| | |  | Featured Items | Home » » The Stranger: 30th Anniversary [Limited Edition] (Deluxe Boxed Set - 2 CDs + 1 DVD) | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Limited Edition 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition - 3 Discs (2 CDs and 1 DVD) CD of "The Stranger" remastered by the original album producer, Phil Ramone CD of "Live At Carnegie Hall 1977"- previously unreleased - On June 3, 1977, one month prior to the recording of The Stranger album, Billy and his band performed at the historical Carnegie Hall. Bonus DVD of BBC's Old Grey Whistle Test - approx 60 minutes PLUS 2 live promotional videos 48 Page Booklet with liner notes by Rolling Stone Editor, David Fricke and un-seen photos from the original album photo shoot The Stranger CD Tracklist: Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) The Stranger Just The Way You Are Scenes From An Italian Restaurant Vienna Only the Good Die Young She's Always A Woman Get It Right The First Time Everybody Has Dream "Live At Carnegie Hall 1977" CD On June 3, 1977, one month prior to the recording of The Stranger album, Billy and his band performed at the historical Carnegie Hall in NYC. This show has been brilliantly restored to be released for the first time as part of the 30th Anniversary edtion of The Stranger "The Old Grey Whistle Test" DVD Billy Joel made a special appearance on BBC2 television music show "The Old Grey Whistle Test" in early 1978 during the promotion for The Stranger album. The show is approximately 60 minutes and aired only once on BBC2. The Old Grey Whistle Test was an influential BBC2 television music show that ran from September 1971 to 1987. The Old Grey Whistle Test was also the template for what later became MTV. "Miami 2017" "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" "New York State Of Mind" "The Entertainer" "She's Always A Woman" "Root Beer Rag" "Just The Way You Are" "Souvenir" "Ain't No Crime" "Only The Good Die Young" PLUS Live Promotional videos: "The Stranger" "Just The Way You Are" | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| July 08, 2008 | | Studio:
| Sony Legacy | | Number Of Discs:
| 3 | | Format:
| Box set, Extra tracks, Original recording remastered | | Average Customer Rating:
| based on 32 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | Disc: 1 | | | 1. | Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) | | 2. | Stranger | | 3. | Just the Way You Are | | 4. | Scenes from an Italian Restaurant | | 5. | Vienna | | 6. | Only the Good Die Young | | 7. | Always a Woman | | 8. | Get It Right the First Time | | 9. | Everybody Has a Dream [Stranger Reprise] | | | Disc: 2 | | | 1. | Miami 2017 [Live] | | 2. | Angry Young Man [Live] | | 3. | New York State of Mind [Live] | | 4. | Just the Way You Are [Live] | | 5. | She's Got a Way [Live] | | 6. | Entertainer [Live] | | 7. | Scenes from an Italian Restaurant [Live] | | 8. | Band Intros [Live] | | 9. | Captain Jack [Live] | | 10. | I've Loved These Days [Live] | | 11. | Say Goodbye to Hollywood [Live] | | 12. | Souvenir [Live] | | | Disc: 3 | | | 1. | Stranger [DVD] | | 2. | Just the Way You Are [DVD] | | 3. | Intro [DVD][Live] | | 4. | Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go out on Broadway) [DVD][Live] | | 5. | Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) [DVD][Live] | | 6. | New York State of Mind [DVD][Live] | | 7. | Entertainer [DVD][Live] | | 8. | She's Always a Woman [DVD][Live] | | 9. | Root Beer Rag [DVD][Live] | | 10. | Just the Way You Are [DVD][Live] | | 11. | Only the Good Die Young [DVD][Live] | | 12. | Souvenir [DVD][Live] | | 13. | Ain't No Crime [DVD][Live] | | 14. | [Bonus Material] [DVD] [*] | |
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davebJun 11, 2009 I,ve been a Billy Joel fan, for quite some time now. Actually, I,m a big music fan period. This is the first time I,ve bought anything from Amazon. I bought this collection used for less than twenty dollars. New, this thing is like forty five. What I got was three discs in great condition, no scratches, no skips, I,m impressed. The collection itself. The only downside is the fact that the sound quality on both the dvds and cds is not outstanding. But the behind the scenes, and early concert footage, of a young Billy Joel, makes up for the shortcomings. Must have for any Billy Joel fan. Enjoy!
Decent box set but...May 21, 2009 I think the OGWT performance should've been included in "My Lives".
This isn't as massive as the Pearl Jam reissue, but includes a journal and a poster of the Carnegie Hall concert which was pretty cool.
The documentary is pretty short, I just watched Springsteen's "Born to Run" and fortunately there was a lot filmed and video recorded. This was a short doc on the making of and once you've seen it, that's it.
I guess there must have been a coin toss between which show they were going to include, the live at Nassau radio concert, or the Carnegie Hall recording. I know there's complaints about some songs cut out (not sure which ones), but I think the listener should be putting it up against "Songs in the Attic" (hopefully will get a Legacy overhaul), because there are songs here that aren't on there. It's nice to have "Prelude/Angry Young Man" live. It does have a healthy dose of "Turnstiles" plus a great "Captain Jack". "She's Got A Way" and "The Entertainer", but strangely no "Piano Man".
Billy hasn't played theaters in ages and it just makes you wish he would have kept playing theater shows here and there, even at his commercial zenith in the 80s.
There's a lot they could've included, demos, a couple of other concerts that were recorded around the same time (even Muzikladen footage should've been included) but for someone who wants to see and hear him and the band playing songs like "Scenes" to people who hadn't heard it yet, this is worth getting.
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Billy Joel 30th Anniversary of The Stranger AlbumFeb 19, 2009 This special 3oth Anniversary rerelease of Billy Joel's The Stranger Album will bring back a tidal wave of great growing up memories of the late 70's.
A Memory Improved!Feb 01, 2009 I was in college when this album was released and it
convinced me of the genius of Joel. The remastering
only improved the quality of the product!
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The StrangerOct 19, 2008 I watched this documentary on PBS and was so enthralled with it I ordered it. I am a teacher and one of the classes I teach is "The History of Popular Music" and another is 'Beginner Piano.' I showed this documentary to students in both classes.
As a (music) history teacher I feel it is important for students to appreciate the roots of music history. It is also a great way for students to be exposed to music legends.
As a piano teacher I was very impressed with Billy Joel's playing of "Root Beer Rag." I have never heard it before and watching him play it on the piano was equally impressive. I wanted my piano students to see how fast his hands played as well as hear the music.
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