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 - US - vinyl LP - £150.00, $189.00, €175.50 (Back In Stock) (arrived 07-May-2024 12:48)on May 7, 2024 at 7:09 pm
CAT STEVENS Tea For The Tillerman (Limited Edition 1980 US Mobile Fidelity half-speed mastered issue of the 1970 11-track LP, specially played & pressed on High Definition Super Vinyl by the Victor Company in Japan, picture sleeve with wraparound series card insert, certificate of warranty and discography. The cover shows minimal edge wear & the vinyl is near mint MFSL1-035) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Cat Stevens - The World Of Cat Stevens - 1st - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.60, €11.70 (New Item) (arrived 09-Apr-2024 11:43)on May 7, 2024 at 7:09 pm
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 - Catch Bull At Four - Orange Vinyl - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £24.99, $31.49, €29.24 (New Item) (arrived 20-Feb-2024 15:38)on May 7, 2024 at 7:09 pm
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)
- Cat Stevens - New Masters - Red Vinyl - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £34.99, $44.09, €40.94 (New Item) (arrived 29-Feb-2024 09:09)on May 7, 2024 at 7:09 pm
CAT STEVENS New Masters (2024 UK/EU limited edition 12-track stereo LP remastered from the original Deram master tapes and pressed on Red Vinyl as part of The Yusuf/Cat Stevens Cat-O-Log Collection series.Originally released in 1967 Cat Stevens’ incredible second album contains the monumental hit The First Cut Is The Deepest. Picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed)
- Cat Stevens - (Remember The Days Of The) Old School Yard - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.08, €9.36 (New Item) (arrived 29-Feb-2024 12:41)on May 7, 2024 at 7:09 pm
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)
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