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Albums Of The Week: Billy Joel | Live At The Great American Music Hall

Finally getting an official release after decades as a bootleg, this S.F. recording finds the singer-songwriter in a freewheeling, playful mood. Best of all: No Piano Man.

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Recorded in June 1975 in San Francisco, Billy Joel Live at The Great American Music Hall 1975, is an official Record Store Day 2023 release. This album, taken from a stop on the Streetlife Serenade tour introduces the earliest available recordings of future Turnstiles classics James and New York State Of Mind, and includes examples of Billy’s loving imitations of Joe Cocker, Elton John and Leon Russell — a staple of his early concerts.”