Billy Joel THE STRANGER SEALED 1977 USA CBS PROMO 1/2 SPEED LP
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Label: CBS MASTERSOUND PROMO
Product Code: HC 44987
Format: 1/2 Speed Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Original Factory Sealed
UPC: 07464349870
This Auction is for a CBS 1/2 Speed Master LP "Out of Print" These Albums were mastered in Half-Speed technology which allows more time for the Original Session Master Tape to be transferred perfectly to Vinyl, a very costly and time-consuming process that was also used by MFSL. Each has superior packaging and unique static free inner sleeves to protect each piece of vinyl. Known for their pure and natural sound.
Billy Joel teamed with Phil Ramone, a famed engineer who had just scored his first producing hits with Art Garfunkel's Breakaway and Paul Simon's Still Crazy After All These Years for The Stranger, his follow-up to Turnstiles. Joel still favored big, sweeping melodies, but Ramone convinced him to streamline his arrangements and clean up the production. The results aren't necessarily revelatory, since he covered so much ground on Turnstiles, but the commercialism of The Stranger is a bit of a surprise. None of his ballads have been as sweet or slick as "Just the Way You Are"; he never had created a rocker as bouncy or infectious as "Only the Good Die Young"; and the glossy production of "She's Always a Woman" disguises its latent misogynist streak. Joel balanced such radio-ready material with a series of New York vignettes, seemingly inspired by Springsteen's working-class fables and clearly intended to be the artistic centerpieces of the album. They do provide The Stranger with the feel of a concept album, yet there is no true thematic connection between the pieces, and his lyrics are often vague or mean-spirited. His lyrical shortcomings are overshadowed by his musical strengths. Even if his melodies sound more Broadway than Beatles -- the epic suite "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" feels like a show-stopping closer -- there's no denying that the melodies of each song on The Stranger are memorable, so much so that they strengthen the weaker portions of the album. Joel rarely wrote a set of songs better than those on The Stranger, nor did he often deliver an album as consistently listenable.
A1 Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) 3:30
A2 The Stranger 5:08
A3 Just The Way You Are
Saxophone [Alto] – Phil Woods 4:50
A4 Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
Accordion – Dominic CorteseGuitar – Steve Burgh 7:35
B1 Vienna
Accordion – Dominic Cortese 3:32
B2 Only The Good Die Young 3:54
B3 She's Always A Woman 3:19
B4 Get It Right The First Time 3:54
B5 Everybody Has A Dream
Backing Vocals – Gwen Guthrie, Lani Groves, Patti Austin, Phoebe SnowOrgan – Richard Tee 4:35
B6 The Stranger (Reprise)
RECORD CONDITION:
THE ALBUM IS STILL ORIGINAL FACTORY SEALED.
COVER IS STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP W/ SOME CORNER WEAR PROMO ON THE BACK
NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER
No split seams
No creases
No ring wear
No cut-out (drill) holes.
No cut-out corners
No saw-marks or indents
No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)
No yellowing from aging
No writing
No stickers
No mold or mildew spots
No water damage
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