Two Releases Commemorate Billy Joel's 40 Years

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Sony Music / Legacy Recordings) Billy Joel - The Complete Albums Collection brings together for the
first time, in one elegantly designed box, the artist's complete
catalog of 14 essential titles, from 1971's Cold Spring Harbor through
1979's Grammy-winning Album of The Year 52nd Street and 1981's live
Songs In The Attic to 2001's Fantasies & Delusions, the first album of
Billy's classical compositions. Each album has been recently
remastered in 24 bit audio for this edition and comes in cardboard
jackets replicating the original album covers and sleeves

In addition to offering brand-new remasters of every Billy Joel studio
album, Billy Joel - The Complete Albums Collection includes two lavish
60-page booklets, printed lyrics to every Billy Joel composition, a new
Q&A with Billy conducted by noted music journalist Steve Morse, and a
bonus disc of 17 rare and non-album recordings.

Random copies of The Complete Albums Collection ordered through the
Official Billy Joel store (www.CompleteBillyJoel.com) will be
autographed by Billy Joel, so big fans will want to be sure to order
their copy there.


The Legacy Edition of Piano Man, Billy Joel's 1973 debut album on
Columbia Records, includes the 10-song original album in its entirety,
remastered for this release in addition to a second disc premiering the
first-ever release of Billy's mythic performance at Philadelphia's
Sigma Sound Studio on April 15, 1972 (a year prior to his signing with
Columbia). Philadelphia Daily News music writer Jon Takiff, an
eye-witness to the event, has penned a new essay on the Sigma Sound
show for the Legacy Edition of Piano Man.