Billy Joel Rarities Booklet

 

 

 

 

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For a man who has only released twelve studio albums spanning 1971 - 1993, Billy Joel has a large number of rare and alternate tracks tracks out there to discover. This set hope hopes s to gather up as many of them as possible to simplify the search. From the original mix of the ‘Cold Spring Harbor’  Harbor’  LP, released by Family Productio Productions ns in  in a mix that Billy himself hated, due in large part to the fact that it was mastered at the wrong speed, giving Billy a “Chipmunk“Chipmunk -quality” vocal (the speed has been corrected here), to the two tracks he r e ecorded corded for the tribute album ‘The Art Of McCartney’, released in November 2014, as many rare tracks as possible have been assembled in this career-spanning collection. Single-edits, video mixes, llive ive versions, charityalbum releases, duets, and more have been included to give a broader picture of Billy Joel the recording artist than what you get from the twelve studio albums alone. 3

 

DISC ONE  – COLD SPRING HARBOR + VIDEO RARITIES

1. She’s Got A Way 2:49 Way 2:49 2. You Can Make Me Free 5:51 3. Everybody Loves You Now 2:48 4. Why Judy Why 2:54 5. Falling Of The Rain 2:40 6. Turn Around 3:28 7. You Look So Good To Me 2:26 8. Tomorrow Is Today 4:51 9. Nocturne 2:38 10. Got To Begin Again 2:50 11. James (video version) 3:40 12. You May Be Right (video version) 3:58 13. It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me (video version) 2:55  2:55  14. All For Leyna (video version) 3:55 15. Sometimes A Fantasy (video version) 3:30 16. Goodnight Saigon (live video version) 5:29 17. Scandinavian Skies (live video version) 6:58 18. Leave A Tender Moment Alone (live video version) 5:21 19. New York State Of Mind (live video version) 6:23 20. Summer, Highland Falls (live) 4:33

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Tracks 1-10 – 1-10  – speed-corrected  speed-corrected versions from original ‘Cold Spring Harbor’ LP, released by Family Productions 11/1/71. Tracks 11-16, 18 & 19  –  –   audio from original promotional videos. Track 17 – 17  –   audio from ‘Live From Long Island’ video.  video.  Track 20  –  –   B-side to “To Make You Feel My Love” 45, released in 1997.

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DISC TWO  – SINGLE EDITS

1. Piano Man 4:36 4:07

2. Travelin’ Prayer 3:08  3:08  3. The Entertainer 3:17 4. Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song) 3:43  3:43  5. Just The Way You Are 3:36 6. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant 4:07 7. My Life 3:52 8. Big Shot 3:44 9. You May Be Right 4:10 10. Sometimes A Fantasy 4:10 11. Say Goodbye To Hollywood (live) 3:55 12. Elvis Presley Blvd. 3:24 13. Pressure 3:17 14. Goodnight Saigon 5:50 15. Tell Her About It 3:36 16. You Got Me Hummin’ (live) 3:36  3:36  17. Keeping The Faith 4:54 18. You’re Only Human Human (Second Wind) 4:25 19. The Night Is Still Young 4:08 20. That’s Not Her Style 4:10  4:10 

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Tracks 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, + 20 are edited LP versions, as originally issued on 45. Tracks 1 + 3 are edited remixed LP versions, as originally issued on 45. Track 4 + 17 are remixed LP versions, as originally issued on 45. Track 10 is a longer version, as originally issued on 45. Tracks 12 + 16 are non-LP tracks, originally issued on 45 and 12” single respectively. respectively.   Track 6 may or may not be an an edited LP version, as originall originally y issued as a promotional 45. Maybe… Maybe…  

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DISC THREE  – STUDIO RARITIES

1. Piano Man (re-service edit) 3:19 2. New York State Of Mind (original LP version) 6:00 3. Tell Her About It (extended version) 5:31 4. Keeping The Faith (extended version) 5:25 5. Big Man On Mulberry Street (‘Moonlighting’ ( ‘Moonlighting’ version) version) 6:14 6. The River Of Dreams (extended version) 5:27 7. All About Soul (remix) 8. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (duet with Rosie O’Donnell) 4:56  4:56  9. New York State Of Mind (A Tribute To Heroes) 6:01 10. The Good Life (duet with Tony Bennett) 3:19 11. All My Life 5:18 12. Wichita Lineman (duet with Jimmy Webb) 4:14 13. The Christmas Song (duet with Johnny Mathis) 3:55 14. New York State Of Mind (duet with Barbara Streisand) 4:48 15. Maybe I’m Amazed 5:05 Amazed 5:05 16. Live And Let Die 3:09

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Track 1 – 1 – from  from re-service promotional 45 Track 2 – 2 –  from original ‘Turnstiles’ LP (alternate sax solo)  solo)   Track 3 – 3 –  from commercially issued 12” single  single  Track 4 – 4 –  from promotional 12” single  single  Track 5 – 5 –  from ‘Moonlighting’ TV series (S03E06) Track 6 – 6 –  as on ‘Complete Hits’ box, but with complete intro  intro  Track 7 – 7 – single  single version, released 11/2/93 Track 8 – 8 –  from ‘A Rosie Christmas’ LP, released 11/2/99  11/2/99  Track 9 – 9 –  from ‘America: A Tribute To Heroes’ LP, released 12/4/01 Track 10 – 10 –  from ‘Duets: An American Classic’ LP,  LP,   released 9/26/06 Track 11 – 11 – single  single only release, 2/14/07 Track 12 – 12 –  from ‘Just Across The River’ LP, released 6/29/10 Track 13 – 13 –  from ‘Sending You A Little Christmas’ LP,  LP,  released 10/29/13 Track 14 – 14 –  from ‘Partners’ LP, released 9/16/14  9/16/14  Tracks 15 + 16 – 16 –  from ‘The Art Of McCartney’ LP, released 11/18/14

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DISC FOUR  – LIVE RARITIES

1. Allentown (live) 4:06 2. Prelude/Angry Young Man (live) 5:10 3. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant (live) 7:23 4. The Downeaster “Alexa” (live) 5:06  5:06  5. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (live) 5:09 6. No Man’s Land (live) 5:44  5:44  7. The Ballad Of Billy The Kid (live) 5:53 8. Lullaby (Goodnight My Angel) (live) 3:40 9. The River Of Dreams (live) 5:25 10. A Hard Day’s Night (live) 3:17  3:17  11. Miami 2017 (Seen (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) Broadway ) (live) 5:34 12. New York State Of Mind (live) 6:02 13. You’re My Home (live) 3:17 14. Honesty (live) 3:56 15. Stiletto (live) 5:11 16. Christmas In Fallujah (live) 5:04

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Tracks 1-4 – 1-4 –  from ‘The Stormfront Tour’ promotional CD  CD  Tracks 5-10 – 5-10 –  from ‘A Voyage On The River Of Dreams’  Dreams’   Australian CD box, box, released 5/14/96. Tracks 11 + 12 – 12 –  from ‘The Concert For New York City’, released 11/27/01. Tracks 13-15 – 13-15 –  from ‘All My Life’ single, released 2/14/07. 2/14/ 07.   Track 16 – 16 – from  from Australian-only single, released 12/4/07.

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DISC FIVE  – SOUVENIR + THE BILLY JOEL INTERVIEW LPS

1. The Ballad Of Billy The Kid (live) 5:05 2. Summer, Highland Falls (live) 3:06 3. New York State Of Mind (live) 10:15 4. Souvenir (live) 1:54 5. Piano Man (live video version) 5:31 6. The Billy Joel Interview – Interview – Side  Side A 23:37 7. The Billy Joel Interview – Interview – Side  Side B 24:45 Tracks 1-4 – 1-4 –  from ‘Souvenir’ promotional LP, issued 1976.  1976.  Track 5 – 5 – audio  audio from promotional video. Tracks 6 + 7 – 7 – from  from promotional LP, issued 1981.

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DISC SIX  – THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION  – DVD

Intro 1. My Life (directed by Steve Cohen) 5:41 2. It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me  Me  (directed by Steve Cohen) 2:52 3. Piano Man (live at Yankee Stadium) (directed byJon Small) 5:29 4. Everybody Loves You Now (live) (directed by Steve Cohen) 3:34 5. New York State Of Mind (live) (directed by Jon Small) 6:22 6. Honesty (directed by Steve Cohen) 3:48 7. You May Be Right (directed by Steve Cohen) 3:59 8. Uptown Girl (directed by Jay Dubin) 3:22 9. Tell Her About It (directed by Jay Dubin) 4:20 10. The River Of Dreams (directed by Andy Morahan) 4:11 11. The Longest Time (directed by Jay Dubin) 4:01 12. We Didn’t Start The Fire  Fire (directed by Chris Blum) 4:28 13. Goodnight Saigon (live) (directed by Jay Dubin) 5:31 14. Allentown (directed by Russell Mulcahy) 3:45 15. All For Leyna (directed by Steve Cohen) 3:54 16. Leave A Tender Moment Alone (live) 5:21 17. A Matter Of Trust (directed by Russell Mulcahy) 4:48 18. Baby Grand (directed by Jon Small) 4:19 19. I Go To Extremes (directed by Paula Greif) 4:10 20. Leningrad (directed by Kathy Dougherty) 4:01 21. The Downeaster “Alexa”  “Alexa” (directed by Andy Morahan) 3:42 22. You’re Only Human (Second Wind)  Wind) (directed by Richard Friedman) 5:01 23. All About Soul (live in the studio) (directed by Lawrence Jordan) 4:03 24. Onthe Time Time   (directed 25. She’s JamesRight (live in studio) 3:38by Russell Mulcahy) 4:02 Credits 

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THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION VIDEOS  

 

My Life

It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me

Piano Man (live at Yankee Stadium)

Ever  Ever ybody ybody Loves You Now (live)

New York State Of Mind (live)

Honesty

You May Be Right

Uptown Girl

Tell Her About It

The River Of Dreams

The Longest Time

We Didn’t Start St art The Fire

Goodnight Saigon (live)

Allentown

All For Leyna

A Matter Of Trust

Baby Grand

I Go To Extremes

All About Soul (live in the studio)

She’s Right On Time  Time 

Leave A Tender Moment Alone (live)

The Downeaster “Alexa”

You’re Only Human (Second Wind) Wind)  

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Leningrad

James (live in the studio)

 

 

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