Nostalgia is big business and the record industry loves a good anniversary reissue. Once or twice a decade, why not repackage an old album? Maybe remaster it. Maybe add a big pile of extra tracks no one thought it worth inflicting on the public before. For the 50th anniversary of his ‘Tea For The Tillerman’ album, Yusuf/Cat Stevens has done something different, though. He’s re-recorded the whole album anew, calling it ‘Tea For The Tillerman²’ or just ‘T4TT²’.
Back when he first wrote and recorded the original album, he was a young man in his early 20s. It was, nonetheless, his fourth studio record. And also his first big success.
Its influence was strong back in the early 70s and has continued through the decades. But now Stevens is a different man. He doesn’t really go by the name Stevens anymore, for one thing. Which means that when he sings “we’ve come a long way” on opening track ‘Where Do The Children Play?’, the lyric carries a different weight.
“Though my songwriting adventures were never limited to ‘Tillerman’, the songs on that album certainly defined me and pointed the way for my mysterious life’s journey”, he says.
He goes on: “Since those originative sessions in Morgan Studios, Willesden, in 1970, ‘Tillerman’ has grown and developed its own gravitas and influence on music history and as the soundtrack to so many people’s lives. Like it was destiny waiting to happen, ‘T4TT²’ feels like the timing of its message has arrived again”.
The new version of the record will be released on 18 Sep. Listen to the new version of ‘Where Do The Children Play?’ here:
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- Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman - 2nd - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.80, €23.80 (New Item) (arrived 31-Oct-2024 18:00)on November 2, 2024 at 11:55 am
CAT STEVENS Tea For The Tillerman (1971 UK pink rim Island label issue of the 1970 11-track LP, front laminated gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics on the reverse. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains Excellent with a few cosmetic surface marks ILPS9135) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Cat Stevens - The Collection - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £15.00, $19.35, €17.85 (New Item) (arrived 10-Sep-2024 14:17)on November 2, 2024 at 11:55 am
CAT STEVENS The Collection (1985 UK 20-track double LP compilation, including the singles Matthew & Son, I Love My Dog, Here Comes My Wife & more, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve has a slight sticker mark and only minor storage wear, whilst the vinyl looks barely played CCSLP127)
- Cat Stevens - Harold And Maude - Japanese - vinyl LP - £125.00, $161.25, €148.75 (New Item) (arrived 21-Aug-2024 08:09)on November 2, 2024 at 11:55 am
CAT STEVENS Harold & Maude (Rare 1972 Japanese-only 12-track LP, featuring the music & songs from the soundtrack of the classic cult film starring Bud Cort & Ruth Gordon, housed in a heavy duty gatefold picture sleeve with fold-out Japanese/lyric insert. This album is effectively an alternative 'Best Of' collection. The packaging [VG+] shows a little faint scuffing & foxing, the insert has a few pen marks, whilst the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with minimal play GP216)
- Cat Stevens - Harold And Maude - Translucent Blue - Sealed - US - vinyl LP - £295.00, $380.55, €351.05 (New Item) (arrived 22-Aug-2024 17:00)on November 2, 2024 at 11:55 am
CAT STEVENS Harold And Maude (2007 US limited edition 12-track LP pressed on Translucent Blue Vinyl, presenting Stevens' previously officially unreleased soundtrack to the classic 1971 film, includes bonus 2-track 7" single on Pink Vinyl with unreleased alternate versions, housed in a deluxe pasted gatefold picture sleeve with 'obi strip' plus 36-page full-colour booklet with many previously unseenphotos. This example is still sealed in the blue hype stickered perforated tear strip bag!) ** Limited to 2500 copies! **
- Cat Stevens - Majikat - Earth Tour 1976 - 180gm - US - 2-LP vinyl set - £95.00, $122.55, €113.05 (New Item) (arrived 24-Aug-2024 17:00)on November 2, 2024 at 11:55 am
CAT STEVENS Majikat - Earth Tour 1976 (Limited Edition 2009 US exclusive 20-track double LP pressed on 180gram Virgin Vinyl, mastered by Steve Hoffman & Kevin Gray & recorded live on his final tour in 1976. Features great in-concert versions of Wild World, Moonshadow, Where Do The Children Play & more, housed in a deluxe & individually numbered gatefold picture sleeve. The cover displays some light general wear and the vinyl has minimal signs of play AFZLP2040)
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