Billy Joel - Piano Man 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition - Japan Mini LP SACD Hybrid Limited Edition

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Billy Joel

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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of "Piano Man", SACD 4-channel & 2-channel hybrid disc is now available! Piano Man" was an important work in 1973 that defined Billy Joel as a piano singer/songwriter, and also established the term "piano singer/songwriter = Piano Man". To commemorate the 50th anniversary of its release, the world's first SACD release of the Quadraphonic LP version, which has never been released in Japan, has been realized! The 4-channel SACD layer is a high-quality surround mix of the Quadraphonic LP analog 4-channel mix master source, mastered in DSD for the first time at Sony Music Studio in Japan. The 2-channel SACD layer is a high-quality stereo mix of the analog 2-channel mix master source newly mastered in DSD, and the CD layer is a newly mastered source converted from the SACD DSD master to PCM. In addition, DISC2 (high quality Blu-spec CD2 specification) contains many unreleased demos and rare live recordings from the "Piano Man" period, including 7 world-first CD-released songs, and DISC3 DVD contains rare live and music video footage, including 8 world-first DVD-released songs.In addition, this coveted release includes a US press kit from 1973, "Piano Man" Japanese 7" single jacket, and a reissued replica of 4 types of Japanese LP obis, and other rare memorabilia! (Includes lyrics, bilingual translation and commentary.)