50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set!
Includes 180g Vinyl LP, 180g Etched 12" Vinyl EP, 4 CDs & Blu-Ray!
Featuring 24 Unreleased Tracks & Unheard Studio Demos!
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With 'Mona Bone Jakon' and 'Tea for the Tillerman' Yusuf/Cat Stevens asserted himself both lyrically and musically as a true artist in the most profound sense. His work during this period would go on to transcend its own era and stay relevant for generations to come. By looking inward with eyes wide open he discovered truths that he was able to present to the world with compelling sincerity through his unique and spell-binding gift for songwriting. These two albums truly stand as a rite of passage for all songwriters seeking to learn how to present their intimate experiences to the external world, and essential listening to all lovers of great music.
50 years on, the songs on 'Mona Bone Jakon' still sound as fresh as the day they were recorded. Presented here in a new 2020 Remastered version on CD, and a new 2020 Mix by David Hefti on CD and LP, the Super Deluxe Edition also includes an exclusive third CD of previously unreleased studio material, and a fourth CD featuring 18 live performances from 1970/71. The 2020 remaster was completed at Abbey Road Studios, and was overseen by original album producer, Paul Samwell-Smith.
This 50th anniversary set is completed with a live 12" etched vinyl E.P. of the rare audience recording of "Live At Plumpton Jazz & Blues Festival" from August, 1970, and with a BluRay disc featuring the original promo video of "Lady D'Arbanville", plus eight live TV performances, and the HD audio of the new Mona Bone Jakon 2020 Mix.
There's also a selection of memorabilia including Island Records press kit, two Island press photos, a replica 1970 Plumpton Jazz and Blues flyer, a Cat Stevens tour sticker and 'dustbin' greetings card and pop art print in a card envelope.
Features
- 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set
- The Yusuf / Cat Stevens Cat-O-Log Collection
- 4CD, LP, 12" Vinyl EP & Blu-Ray
- 180g LP: Mona Bone Jakon, 2020 Mix - newly mixed from the Island multi-track master tapes
- 180g Etched 12" Vinyl EP: Live At Plumpton Jazz & Blues Festival, August 1970 - 6 previously unreleased performances
- CD1: Mona Bone Jakon, 2020 Remaster - Remastered at Abbey Road Studios
- CD2: Mona Bone Jakon, 2020 Mix - newly mixed from the original Island multi-track master tapes
- CD3: 9x previously unreleased demos from Yusuf's personal archive
- CD4: 15x live tracks from 1970/71
- Blu-Ray: 1x promo video, 8x live TV performances + 24bit/48kHz HD audio (2020 Remaster & 2020 Mix)
- Linen-wrapped box with debossed text
- 100-page hardback book with rare photos, new liner notes & track annotations
- Island Records Press Kit
- 2 Island Press Photos
- 1970 Plumpton Jazz & Blues Flyer Replica
- Cat Stevens Tour Sticker
- "Dustbin" Greetings Card
- Pop Art Print
- Card Envelope
- Made in Poland
Selections
LP1 - Mona Bone Jakon, 2020 Mix
Side One:
- Lady D'Arbanville
- Maybe You're Right
- Pop Star
- I Think I See The Light
- Trouble
Side Two:
- Mona Bone Jakon
- I Wish, I Wish
- Katmandu
- Time
- Fill My Eyes
- Lilywhite
12" Vinyl EP (Etched) - Live At Plumpton Jazz & Blues Festival, UK, 08/08/70
- Changes IV
- Time / Fill My Eyes
- Where Do The Children Play?
- Lady D'Arbanville
- Maybe You're Right
- Father And Son
CD One - Mona Bone Jakon, 2020 Remaster
- Lady D'Arbanville
- Maybe You're Right
- Pop Star
- I Think I See The Light
- Trouble
- Mona Bone Jakon
- I Wish, I Wish
- Katmandu
- Time
- Fill My Eyes
- Lilywhite
CD Two - Mona Bone Jakon, 2020 Mix
- Lady D'Arbanville
- Maybe You're Right
- Pop Star
- I Think I See The Light
- Trouble
- Mona Bone Jakon
- I Wish, I Wish
- Katmandu
- Time
- Fill My Eyes
- Lilywhite
CD Three - Demos
- Maybe You're Right (Studio Demo)
- I Think I See The Light (Studio Demo)
- Trouble (Studio Demo)
- Mona Bone Jakon (Home Demo)
- I Wish I Wish (Studio Demo)
- Katmandu (Studio Demo)
- Time (Studio Demo)
- Fill My Eyes (Studio Demo)
- I Want Some Sun (Studio Demo)
CD Four - Live
- Interview (BBC Live Recording, 16/06/70)
- Lady D'Arbanville (BBC Live Recording, 16/06/70)
- Maybe You're Right (Cat Stevens In Concert, BBC Live Recording, 27/11/71)
- Trouble (BBC Live Recording, 16/06/70)
- Katmandu (BBC Live Recording, 16/06/70)
- Changes IV (Live at Plumpton Jazz & Blues Festival, 08/08/70)
- Time / Fill My Eyes (Live at Plumpton Jazz & Blues Festival, 08/08/70)
- Where Do The Children Play? (Live at Plumpton Jazz & Blues Festival, 08/08/70)
- Lady D'Arbanville (Live at Plumpton Jazz & Blues Festival, 08/08/70)
- Maybe You're Right (Live at Plumpton Jazz & Blues Festival, 08/08/70)
- Father And Son (Live at Plumpton Jazz & Blues Festival, 08/08/70)
- Lady D'Arbanville (Beat Club, Germany, 25/08/70)
- Katmandu (Pop Deux, France, 01/11/70)
- Maybe You're Right (Pop Deux, France, 01/11/70)
- Lady D'Arbanville (Pop Deux, France, 01/11/70)
Blu-Ray
Mona Bone Jakon (2020 Remaster & 2020 Mix, 24bit/48kHz HD Audio)
- Lady D'Arbanville
- Maybe You're Right
- Pop Star
- I Think I See The Light
- Trouble
- Mona Bone Jakon
- I Wish, I Wish
- Katmandu
- Time
- Fill My Eyes
- Lilywhite
Mona Bone Jakon (Video)
- Lady D'Arbanville (Official Video)
- Lady D'Arbanville (Beat Club, Germany, 25/08/70)
- Lady D'Arbanville (Pop Deux, France, 01/11/70)
- Maybe You're Right (Pop Deux, France, 01/11/70)
- Katmandu (Pop Deux, France, 01/11/70)
- Interview (Pop Deux, France, 01/11/70)
- Lady D'Arbanville (Deux Sur La Deux, France, 12/10/70)
- Maybe You're Right (Pop Deux, France, 27/02/71)
- Maybe You're Right (Cat Stevens In Concert, BBC Live Recording, 27/11/71)