Billy Joel - Ebbets Field, Denver, CO, 5-10-1974

Somehow, I keep posting Billy Joel material from the 1970s, before he became a superstar. Here he was at Ebbets Field in Denver in 1974.

In 1973, Joel released his second album, "Piano Man." That contained the song of the same title. That song would go on to be a classic and Joel's signature song, and it would sell millions. But at the time, it was only a modest hit, reaching Number 24 on the US singles chart. It also was his first hit. The single was released in February 1974, so it might have still been on the charts at the time of this concert. 

However, his level of popularity was still pretty small. Consider the fact that the Ebbets Field venue could hold only 250 people at the most.

In October 1974, he would release his third album, "Streetlife Serenade." But he only performed one song from that album in this concert, "The Entertainer." The other songs were all from the "Piano Man" album, except for "Everybody Loves You Now" from his debut album, "Cold Spring Harbor."

This is a pretty short concert. I'm guessing that he did an early show and a late show, and only one of them was broadcast on the radio. He performed this with a small band.

The music here is unreleased. The sound quality is excellent. I don't remember why I put "[Edit]" in the title of "Everybody Loves You Now." Probably, I patched a damaged spot.

This album is 43 minutes long. 

01 Piano Man (Billy Joel)
02 Somewhere Along the Line (Billy Joel)
03 You're My Home (Billy Joel)
04 talk (Billy Joel)
05 Travelin' Prayer (Billy Joel)
06 The Ballad of Billy the Kid (Billy Joel)
07 talk (Billy Joel)
08 My First Impression of Country Western Music (Billy Joel)
09 The Entertainer (Billy Joel)
10 talk (Billy Joel)
11 Everybody Loves You Now [Edit] (Billy Joel)
12 Captain Jack (Billy Joel)

https://pixeldrain.com/u/v5YsTWCQ 

alternate:

https://bestfile.io/zn5rr5SGBF2Ml8w/file

The cover image is from the Troubadour, in Los Angeles, on November 6, 1973.