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 - Harold And Maude + Insert - Japanese - vinyl LP - £150.00, $190.50, €175.50 (New Item) (arrived 14-Mar-2024 10:25)on March 19, 2024 at 9:11 am
CAT STEVENS Harold & Maude (1972 Japanese-only 12-track LP, featuring the music & songs from the soundtrack to the classic cult film starring Bud Cort & Ruth Gordon, housed in a heavy duty gatefold picture sleeve with the fold-out Japanese/lyric insert & a bonus gold bordered card insert with printed artwork image & facsimile autograph in black. The sleeve grades Good with price sticker tears on the back, discolouring, edge scuffing & the beginnings of a large split in one of the top edges. The vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with barely any play GP216)
- Cat Stevens - Teaser And The Firecat - 2nd - UK - vinyl LP - £18.00, $22.86, €21.06 (Back In Stock) (arrived 07-Mar-2024 08:15)on March 19, 2024 at 9:11 am
CAT STEVENS Teaser And The Firecat (1972 UK issue of the 1971 10-track vinyl LP on the pink rim 'palm tree' label, his fifth studio album including the singles Moonshadow and Morning Has Broken, second issue smooth gatefold picture sleeve withlyrics inside. The sleeve shows some light shelfwear and discolouration, whilst the vinyl shows only light signs of play ILPS9154)
- Cat Stevens - Teaser And The Firecat - 2nd - UK - vinyl LP - £18.00, $22.86, €21.06 (New Item) (arrived 05-Mar-2024 10:25)on March 19, 2024 at 9:11 am
CAT STEVENS Teaser And The Firecat (1972 UK issue of the 1971 10-track vinyl LP on the pink rim 'palm tree' label, his fifth studio album including the singles Moonshadow and Morning Has Broken, second issue smooth gatefold picture sleeve withlyrics inside. The sleeve shows some light shelfwear and discolouration, whilst the vinyl shows only light signs of play ILPS9154)
- Cat Stevens - (Remember The Days Of The) Old School Yard - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.16, €9.36 (New Item) (arrived 29-Feb-2024 12:41)on March 19, 2024 at 9:11 am
CAT STEVENS [Remember The Days Of The] Old School Yard (1977 UK 7" vinyl single with intact four prong centre, also including The Doves. Issued in an Island company die-cut paper sleeve, the vinyl remains in excellent condition WIP6387)
- Cat Stevens - Matthew & Son: Remastered - Exclusive Yellow & Black Vinyl - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £34.99, $44.44, €40.94 (New Item) (arrived 29-Feb-2024 09:16)on March 19, 2024 at 9:11 am
CAT STEVENS Matthew & Son (2024 UK/EU limited edition 14-track stereo LP remastered from the original Deram master tapes and pressed on Translucent Yellow & Black Marbled 'Galaxy' Vinyl as part of The Yusuf/Cat Stevens Cat-O-Log Collection series. Originally released in 1967, Cat Stevens' debut album contains the popular title track. Picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed)
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