Billy JoelThe Stranger

Label:

CBS/Sony – 30AP 1874

Series:

Master Sound HM Half-Speed Mastering – M 373

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue

Country:

Japan

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Tracklist

A1 Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) 3:30
A2 The Stranger
PercussionRalph MacDonald
5:08
A3 Just The Way You Are
Acoustic GuitarSteve Burgh
Alto SaxophonePhil Woods
PercussionRalph MacDonald
4:50
A4 Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
AccordionDominic Cortese
Acoustic GuitarHugh McCracken
Electric GuitarSteve Burgh
7:35
B1 Vienna
AccordionDominic Cortese
3:33
B2 Only The Good Die Young 3:54
B3 She's Always A Woman
Acoustic GuitarSteve Burgh
2:20
B4 Get It Right The First Time
Acoustic GuitarHugh McCracken
PercussionRalph MacDonald
3:54
B5 Everybody Has A Dream
Acoustic GuitarHugh McCracken
Backing VocalsPhoebe Snow
PercussionRalph MacDonald
4:35

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured ByCBS/Sony Inc.
  • Recorded AtA & R Recording, Inc.
  • Mixed AtA & R Recording, Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗CBS Inc.

Credits

  • BassDoug Stegmeyer
  • DrumsLiberty DeVitto
  • Electric GuitarHiram Bullock
  • Electric Guitar [Six and Twelve Strings], Rhythm Guitar [Acoustic], Guitar [High String]Steve Khan
  • EngineerPhil Ramone
  • Liner NotesMichiko Suzuki
  • Music By, Lyrics By, Piano, Keyboards [Electric], SynthesizerBilly Joel
  • Orchestrated ByPatrick Williams
  • PhotographyJim Houghton
  • ProducerPhil Ramone
  • Saxophone [Tenor and Soprano], Clarinet, Flute, OrganRichie Cannata

Notes

CBS Mastersound Half-Speed Master. Includes OBI, Record Sleeve with Lyrics in English, Insert with Lyrics in Japanese, Mastersound Insert in Japanese

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, etched variant 1): AL 34987 3BE 30AP-1874A1 C 1B3 STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B variant): BL 34987 4BL 30AP-1874B1 D 1 B 10 STERLING TJ
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched variant 2): AL 34987 3BE 30AP-1874A1 C 1BC + STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched variant 2): HBL 44987-4B 30AP-1874B5 1B11
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout variant 3): DHAL-34987-3A 30AP-1874A3 1A5
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout variant 3): HBL 44987-4B 30AP-1874B5 1A5
  • Rights Society: JASRAC

Other Versions (5 of 274)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Recently Edited
The Stranger (LP, Album) CBS SBP 237057 New Zealand 1977
Recently Edited
The Stranger (LP, Album, Stereo) CBS CBS 82311, 82311, S CBS 82311, JC 34987 UK 1977
The Stranger (LP, Album, Stereo, Santa Maria Pressing) Family Productions JC 34987, 34987 US 1977
Recently Edited
The Stranger (LP, Album) CBS/Sony 25AP 843 Singapore & Malaysia 1977
Recently Edited
The Stranger (LP, Album) Columbia PC 34987, 34987 Canada 1977

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Reviews

  • delljetset's avatar
    delljetset
    It sounds incredible. The sound is so dynamic it jumps out of the speakers, and it will blow you outta your seat. Great pressing japanese pressings never disappoint.
    • jasonsouza77inusa's avatar
      mine is Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched - Variant 2): AL 34987 3BE 30AP-1874A1 C 1BC + STERLING
      Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched - Variant 2): HBL 44987-4B 30AP-1874B5 1B11
      i guess the one to own is the sterling TJ version?
      • zonizy's avatar
        zonizy
        ///Mastersound Insert in Japanese///
        I'm on the "mirror" of the plate, the stamp of sterling American mastering lab

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