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All of our used records are play-graded and come in a protective outer-sleeve. Catalog Number: JC-34987

CONDITION DETAILS Vinyl plays nicely; a few light hairlines (play-graded). Cover looks good; a few creases near edges; moderate scuffing, tiny surface abrasions, slight discoloration with darker discoloration spots, and surface impressions (front/back). Inner-sleeve is original (generic white); seams partially split. Spine is mostly easy-to-read with some wear. Shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of use. (Not a cut-out.)

ABOUT THE RECORD The Stranger was Billy Joel's breakthrough album, while his four previous albums had been moderate chart successes. The album spent six weeks at No. 2 in the U.S. album charts. It remains his best-selling non-compilation album to date and was ranked No. 70 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The Stranger contains nine songs; each song had stories attached to it. The seven-and-a-half-minute epic Scenes From an Italian Restaurant began as the shorter Ballad of Brenda and Eddie, a section that now forms the third part of the song. Joel came up with the signature whistle line for the title track, which he whistled to producer Phil Ramone, claiming that he needed to find an instrument to play it. Ramone replied: "No, you don't. That's The Stranger, the whistling." Four singles from the LP charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the following order: Just the Way You Are (No. 3), Movin' Out (No. 17), Only the Good Die Young (No. 24), and She's Always a Woman (No. 17). Many of the songs on the album are now staples on classic rock FM radio stations.
Portions of our "About the Record" section are taken from information gathered from Wikipedia and AllMusic.

TRACK LISTING Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) The Stranger Just The Way You Are Scenes From An Italian Restaurant Vienna Only The Good Die Young She's Always A Woman Get It Right The First Time Everybody Has A Dream Untitled

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