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 - Catch Bull At Four - 1st - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $15.48, €14.28 (New Item) (arrived 24-Jul-2024 15:15)on July 26, 2024 at 9:13 am
CAT STEVENS Catch Bull At Four (1972 UK 10-track LP, fully laminated gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics across the inner spread. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl remains in superb condition with few signs of play ILPS9206)
- Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman - 2nd - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $32.25, €29.75 (New Item) (arrived 24-Jul-2024 15:11)on July 26, 2024 at 9:13 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 near 'as new' with few signs of play ILPS9135) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Cat Stevens - The World Of Cat Stevens - 1st - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.90, €11.90 (New Item) (arrived 24-Jul-2024 13:43)on July 26, 2024 at 9:13 am
CAT STEVENS The World Of Cat Stevens (1970 UK 12-track compilation LP on the blue & silver Decca label, including Matthew And Son, Here Comes My Baby, I'm Gonna Get Me A Gun and I Love My Dog, front laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear with small residual sticker mark & the vinyl looks barely played SPA93)
- Cat Stevens - Foreigner - 50th Anniversary Remaster - Colour Cover Artwork - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £29.99, $38.69, €35.69 (New Item) (arrived 24-Jul-2024 13:21)on July 26, 2024 at 9:13 am
CAT STEVENS Foreigner (50th Anniversary Remaster 2024 UK/EU limited edition 5-track LP remastered from the original master tapes and pressed on 180-gram black vinyl as part of The Yusuf/Cat Stevens Cat-O-Log Collection series. Originally released in 1973 the album reached Number 3 in the U.S. and the U.K., and features the single The Hurt. This special edition release features alternative aqua-blue coloured cover artwork with embossed titles and cover photo, hype sticker & factory sealed. Recommended)
- Cat Stevens - Mona Bone Jakon - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £95.00, $122.55, €113.05 (New Item) (arrived 24-Jul-2024 12:36)on July 26, 2024 at 9:13 am
CAT STEVENS Mona Bone Jakon (Rare 1970 UK 11-track stereo LP on the pink Island label with white 'i', complete with original lyric printed poly lined inner, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some light edge scuffing. The labels show some spindle wear, but the vinyl itself remains in excellent condition with minimal cosmetic wear ILPS9118)
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