How It Was Recorded

Gear · microphone

Beyer 250

Records it appears on · 1

  • 52nd Street

    Billy Joel · Album, 1978

    • Lead vocal · MicrophoneVerifiedUsed for Joel's lead vocals, which were recorded live at the same time as the piano.

Sources for each use are on the record’s own page.

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