Billy Joel - Turnstiles [Black Vinyl LP]

Billy Joel brings Turnstiles back to New York through songs about leaving Los Angeles, returning home, and measuring ambition against memory. The album was self-produced after the original sessions were rejected, and Joel recorded it with the musicians who became his regular band. "Say Goodbye To Hollywood," "New York State Of Mind," and "Miami 2017" define this black vinyl record reissue as one of his most city-specific Columbia albums.

"Say Goodbye To Hollywood" opens with a farewell to West Coast success and a drum pattern shaped by girl-group pop. "Summer, Highland Falls" moves into piano-led reflection, turning the line "sadness or euphoria" into the album's central contrast. "New York State Of Mind" slows the record into a homecoming ballad built around saxophone and piano, while "Prelude/Angry Young Man" starts with a rapid keyboard figure before shifting into a portrait of stubborn idealism. "Miami 2017" closes with a future disaster story.

The album matters in Joel's catalog because it is the point where his New York identity, road band, and story-driven writing align on one studio LP. "James" studies friendship and different life choices, while "I've Loved These Days" looks back on luxury with regret. This Columbia/Legacy reissue is pressed on standard-weight black vinyl and includes the original eight-song album program.

• Format: Vinyl LP
• Standout tracks: "Say Goodbye To Hollywood," "Summer, Highland Falls," "New York State Of Mind," "Miami 2017"
• Pressing details: Black vinyl, 150g vinyl, Columbia/Legacy reissue, printed inner sleeve, a Billy Joel 50 Years release
• Genre/style: Pop Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Soft Rock
• UPC: 190759391914

For Billy Joel listeners, Turnstiles is the bridge between the early Columbia albums and the breakthrough that followed. "Summer, Highland Falls" and "Miami 2017" show how much of the LP is built around return, memory, and New York as both place and subject.

* The Spotify track list may not exactly represent the tracks and audio of this LP edition.

Track List:

Side A:

1. Say Goodbye To Hollywood
2. Summer, Highland Falls
3. All You Wanna Do Is Dance
4. New York State Of Mind

Side B:

1. James
2. Prelude/Angry Young Man
3. I've Loved These Days
4. Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out On Broadway)