ビリー・ジョエルの16年振り、一夜限りの来日公演が来年の1月24日に開催されることを記念して、日本独自企画のライブ・アルバム『LIVE THROUGH THE YEARS -JAPAN EDITION-(ビリー・ザ・ベスト:ライヴ!)』発売されたので購入しました
デジタル配信でリリースされた『LIVE THROUGH THE YEARS』をベースにしつつ、世界初CD化音源や過去の限定盤に収録されていた楽曲を大幅に追加収録したものとなっていて、高品質Blu-spec CD2仕様です
TOWER RECORDSで購入したので、先着購入特典としてチケットホルダーが付いてきました
【収録内容】
DISC 1
01. Captain Jack (Live at Sigma Sound Studios, WMMR Radio, Philadelphia, PA - April 1972)
02. The Entertainer (Live at the Great American Music Hall - June 1975) ★
03. The Ballad of Billy the Kid (Live at Palmer Auditorium, New London, CT - December 1976) ★
04. Summer, Highland Falls (Live at Palmer Auditorium, New London, CT - December 1976) ★
05. New York State of Mind (Live at Palmer Auditorium, New London, CT - December 1976) ★
06. Prelude / Angry Young Man (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1977 - Alternate Take) ★
07. She's Got a Way (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1977 - Alternate Take) ★
08. Just The Way You Are (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - December 1977)
09. Everybody Loves You Now (Live at The Bayou, Washington, D.C. -July 1980)
10. You Got Me Hummin' (Live) ★
11. Allentown (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - December 1982) ★
12. Pressure (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - December 1982) ★
13. The Longest Time (Live in Moscow & Leningrad, Russia - July/August 1987)
14. Uptown Girl (Live in Moscow & Leningrad, Russia - July/August 1987)
15. Say Goodbye to Hollywood (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1977)
16. Souvenir (Live at Palmer Auditorium, New London, CT - December 1976) ★
DISC 2
01. The Stranger (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - December 1982) ★
02. Only The Good Die Young (Live at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY - June 1990)
03. No Man's Land (Live at the Boston Garden, Boston, MA - September 1993) ●
04. Shades Of Grey (Live at the Boston Garden Boston, MA - September 1993) ●
05. Vienna (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - December 1993) ●
06. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - December 1993) ●
07. We Didn't Start The Fire (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - December 1993) ●
08. The River Of Dreams (Live at Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany - June 1994) ★
09. My Life (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - December 1999)
10. Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out On Broadway) (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - October 2001)
11. Honesty (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - 2006)
12. Sleeping With the Television On (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - 2006) ★
13. It's Still Rock and Roll to Me (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - 2006)
14. You May Be Right (Live at Shea Stadium, Queens, NY - July 2008)
15. Christmas In Fallujah (Live at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia - Nov 2008) ●
16. Piano Man (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - December 1993)
★世界初CD化(全13曲)
●日本初CD化(全6曲)