Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings Celebrate Fifty Years of The Artistry of Billy Joel wiith the release of Billy Joel - The Vinyl Collection, Vol. 1 on Friday 5 November

Focusing on Billy’s 1970s Material, From Cold Spring Harbor to Songs in the Attic, The Definitive

9LP Boxset Library includes Billy’s First Six Studio Albums and First Live Album

Plus, a Previously Unreleased Bonus Double Vinyl Exclusive: Billy Joel - Live at The Great American Music Hall - 1975

The Vinyl Collection, Vol.1 arrives the same day as the first rescheduled concert in Billy Joel’s extraordinary ongoing Madison Square Garden residency on November 5. A definitive 9LP library chronicling Billy’s evolution as a songwriter, performer and recording artist during his rise from obscurity to international superstardom in the 1970s, The Vinyl Collection, Vol. 1 brings together his first six solo studio albums (Cold Spring Harbor, Piano Man, Streetlife Serenade, Turnstiles, The Stranger, 52nd Street) with his first live album (Songs in the Attic) and an exclusive pressing of Live at The Great American Music Hall - 1975, a previously unreleased concert recording available for the first time in the boxset as a double vinyl album.

All titles have been sourced from the original album tapes and prepared by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound. The boxset includes a 50+ page booklet highlighting Billy’s early career through archival photos, an essay by Anthony DeCurtis, Billy’s personal observations and insights on his songs and albums, and tributes from his fellow musicians, artists and celebrities.