Before Billy Joel achieved his breakthrough with the album “THE STRANGER”, he used to actively broadcast his live performances on the radio. Not only him, but all American artists who debuted in the 70's liked to have their live shows aired on the radio, and saw it as part of their promotion. Regarding Billy, his stages from 1976 to 1977 have been actively broadcast on the radio, such as the Bottom Line in 1976 and the Nassau Coliseum broadcast after the release of "THE STRANGER", both of which are from this era. It has established itself as one of Billy's representative live sound sources. Even in 1977, the stage at an important time, just before the recording of the previous album began, was also broadcast on the radio, and a live concert at a university auditorium in Brookville, Long Island, Billy's hometown, was broadcast on the airwaves. I did. Of course, because it was a stereo soundboard recording, it had been released as "GREENVALE 1977" in the past, and because it was a radio sound source with ambiguous rights, it was released as "GREENVALE NEW YORK (MAY 6TH 1977 CW POST UNIVERSITY)". Currently, even zone CDs have been released. This time, a promoted release was realized based on "GREENVALE 1977", which was the best master that surpassed that gray zone title. As for the place name, Brookville was the correct answer based on this research. As for Billy's tour before he started recording "THE STRANGER," the album's Legacy Edition included the official release of Carnegie Hall in June, but in order to fit on one CD, there were only a few. It was a special day because that song had been cut, and because the stage was held at Carnegie Hall, a historic venue, an orchestra participated. In that respect, Brookville not only broadcast all the songs of the day, but also captured the normal stage of Billy's band, whose morale was at an all-time high ahead of the release of a historic masterpiece, in the best sound quality. The value has not faded at all. The official Carnegie Hall sound quality has been remixed and remastered using the latest technology in the 21st century, but it is also broadcast in real time on the same stereo soundboard, and above all, it has a vivid texture unique to radio. Attractive sound quality. In terms of fully capturing the energetic sound of Billy and the band, who were in the groove at the time, it surpasses even the official Carnegie Hall. The fade in and out in the interlude of "Travelin' Prayer", which is presumed to have been announced during the broadcast, remains the same this time, but the sound quality and performance are so attractive that it seems like it's a small thing. Moreover, like Carnegie Hall, two new songs have already been played before recording, but first of all, “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant” is a live premiere as mentioned by Billy. The development of the song, which changes rapidly, has already been completed. Furthermore, as with Carnegie Hall, the classic ``With Your True Face'' is played in an unfinished arrangement with a different rhythm than the version of ``THE STRANGER'', and unlike Carnegie Hall, it is performed by a band without an orchestra. The simple performance is refreshing. It is very valuable that these two songs were put on the radio waves even before they were recorded, let alone released, and yet they can be enjoyed on a wonderful stereo sound board. What makes Billy's live shows during this period even more appealing is the second half of the live show, where he plays his songs from before "THE STRANGER" in a way that seems to overlap. You can enjoy the sharp performance centered on the drummer Liberty DeVito, who was the driving force behind the Billy Band, with the highest sound quality. Among them, "Worse Comes to Worst" is one of the few live performances left as a sound source, and its performance is also wonderful. This song and ``Weekend Song'' are like an avalanche of early Billy's wild rock, and on the other hand, you can hear the footsteps of the sophisticated ``THE STRANGER'', which can only happen at this time, just before a breakout... Best content. A great sound source that records the real face of the eternal masterpiece “Makoto Mamade” on a stereo soundboard! C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University, Brookville, NY, USA 6th May 1977 STEREO SBD(UPGRADE) Disc 1 (60:54) 1. Miami 2017 2. Somewhere Along the Line 3. Summer, Highland Falls 4. Piano Man 5. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant 6. James 7. Angry Young Man 8. NY State of Mind 9. Traveling Prayer 10. Just the Way You Are 11. The Entertainer 12. You Are My Home Disc 2 (44:22) 1. MC 2. Root Beer Rag 3. She's Got A Way 4. The Ballad Of Billy The Kid 5. I've Loved These Days 6. Captain Jack 7. Worse Comes to Worse 8. Ain't No Crime 9. Say Goodbye to Hollywood 10. Weekend Song 11. Souvenir 12. DJ Outro STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING Billy Joel - Vocal & Piano Russell Javors - Guitars Doug Stegmeyer - Bass Liberty Devitto - Drums Richie Cannata - Saxophone
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