Sold Date: October 26, 2018
Start Date: October 9, 2018
Final Price: $149.99 (USD)
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This 13-album lot includes all 12 Billy Joel studio albums available on vinyl, as well as the compilation “Songs From The Attic” - every album has been play-tested, with all vinyl and covers conservatively grading at least VG or better visually (see details below).

Billy Joel is my favorite artist, and all of these albums are from my personal library - they are all in collection-worthy condition, but after finally upgrading each of his albums to shrink-wrapped copies, these duplicates are ready to be passed on to another fan’s collection!

PLEASE NOTE: Grading is how I, as a collector, judge the albums, based on Goldmine standards. In other words - if I saw this description here on eBay and bought the album, I would not be disappointed. When in doubt, I always grade lower. Albums and details are as follows. All VG vinyl may show some light scuffs our hairline scratches, but plays clean. While I make every effort to grade accurately, understand that these grades are just my opinion.

1. RIVER OF DREAMS (2014/1993) 180g blue vinyl. BRAND NEW, NEVER BEEN PLAYED. Aside from a crease in the upper left hand corner of the cover, the album is in Like New condition - the album was bought new, with the crease, opened and inspected, but never played. I ended up replacing it with a non-creased cover before I ever played the album.

2. STORM FRONT (1989) VG cover & vinyl. Original lyric sleeve, no splits.

3. THE BRIDGE (1986) VG+ cover & vinyl. Original lyric sleeve, no splits.

4. AN INNOCENT MAN (1983) VG cover, VG+ vinyl. Ringwear on front and back of cover (see pics). Scratch on back cover (upper right). Original lyric sleeve with 1/3 split on bottom.

5. THE NYLON CURTAIN (1982) VG cover & vinyl. Slight ringwear on front cover, moderate ringwear on back cover (see pics). Original lyric sleeve, with splitting.

6. SONGS FROM THE ATTIC (1981) VG cover & vinyl. Gatefold cover shows mild ringwear and slight creasing. Album contains original lyric sleeve, with some splitting.

7. GLASS HOUSES (1980) PROMOTIONAL/DEMO COPY. VG cover & vinyl. White album label, generic sleeve. Matte cover, glossy inside.

8. 52ND STREET (1978) VG+ cover, VG vinyl. Original insert with splitting.

9. THE STRANGER (1977) VG cover, VG+ vinyl. Initials on cover (see pic) and bend in lower right corner.

10. TURNSTILES (1976) VG+ cover & vinyl. PROMOTIONAL/DEMO COPY.

11. STREETLIGHT SERENADE (1974) VG cover, VG+ vinyl. Front cover is super-clean, slight crease on back cover.

12. PIANO MAN (1973) VG cover, VG+ vinyl. Name on back cover (see pic), light edge wear. Original sleeve, with splitting.

13. COLD SPRING HARBOR (reissue) VG+ cover & vinyl. Bend in lower right front/lower left back of cover.

This albums are NOT perfect, but they are all VG or better and are an instantly complete Billy Joel collection that any fan could be proud of - I am more than happy to send additional pics or offer further details, please don’t hesitate to ask!

Shipping will be safe and secure, and via Media Mail. I do not normally remove albums from their covers when shipping - if you would like the albums removed from their cases, please let me know when you pay and it will not be a problem.

Thanks for looking!