Billy Joel The Stranger 12" Black Vinyl LP 1977 CBS/Sony Japan Obi Vintage

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Vintage Billy Joel The Stranger 12" Black Vinyl LP 1977 CBS/Sony Japan Obi

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[Used]: Black vinyl LP grades visually around Very Good (VG) with strong gloss across both sides and scattered light sleeve scuffs, faint hairline marks, and a few small surface lines visible under bright light along with minor dust or smudging that would benefit from a careful cleaning; one more prominent pit on side A, see photo however no warps, or edge chips seen and the orange and cream CBS/Sony center labels are clean and fully legible without writing or stickers. Cardboard jacket grades visually around Very Good Plus (VG+) with a light ring-wear sheen on the dark front and back, a few small surface rubs and tiny speckled spots, and mild corner and edge wear but no seam splits.

Artist: Billy Joel.

Title: The Stranger 12-inch black vinyl LP album from Billy Joel featuring his classic 1977 studio recordings.

Format: 33 1/3 RPM record; Type: LP; Record size: 12-inch; audio format: stereo.

Label and catalog number: CBS/Sony release with orange and cream CBS/Sony center labels; catalog number 25AP 843 printed on the obi strip, back cover, and both labels.

Release year and origin: 1977 Japanese pressing manufactured by CBS/Sony Inc. in Tokyo, Japan during the late 1970s soft rock era.

Genre/Style: rock, pop, singer/songwriter, and soft rock.

Material: Vinyl; Color: black; Format: record; Features: Japanese import issue with original pink and blue Japanese-language obi strip, CBS/Sony branding, and Japanese insert card as shown, plus English-language song titles and credits.

Case type and front cover: standard single-sleeve cardboard jacket with the iconic black-and-white photograph of Billy Joel seated on a bed in a suit, looking at a theatrical mask resting on the pillow, with a hanging guitar on the wall and The Stranger album title text in white at the upper right.

Back cover details: rear panel presents a black-and-white photo of Billy Joel and band members gathered around a table in a casual restaurant setting, with the track listing printed in white text at upper left, copyright details and CBS/Sony logos at the bottom, and the 25AP 843 catalog number.

Obi strip and insert: tall pink-and-blue Japanese obi strip down the left edge highlights Grammy Awards and song information in Japanese characters along with a printed price of ¥2,500, CBS/Sony logos, and catalog number; includes a matching Japanese-language CBS/Sony survey or information card insert printed on both sides.

Record labels: orange and cream CBS/Sony labels indicate 33 1/3 stereo playback, side designations A and B, catalog number 25AP 843, and full English song titles along with production credits for Phil Ramone.

Track listing Side 1: Movin' Out (Anthony's Song); The Stranger; Just The Way You Are; Scenes From An Italian Restaurant.

Track listing Side 2: Vienna; Only The Good Die Young; She's Always A Woman; Get It Right The First Time; Everybody Has A Dream.

Additional notes: classic late 1970s Billy Joel LP featuring hit singles such as Just The Way You Are, Movin' Out (Anthony's Song), Only The Good Die Young, and She's Always A Woman, in a Japanese CBS/Sony import edition with obi strip for collectors of vintage rock and pop vinyl.

Keywords: Billy Joel The Stranger 25AP 843 CBS/Sony 1977 Japan LP vinyl record soft rock pop singer songwriter import.

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