s Still Rock N Roll To Me (4:04)

SIDE F (17:48)
Sometimes A Fantasy (3:34)
Big Shot (4:35)
You May Be Right (4:25)
Only The Good Die Young (3:35)
Souvenir (1:39)

Label: Columbia
Released: 2023