Billy Joel released his first album in 1971. The album, Cold Spring Harbor, gained some interest but it wasn’t until Piano Man (1973), that Billy Joel became a recognizable name. The debut Columbia album generated four singles, the best known being “Piano Man”. With well over 7 million copies sold worldwide, Billy Joel was on track to become a strong performer for the better part of the next 20 years. Every album released since Piano Man sold over 1 million copies, at the very least. The Stranger sold over 10 million in the US alone giving it the coveted Diamond designation. The album, Turnstiles, was released in 1976 making this year its 50th Anniversary. It produced 3 singles with the best known to be “Say Goodbye To Hollywood”.
On December 11, the 50th Anniversary of Turnstiles will be remembered with an expanded and remastered set that will comprise 4CDs filled with demos, album sessions, and 2 live sets, one from from The Bottom Line in New York City (June 10, 1976), and the other from two nights (December 5/6, 1976) at The Palmer Auditorium at Connecticut College. The Blu-ray (BD) will provide the original album remixed in Dolby Atmos, and the Billy Joel Tonight show along with rehearsal and production tracks.
This set will reissue as Turnstiles – 50th Anniversary and will be released in 4CD/BD box, and DD. a 40-page booklet is packed in.
Turnstiles (50th Anniversary Edition) – Billy Joel
CD1 (Demos/Early Versions)
01 All You Wanna Do Is Dance (band demo, February 7, 1975)
02 James (band demo, June 12, 1975)
03 New York State Of Mind (live at The Great American Music Hall, June 12, 1975 – Set 1)
04 All You Wanna Do Is Dance (live at The Great American Music Hall, June 10, 1975 – Set 2)
05 Oklahoma (live at The Great American Music Hall, June 9, 1975 – Set 1)
06 Everybody Has A Dream (live at The Great American Music Hall, June 10, 1975 – Set 2)
07 New York State Of Mind (piano/vocal demo, 1975)
08 I’ve Seen The Lamb Lie Down On Broadway (Miami 2017) (piano/vocal demo, 1975)
09 James (piano/vocal demo, 1975)
10 Oklahoma (piano/vocal demo, 1975)
11 New Ideas (Say Goodbye To Hollywood, Angry Young Man, Brenda And Eddie) (piano/vocal demo, 1975)
12 Say Goodbye To Hollywood (piano /vocal demo with percussion overdub, 1975)
13 These Rhinestone Days (piano/vocal demo, 1975) – previously released on My Lives
14 Prelude/Angry Young Man – take 9 (Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson session, January 19, 1976)
15 I’ve Loved These Days – take 1 (Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson session, January 20, 1976)
16 James – take 3 (Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson session, January 21, 1976)
17 Everybody Has A Dream – take 1 (Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson session, January 21, 1976)
18 Sadness Or Euphoria (Summer, Highland Falls) – take 2 (Doug Stegmeyer, Liberty DeVitto session, January 23, 1976)
19 All You Wanna Do Is Dance – take 2 (Doug Stegmeyer, Liberty DeVitto session, January 23, 1976)
20 Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) – take 1 (Doug Stegmeyer, Liberty DeVitto session, January 23, 1976)
CD2 (Album Sessions)
Turnstiles
01 Say Goodbye To Hollywood
02 Summer, Highland Falls
03 All You Wanna Do Is Dance
04 New York State Of Mind
05 James
06 Prelude/Angry Young Man
07 I’ve Loved These Days
08 Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)
Bonus Tracks (Previously Unreleased)
09 James (alternate mix with strings; reprise with acoustic guitar, bongos and saxophone)
10 Summer, Highland Falls (alternate acoustic version)
11 Say Goodbye To Hollywood (alternate band take)
12 I’ve Loved These Days (alternate orchestral mix)
13 Conversation with Ed Sciaky, Philadelphia, June 18, 1976
CD3 (Live At The Bottom Line – NYC – June 10, 1976 – Previously Unreleased)
01 Prelude/Angry Young Man
02 Somewhere Along The Line
03 Summer, Highland Falls
04 Piano Man
05 Root Beer Rag
06 James
07 Travelin’ Prayer
08 New York State Of Mind
09 The Entertainer
10 The Ballad Of Billy The Kid
11 I’ve Loved These Days
12 Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)
13 Captain Jack
14 All You Wanna Do Is Dance
15 Ain’t No Crime
16 Weekend Song
17 Souvenir
CD4 (Billy Joel Tonight – December 5 & 6,,1976 – Palmer Auditorium – Connecticut College – Previously Unreleased except for *)
01 Prelude/Angry Young Man
02 Somewhere Along The Line
03 Summer, Highland Falls*
04 Piano Man
05 Handball
06 James
07 Travelin’ Prayer
08 New York State Of Mind*
09 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 Souvenir*
BD (Billy Joel Tonight/Turnstiles Atmos Mix
The Concert
01 Prelude/Angry Young Man*
02 Somewhere Along The Line
03 Summer, Highland Falls
04 Piano Man*
05 Handball*
06 James (includes Still Crazy After All These Years” by Paul Simon)
07 Travelin’ Prayer (includes “Jungleland” by Bruce Springsteen)
08 New York State Of Mind*
09 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
01 Stop In Nevada (incomplete rehearsal) (includes “Behind Closed Doors” by Kenny O’Dell)
02 She’s Got A Way
03 Say Goodbye To Hollywood
04 Streetlife Serenader
05 The Great Suburban Showdown
06 All You Wanna Do Is Dance
07 I’ve Loved These Days
08 Honky Tonk Women (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards)
09 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)
Turnstiles (Original Album – Dolby Atmos)