Billy Joel - Streetlife Serenade - 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition - Japanese Hyrbid-SACD - SUPER-AUDIO CD [Super Audio CD (SACD)]

Chico Hamilton Quintet - InchChico Hamilton Quintet Featuring Buddy Collette (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)Inch. A chamber jazz jewel featuring drummer Chico Hamilton's quintet with Buddy Collette on woodwinds, Jim Hall on guitar, Fred Katz on cello, and Carson Smith on bass. This 1955 Pacific Jazz date captured a unique ensemble that created a singular sound with poised, impassioned performances of nuanced, inventive arrangements. This mono Blue Note Tone Poet Series was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe tip-on jacket. Album Tracks 1. A Nice Day 2. My Funny Valentine 3. Blue Sands 4. The Sage 5. The Morning After 1. I Want to Be Happy [Live/1955] 2. Spectacular [Live/1955] 3. Free Form [Live/1955] 4. Walking Carson Blues [Live/1955] 5. Buddy Boo [Live/1955]

'Joel's Breakthrough Record Loaded With Smash Hits 'Movin' Out (Anthony's Song), Just the Way You Are, Only the Good Die Young, She's Always a Woman'. Billy Joel entered 1977 with a great track record but in need of a breakthrough. Pairing with producer Phil Ramone (Carly Simon, Simon & Garfunkel), who developed the requisite ingredients missing from Joel's formula, the singer-songwriter became a household name and chart-topping success courtesy of The Stranger. Ranked 67 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and certified ten-times platinum, Joel's artistic and commercial smash remains a pop-rock benchmark. Better still, it now sounds astonishing. An integral part of Mobile Fidelity's Billy Joel catalog restoration series, The Stranger is mastered from the original master tapes and made available on transparent hybrid SACD. Far superior to previous reissues, this edition emphasizes the crucial touches and insightful techniques Ramone brought to a batch of material that ranks among Joel's most clever, catchy, and sagacious. Whereas a handful of Joel's preceding efforts feature a near-flawless mix of melodic arrangements and poignant lyrics, the aspects he sought in order to graduate into a more serious artist arrive here via Ramone's more muscular, fleshed-out, and rock-enabling production. The streamlined approach slightly strips back the sweeping developments heard on Piano Man and Turnstiles, and on this edition, lays bare the core of the material, allowing the vocalist's bittersweet yearning, rollicking 88 notes, and working-class conviction to emanate with full-bodied detail, vivid color, and grand-scale dynamics. A Grammy winner for both Record and Song of the Year, 'Just the Way You Are' epitomizes Joel's balladic reach, his ability to transfer wistful sentiments and lovelorn emotions. He also flashes a mean streak. The animated 'Only

40th anniversary edition of InchThe StrangerInch from Billy Joel features SACD Hybrid with 5.1ch surround on SACD layer produced by Phil Ramone. 2ch voice track features 2011 digital remastering by Ted Jensen. CD layer includes five bonus tracks taken from a concert held at Nassau coliseum in 1977. Disc 2 includes live tracks taken from a concert at Carnegie Hall in 1977, which is included in InchThe StrangerInch 30th anniversary edition, and this disc features Blu-spec CD2 for this . Packed in a 7-inch cardboard sleeve packaging (18 x 18cm), including an inner bag, which replicates the one in it's US first pressing LP. Also, it faithfully replicates an obi and tag on CD surface from it's Japanese edition LP. Comes with a pamphlet, a concert ticket, and a flyer, each faithfully replicating the one of InchStranger TourInch in 1978 in Japan. Also, this set includes two ad posters, three LP single cover artworks, and two obi sleeves, each faithfully replicating the one regarding to it's Japanese . They are replicated for the first time in four decades. Includes a 24-page color booklet (from 2008's lagacy edition) and a 60-page booklet with lyrics and a description. Details 1. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) 2. The Stranger 3. Just the Way You Are 4. Scenes from An Italian Restaurant 5. Vienna 6. Only the Good Die Young 7. She's Always a Woman 8. Get It Right the First Time 9. Everybody Has a Dream The Stranger 10. Just the Way You Are (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y. December 11, 1977) 11. Vienna (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y. December 11, 1977) 12. The Ballad of Billy the Kid (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y. December 11, 1977) 13. Get It Right the First Time (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y. December 11, 1977) 14. Summer, Highland Falls (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y. December 11, 1977) 1