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 - Saturnight | Live In Tokyo - Tangerine Splatter Vinyl - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £39.99, $50.39, €47.99 (New Item) (arrived 05-Feb-2025 16:49)on February 18, 2025 at 8:01 am
CAT STEVENS Saturnight | Live In Tokyo (RSD Black Friday 2024 UK/EU limited edition 12-track LP pressed on Tangerine Splatter Vinyl, a 50th anniversary remaster of the super rare 1974 Japan-only LP recorded at Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo, on Saturday 22nd June 1974 at 7 o'clock! Gatefold picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed) #RSD Black Friday 2024
- Cat Stevens - Back To Earth - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.60, €12.00 (New Item) (arrived 04-Feb-2025 18:00)on February 18, 2025 at 8:01 am
CAT STEVENS Back To Earth (1978 UK 10-track vinyl LP, picture sleeve with gold embossed lettering on the reverse plus textured lyric inner. The sleeve shows only minor edgewear and the vinyl has just a few minor cosmetic scuffs ILPS9565)
- Cat Stevens - Back To Earth - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.60, €12.00 (New Item) (arrived 04-Feb-2025 16:06)on February 18, 2025 at 8:01 am
CAT STEVENS Back To Earth (1978 UK 10-track vinyl LP, picture sleeve with gold embossed lettering on the reverse plus textured lyric inner. The sleeve shows only minor edgewear and the vinyl has just a few minor cosmetic scuffs ILPS9565)
- Cat Stevens - Catch Bull At Four - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £8.00, $10.08, €9.60 (Back In Stock) (arrived 31-Jan-2025 10:37)on February 18, 2025 at 8:01 am
CAT STEVENS Catch Bull At Four (1972 UK 10-track vinyl LP with picture labels, fully laminated gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics across the inner spread. The sleeve shows a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with a small hairline to Side A and minor spindle wear to signify play ILPS9206)
- Cat Stevens - Harold And Maude: 50th Anniversary - 180gm - UK - vinyl LP - £24.99, $31.49, €29.99 (New Item) (arrived 25-Jan-2025 18:00)on February 18, 2025 at 8:01 am
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Harold & Maude (2022 UK/EU Limited Edition 19-track LP pressed on 180gram Vinyl, a 50th Anniversary issue of the soundtrack to the cult 1971 film performed by Cat Stevens, featuring dialogue & incidental music. Comeshoused in a deluxe & embossed gatefold picture sleeve complete with the exclusive 36-page booklet containing new liner notes & lyrics. The sleeve & vinyl are Near Mint)
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