Turnstiles (50th Anniversary)

Turnstiles – 50th Anniversary Edition is a 4CD + Blu-ray set celebrating Billy Joel’s 1976 album, home to “New York State of Mind”, “Summer, Highland Falls” and “Say Goodbye to Hollywood”. The expanded collection contains 67 audio tracks, including 54 never before commercially available, highlighted by the previously unheard “Oklahoma”, the audio debut of fan favourite “Handball” and four tracks from the abandoned Dee Murray/Nigel Olsson sessions.

The collection includes the complete Billy Joel Tonight concert film, filmed at Connecticut College in 1976 and newly transferred, edited and mixed for HD by Emmy-winners Steve Cohen, Brian Ruggles and Bradshaw Leigh, alongside previously unseen rehearsal and production footage.

Additional features include a Dolby Atmos mix of the original Turnstiles album and a 40-page booklet with unseen photographs and new liner notes by David Fricke and Billy Joel Archive Director John Jackson.

CD1: Demos and Early Versions

1. All You Wanna Do Is Dance (band demo, February 7, 1975) (2:58)
2. James (band demo, June 12, 1975) (4:07)
3. New York State Of Mind (live at The Great American Music Hall, June 12, 1975 – Set 1) (5:44)
4. All You Wanna Do Is Dance (live at The Great American Music Hall, June 10, 1975 – Set 2) (2:54)
5. Oklahoma (live at The Great American Music Hall, June 9, 1975 – Set 1) (4:05)
6. Everybody Has A Dream (live at The Great American Music Hall, June 10, 1975 – Set 2) (5:28)
7. New York State Of Mind (piano/vocal demo, 1975) (6:09)
8. I’ve Seen The Lamb Lie Down On Broadway (Miami 2017) (piano/vocal demo, 1975) (4:05)
9. James (piano/vocal demo, 1975) (3:28)
10. Oklahoma (piano/vocal demo, 1975) (2:32)
11. New Ideas (Say Goodbye To Hollywood, Angry Young Man, Brenda And Eddie) (piano/vocal demo, 1975) (2:23)
12. Say Goodbye To Hollywood (piano/vocal demo with percussion overdub, 1975) (3:51)
13. These Rhinestone Days (piano/vocal demo, 1975) (3:01) – previously released on My Lives
14. Prelude/Angry Young Man – take 9 (Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson session, January 19, 1976) (5:47)
15. I’ve Loved These Days – take 1 (Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson session, January 20, 1976) (4:29)
16. James – take 3 (Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson session, January 21, 1976) (4:07)
17. Everybody Has A Dream – take 1 (Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson session, January 21, 1976) (3:12)
18. Sadness Or Euphoria (Summer, Highland Falls) – take 2 (Doug Stegmeyer, Liberty DeVitto session, January 23, 1976) (3:24)
19. All You Wanna Do Is Dance – take 2 (Doug Stegmeyer, Liberty DeVitto session, January 23, 1976) (3:12)
20. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) – take 1 (Doug Stegmeyer, Liberty DeVitto session, January 23, 1976) (4:40)

All tracks previously unreleased except where noted.

CD2: Album Sessions – Turnstiles

1. Say Goodbye To Hollywood (4:37)
2. Summer, Highland Falls (3:19)
3. All You Wanna Do Is Dance (3:45)
4. New York State Of Mind (6:01)
5. James (3:56)
6. Prelude/Angry Young Man (5:16)
7. I’ve Loved These Days (4:35)
8. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) (5:14)

Bonus Tracks – previously unreleased

9. James (alternate mix with strings; reprise with acoustic guitar, bongos and saxophone) (4:56)
10. Summer, Highland Falls (alternate acoustic version) (3:29)
11. Say Goodbye To Hollywood (alternate band take) (4:44)
12. I’ve Loved These Days (alternate orchestral mix) (4:33)
13. Conversation with Ed Sciaky, Philadelphia, June 18, 1976 (23:13)

CD3: Live at The Bottom Line – New York, June 10, 1976

1. Prelude/Angry Young Man (5:13)
2. Somewhere Along The Line (3:09)
3. Summer, Highland Falls (3:44)
4. Piano Man (5:39)
5. Root Beer Rag (3:10)
6. James (3:46)
7. Travelin’ Prayer (5:30)
8. New York State Of Mind (6:39)
9. The Entertainer (3:51)
10. The Ballad Of Billy The Kid (8:30)
11. I’ve Loved These Days (4:38)
12. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) (5:29)
13. Captain Jack (7:08)
14. All You Wanna Do Is Dance (3:30)
15. Ain’t No Crime (3:08)
16. Weekend Song (4:18)
17. Souvenir (1:53)

All tracks previously unreleased.

CD4: Billy Joel Tonight – Palmer Auditorium, Connecticut College, December 5 & 6, 1976

1. Prelude/Angry Young Man (5:09)
2. Somewhere Along The Line (3:01)
3. Summer, Highland Falls* (3:07)
4. Piano Man (5:32)
5. Handball (5:11)
6. James (3:39)
7. Travelin’ Prayer (6:53)
8. New York State Of Mind* (8:21)
9. The Entertainer (4:19)
10. You’re My Home (3:21)
11. Root Beer Rag (3:17)
12. Roberta (4:01)
13. The Ballad Of Billy The Kid* (5:22)
14. I’ve Loved These Days (4:22)
15. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) (5:00)
16. Captain Jack (6:52)
17. Souvenir* (2:19)

All tracks previously unreleased except * tracks, previously included on the 1977 promo LP Souvenir.

Blu-ray: Billy Joel Tonight – The Concert, December 5, 1976

1. Prelude/Angry Young Man*
2. Somewhere Along The Line
3. Summer, Highland Falls
4. Piano Man*
5. Handball*
6. James (includes “Still Crazy After All These Years” by Paul Simon)
7. Travelin’ Prayer (includes “Jungleland” by Bruce Springsteen)
8. New York State Of Mind*
9. The Entertainer*
10. You’re My Home*
11. Root Beer Rag
12. Roberta
13. The Ballad Of Billy The Kid
14. I’ve Loved These Days
15. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)*
16. Captain Jack*
17. Worse Comes To Worst
18. Ain’t No Crime
19. Weekend Song
20. If I Only Had The Words To Tell You
21. Souvenir

Blu-ray: Rehearsals and Production Inserts – December 6, 1976

1. Stop In Nevada (incomplete rehearsal; includes “Behind Closed Doors” by Kenny O’Dell)
2. She’s Got A Way
3. Say Goodbye To Hollywood
4. Streetlife Serenader
5. The Great Suburban Showdown
6. All You Wanna Do Is Dance
7. I’ve Loved These Days
8. Honky Tonk Women (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards)
9. Covers Medley: You Are So Beautiful (Billy Preston/Bruce Fisher); Born To Run (Bruce Springsteen); Hey Mister, That’s Me Up On The Jukebox (James Taylor); Tell Me Why (John Lennon/Paul McCartney); Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John/Bernie Taupin); Bennie And The Jets (Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
10. Souvenir
11. Nocturne* (includes “Clair de Lune” by Claude Debussy)

All Blu-ray performances previously unreleased except * performances included in the original 1977 TV special Billy Joel Tonight.