Billy Joel – The Nylon Curtain
Label: |
Family Productions – SBP 237821 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, LP, Album
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Country: |
Australia |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Pop Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Allentown | 3:50 | |
| A2 | Laura | 5:02 | |
| A3 | Pressure | 4:38 | |
| A4 | Goodnight Saigon | 6:58 | |
| B1 | She's Right On Time | 4:11 | |
| B2 | A Room Of Our Own | 4:00 | |
| B3 | Surprises | 3:28 | |
| B4 | Scandinavian Skies | 5:59 | |
| B5 | Where's The Orchestra? | 3:16 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
- Copyright © – CBS Inc.
- Copyright © – Joel Songs
- Recorded At – A&R Studios
- Remixed At – A&R Studios
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Lacquer Cut At – CBS Records, Artarmon – MX201720
- Lacquer Cut At – CBS Records, Artarmon – MX201721
Credits
- Arranged By [Horns & Strings] – Dave Grusin
- Artwork [Album Art Coordination] – Paula Scher
- Bass – Doug Stegmeyer
- Design [Front Cover Design] – Chris Austopchuk*
- Design [Inner Sleeve Design] – John Berg
- Drums, Percussion – Liberty DeVitto
- Engineer [Assistant] – Michael Christopher (2)
- Engineer [Associate] – Bradshaw Leigh
- Engineer [Engineered By], Mixed By [Remixed By] – Jim Boyer
- Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching Δ] – Tony Taurins
- Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar [Lead] – David Brown (6)
- Management – Frank Management, Inc.
- Mastered By – Ted Jensen
- Photography By [Back Cover] – Benno Friedman
- Producer – Phil Ramone
- Producer [Assistant] – Laura Loncteaux
- Production Manager – Kenneth Topolsky
- Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar [Rhythm] – Russell Javors
- Violin, Concertmaster – David Nadien (tracks: A1, A3 to B3, B5)
- Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer, Organ [Hammond], Melodica, Songwriter [Words & Music] – Billy Joel
Notes
Recorded at A&R Recording and Media Sound Studios, New York.
The • Δ in the runouts is hand etched. Everything else is stamped.
The • Δ in the runouts is hand etched. Everything else is stamped.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): MX201720
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): MX201721
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, variant 1): • Δ MX201720 SBP237821-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, variant 1): • Δ MX201721 SBP237821-2
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, variant 2): • Δ MX201720 SBP237821-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, variant 2): MX2018̶ 73̶ 21-B SBP237821-S2 S
- Price Code: 140
Other Versions (5 of 137)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| The Nylon Curtain (LP, Album) | Family Productions | CBS 85959, 85959 | Europe | 1982 | |||
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The Nylon Curtain (LP, Album, Stereo, CX) | Family Productions | CBS CX 85959, CX 85959, 85959, TC 38200 | Europe | 1982 | ||
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The Nylon Curtain (LP, Album, Carrollton Pressing) | Columbia | TC 38200 | US | 1982 | ||
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The Nylon Curtain (LP, Album) | Columbia | TCX 38200 | Canada | 1982 | ||
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The Nylon Curtain (LP, Album) | Columbia | 20.353 | Argentina | 1982 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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An underappreciated and ambitious work, and one of my personal favourites. Darker in tone than his other albums, and almost conceptual in exploring various themes (mostly pessimistic) about what America has become, ranging from the post-industrial depression of Allentown, the impact of the Vietnam war, and ends of a reflection of America's perception by others and the future of the American dream. When this album was first released, it had a huge impact on me, and years later still affects me emotionally. Despite being recorded digitally, it still sounds quite good on LP.
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