Legacy Edition
Columbia Records released a 2-disc legacy version of Piano Man in November 2011. This edition included a live 1972 radio broadcast of early songs that Joel recorded out of Philadelphia radio station WMMR's Sigma Sound Studios. This radio broadcast was extremely important to the success of Joel's music career because after the show was recorded, the live recording of "Captain Jack" was played by the Philly station and quickly became "the most requested song in the station's history." After word got out about the popularity of this live "Captain Jack" recording in Philadelphia, people working for Columbia Records heard the recording and signed Joel to the label. The radio broadcast included three songs ("Long, Long Time," "Josephine," and "Rosalinda") that never made the cut onto any of Joel's studio albums.
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