Vintage Billy Joel Piano Man 12" Black Vinyl LP 1973 CBS Sony Japan Obi Import

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Vintage Billy Joel Piano Man 12" Black Vinyl LP 1973 CBS Sony Japan Obi Import

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[Used]: Black vinyl LP grades visually around Excellent (EX) with strong gloss and only a few very light sleeve scuffs and faint hairline marks visible in bright light; no deep scratches, warps, or edge chips seen and the white/orange CBS/Sony Family Productions center labels are clean and fully legible without writing or stickers. Single-pocket cardboard jacket also grades visually around Excellent (EX) with minimal surface rubbing, light corner and edge wear, and intact seams without splits; attached Japanese obi strip remains complete with slight handling wear along the edges. Printed Japanese liner-note and lyric inserts and translucent inner sleeve show mild age toning and light handling wrinkles but no tears or writing; playback has not been tested and the album is graded and sold from visual inspection only.

Artist: Billy Joel.

Title: Piano Man 12-inch black vinyl LP featuring his 1973 studio album of narrative piano-based singer-songwriter material, issued in Japan with obi strip.

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

Label and catalog number: CBS/Sony release in association with Family Productions with orange-and-white custom center labels; catalog number 25AP 952 printed on the obi strip, spine, and labels with side designations 25AP 952 A and 25AP 952 B.

Release year and origin: 1973 Japanese pressing manufactured by CBS/Sony Inc., Tokyo, Japan, during the early 1970s soft rock and pop rock era.

Genre/Style: rock, pop, singer/songwriter, soft rock, pop rock, and piano-driven adult contemporary.

Material: Vinyl; Color: black; Format: record; Features: Japanese import edition, CBS/Sony Family Productions branding, full Japanese-language obi strip, printed insert with Japanese liner notes and photos, additional fold-out lyric sheet with English and Japanese text, and English-language song titles on the labels.

Case type and front cover: single-pocket cardboard sleeve with the iconic close-up pencil-style portrait of Billy Joel's face emerging from a dark background, with "Billy Joel / Piano Man" album title script across the top.

Back cover details: rear panel presents a lighter monochrome version of the portrait above production credits listing producer Michael Stewart, arranger Michael Omartian, engineer Ron Malo, and the complete track listing, with CBS and Family Productions copyright lines along the bottom.

Obi strip and discography: narrow navy and cream obi strip along the left edge displays bold white BILLY JOEL PIANO MAN title lettering with vertical Japanese text and catalog details on the front, while the back of the obi features "Billy Joel's Discography" with thumbnail images and Japanese captions for other CBS/Sony Billy Joel releases.

Inner sleeves/inlay: includes a one-sided insert with extensive Japanese-language liner notes and black-and-white photographs including an image of Joel beside a "DRINKING IN PUBLIC IS ILLEGAL" sign, plus a separate two-page lyrics insert presenting song lyrics and credits in both English and Japanese, as well as a translucent protective inner sleeve for the record.

Track listing Side 1: Travelin' Prayer; Piano Man; Ain't No Crime; You're My Home; The Ballad Of Billy The Kid.

Track listing Side 2: Worse Comes To Worst; Stop In Nevada; If I Only Had The Words (To Tell You); Somewhere Along The Line; Captain Jack.

Additional notes: classic 1973 Japanese CBS/Sony/Family Productions LP of Billy Joel's breakthrough Piano Man album, ideal for collectors of 1970s soft rock, singer-songwriter, and Japanese pressing vinyl records.

Keywords: Billy Joel Piano Man 25AP 952 CBS Sony Family Productions 1973 Japanese import LP soft rock pop rock singer songwriter black vinyl record album Japan obi.

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