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\n\tA veritable treasure trove of unreleased and unheard Billy Joel material has arrived alongside the conclusion of the music legend\u2019s And So It Goes<\/em> documentary.<\/p>\n \n\tCelebrating the life and over 60-year career of the Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Billy Joel: And So It Goes<\/em> made its debut on HBO on July 18, with its second and final part premiering a week later on Friday, July 25.<\/p>\n \n\tJust hours after the conclusion of the film, an extensive 155-track \u201cmusical companion\u201d was uploaded to streaming services, compiling six-and-a-half hours of unheard material and live performances from Joel\u2019s storied career.<\/p>\n \n\tAlongside early tracks from his time as a member of groups such as The Hassles and The Lost Souls, the 115 songs are also accompanied by audio clips of Joel and others providing introductions to the following selections.<\/p>\n \n\tA number of live cuts from notable performances such as Joel\u2019s appearance on The Old Grey Whistle Test<\/em> and some recorded the day he signed with Columbia Records, are also present, as is the debut rendition of \u201cScenes From an Italian Restaurant\u201d \u2013 recorded on May 6, 1977 at C.W. Post College in Long Island.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI always wanted to write a cinematic type of song about the lives of people I knew in high school,\u201d Joel explains of the song. \u201cPeople who peaked too early.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThough never released as a single, the near-eight-minute song was later released on The Stranger<\/em> that same year and would become one of Joel\u2019s most revered songs, along with his most-played.<\/p>\n \n\tProduced by Steve Cohen, Bradshaw Leigh and John Jackson, the new collection is likely to be accompanied further releases of similarly unheard material in the future. \u201cThere\u2019s a ton of stuff that\u2019s in his personal vault and there\u2019s a ton of stuff that\u2019s in Sony\u2019s vault, with not a ton of overlap,\u201d Jackson told Ultimate Classic Rock<\/a><\/em>. \u201cWe are determined to go through both things in the coming years.<\/p>\n \n\tThe premiere of the new documentary comes just months after the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer canceled<\/a> all of his upcoming shows due to his diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus, writing in a statement at the time, \u201cI\u2019m sincerely sorry to disappoint our audience, and thank you for understanding.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tHis team also shared at the time that he would be undergoing \u201cspecific physical therapy\u201d to combat the disorder, which has affected his hearing, vision, balance and performance capabilities.<\/p>\n