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 - Izitso - Lenticular Sleeve - RSD 2024 - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £39.99, $49.99, €46.79 (New Item) (arrived 21-Apr-2024 16:26)on April 26, 2024 at 6:37 am
CAT STEVENS Izitso (Record Store Day 2024 UK/EU limited edition RSD 10-track vinyl LP, originally released in 1977. Housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with special edition 'moving yo-yo' Lenticular artwork, reproducing the original artwork, sealed in the hype stickered shrink) rsd 2024 ***Limited to only 2000 copies Worldwide***
- Cat Stevens - Izitso + Credits Insert - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $15.00, €14.04 (New Item) (arrived 25-Mar-2024 14:41)on April 26, 2024 at 6:37 am
CAT STEVENS Izitso (1977 UK 10-track vinyl LP, including Remember The Days Of The Old Schoolyard and the early electro gem Was Dog A Doughnut, complete with credits insert, gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics inside. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition & looks barely played ILPS9451)
- Cat Stevens - Banapple Gas - DJ copy - UK - 7" vinyl - Promo - £25.00, $31.25, €29.25 (New Item) (arrived 17-Jan-2024 12:50)on April 26, 2024 at 6:37 am
CAT STEVENS Banapple Gas (Hard to find 1976 UK orange Island label promotional 2-track 7" vinyl single, also including Ghost Town, intact four prong push-out centre with black 'DJ copy only' text, housed in record company die-cut sleeve. The vinyl looks almost unplayed WIP6276)
- Cat Stevens - Matthew & Son - Cream Coloured Vinyl - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £34.99, $43.74, €40.94 (New Item) (arrived 09-Feb-2024 13:41)on April 26, 2024 at 6:37 am
CAT STEVENS Matthew & Son (2024 UK/EU limited edition 14-track LP remastered from the original Deram master tapes and pressed on Cream Coloured Vinyl as part of The Yusuf/Cat Stevens Cat-O-Log Collection series. Originally released in 1967 Cat Stevens’ beautiful debut album contains the incredible title track Matthew & Son, plus I Love My Dog and Here Comes My Baby. Picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed. Recommended)
- Cat Stevens - Catch Bull At Four - Orange Vinyl - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £24.99, $31.24, €29.24 (New Item) (arrived 20-Feb-2024 15:38)on April 26, 2024 at 6:37 am
CAT STEVENS Catch Bull At Four (50th Anniversary 2022 UK/EU limited edition 10-track LP remastered and pressed on Orange Vinyl as part of The Yusuf/Cat Stevens Cat-O-Log Collection series. Originallyreleased in 1972 the iconic US Number 1 album features Sitting, Can't Keep It In, Boy With A Moon & Star On His Head and Angelsea. Gatefold picture sleeve with original cover artwork, hype sticker & factory sealed)
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