50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set!
Includes 180g Vinyl LP, 180g 12" Vinyl EP, 5 CDs & Blu-Ray!
Featuring 21 Unreleased Tracks, Live Recordings & Other Rarities!
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Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 205/500!
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.
This Super Deluxe box set features a new 2020 Remaster, also completed at Abbey Road Studios and overseen by original album producer Paul Samwell-Smith, and Mix, of the original 1970 Island Records multi-track master tape, overseen by Yusuf and engineer David Hefti. The 2020 Mix also appears on the 1LP format which is exclusive to this box set.
CD3 features the newly released 'Tea For The Tillerman²' - Yusuf has chosen to include it here in order to present the most complete edition of the original album, showing how these songs are as pertinent today as they were when written over 50 years ago.
CD4 includes demos, outtakes and alternate versions, including two previously unreleased tracks ("Can This Be Love?", "It's So Good", "If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out" and "Don't Be Shy"), while CD5 features 25x live performances - 5 previously unreleased tracks recorded Live At The Troubadour, 4 previously unreleased live performances from the 8th December 1970 show at Fillmore East, and 6 previously unreleased live from British, French and German TV performances over 1970/71. The box set also includes the previously unreleased "Can This Be Love?", originally scheduled to appear on the album, the song was written by Cat along with "Father & Son" for a proposed musical project 'Revolussia' in 1969.
The Super Deluxe box set is rounded out with a BluRay featuring HD 24bit/96khz audio of the 2020 Mix, as well as 8 previously unreleased live TV performances, 7 tracks performed live at KCNET studios, Los Angeles, and the official "Father And Son" video. Also housed in a card envelope within the box is a 'Pick Up A Good Book' bookmark, a Yusuf / Cat Stevens designed 'Miles From Nowhere' print, a reproduction handwritten lyric sheet for 'Miles From Nowhere', a fold-out 'Live From The Troubadour 1970' poster, and a 'Tea For The Tillerman' sticker.
The Live At The Troubadour performance is also included in full on the live 12" E.P. (exclusive to this box).
Features
- 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set
- The Yusuf / Cat Stevens Cat-O-Log Collection
- 5CD, LP, 12" Vinyl EP & Blu-Ray
- 180g LP: Tea For The Tillerman, 2020 Mix
- 180g 12" Vinyl EP: Live At The Troubadour, December 1970
- CD1: Tea For The Tillerman, 2020 Remaster
- CD2: Tea For The Tillerman, 2020 Mix
- CD3: Tea For The Tillerman2
- CD4: 13x Demos / Alternate Versions / Bonus Tracks
- CD5: 20x live tracks from 1970/71
- Blu-Ray: 2x promo videos, 14x live TV performances + 24bit48kHz HD audio (2020 Remaster & 2020 Mix)
- Linen-wrapped box with debossed text
- 96-page hardback book with rare photos, new liner notes & track annotations
- "Pick Up A Good Book" Bookmark
- Yusuf/Cat Stevens Designed "Miles From Nowhere" Print
- Reproduction Handwritten Lyric Sheet For "Miles From Nowhere"
- Made in Poland
- Fold-Out "Live From The Troubadour 1970" Poster
- "Tea For The Tillerman" Sticker
Selections
LP1 - Tea For The Tillerman, 2020 Remaster
Side One:
- Where Do The Children Play?
- Hard Headed Woman
- Wild World
- Sad Lisa
- Miles From Nowhere
Side Two:
- But I Might Die Tonight
- Longer Boats
- Into White
- On The Road To Find Out
- Father And Son
- Tea For The Tillerman
12" Vinyl EP - Tea For The Tillerman - Live At The Troubadour, December 1970
Side One:
- Where Do The Children Play?
- Hard Headed Woman
- Longer Boats
- Wild World
Side Two:
- On The Road To Find Out
- Father And Son
- Into White
CD One - Tea For The Tillerman, 2020 Remaster
- Where Do The Children Play?
- Hard Headed Woman
- Wild World
- Sad Lisa
- Miles From Nowhere
- But I Might Die Tonight
- Longer Boats
- Into White
- On The Road To Find Out
- Father And Son
- Tea For The Tillerman
CD Two - Tea For The Tillerman, 2020 Mix
- Where Do The Children Play?
- Hard Headed Woman
- Wild World
- Sad Lisa
- Miles From Nowhere
- But I Might Die Tonight
- Longer Boats
- Into White
- On The Road To Find Out
- Father And Son
- Tea For The Tillerman
CD Three - Tea For The Tillerman²
- Where Do The Children Play?
- Hard Headed Woman
- Wild World
- Sad Lisa
- Miles From Nowhere
- But I Might Die Tonight
- Longer Boats
- Into White
- On The Road To Find Out
- Father And Son
- Tea For The Tillerman
CD Four - Tea For The Tillerman, Demos, Alternate Versions, Bonus Tracks
- Don't Be Shy
- The Joke
- I've Got A Thing About Seeing My Grandson Grow Old
- Honey Man (Duet with Elton John)
- But I Might Die Tonight ('Deep End' movie version)
- Love Lives In The Sky
- Can This Be Love? (Previously Unreleased)
- If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out
- It's So Good (Previously Unreleased)
- Miles From Nowhere (Studio Demo)
- Wild World (Demo)
- If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out (Demo - Previously Unreleaed)
- Don't Be Shy (Previously Unreleased)
CD Five - Tea For The Tillerman, Live
- Where Do The Children Play? (Live at the Troubadour, December 1970)
- Hard Headed Woman (Live at the Troubadour, December 1970)
- Longer Boats (Live at the Troubadour, December 1970)
- Wild World (Live at the Troubadour, 1970)
- On The Road To Find Out (Live at the Troubadour, December 1970)
- Father And Son (Live at the Troubadour, December 1970)
- Into White (Live at the Troubadour, December 1970)
- On The Road To Find Out (Live at KCET Studios, Los Angeles, USA, 08/06/71)
- Where Do The Children Play? (Live at KCET Studios, Los Angeles, USA, 08/06/71)
- Wild World (Live At KCET Studios, Los Angeles, USA (08/06/71)
- Miles From Nowhere (Live At KCET Studios, Los Angeles, USA (08/06/71)
- Longer Boats (Live At KCET Studios, Los Angeles, USA (08/06/71)
- Father And Son (Live At KCET Studios, Los Angeles, USA (08/06/71)
- Wild World (Cat Stevens In Concert, BBC Live Recording, 27/11/71)
- Into White (Cat Stevens In Concert, BBC Live Recording, 27/11/71)
- Tea For The Tillerman (Cat Stevens In Concert, BBC Live Recording, 16/06/70)
- Wild World (Beat Club, Germany, 25/08/70)
- Hard Headed Woman (Beat Club, Germany, 25/08/70)
- Wild World (Pop Deux, France, 01/11/70)
- Father And Son (Live At Fillmore East, November 1970)
Blu-Ray
Tea For The Tillerman, Video
- Father And Son - Official Video (1970)
- Where Do The Children Play - Official Video (2020)
- On The Road To Find Out (Live At KCET Studios, Los Angeles, USA, 08/06/71)
- Where Do The Children Play? (Live At KCET Studios, Los Angeles, USA, 08/06/71)
- Wild World (Live At KCET Studios, Los Angeles, USA, 08/06/71)
- Miles From Nowhere (Live At KCET Studios, Los Angeles, USA, 08/06/71)
- Longer Boats (Live At KCET Studios, Los Angeles, USA, 08/06/71)
- Father And Son (Live At KCET Studios, Los Angeles, USA, 08/06/71)
- Wild World (Cat Stevens In Concert, BBC Live Recording, 27/11/71)
- Into White (Cat Stevens In Concert, BBC Live Recording, 27/11/71)
- Father And Son (Cat Stevens In Concert, BBC Live Recording, 27/11/71)
- Wild World (Beat Club, Germany, 25/08/70)
- Hard Headed Woman (Beat Club, Germany, 25/08/70)
- Wild World (Gala du Midem, France 24/01/71)
- Wild World (Deux Sur La 2, France, 12/10/70)
- Wild World (Pop Deux, France, 01/11/70)
Tea For The Tillerman (2020 Remaster & 2020 Mix, 24bit/48kHz HD Audio)
- Where Do The Children Play?
- Hard Headed Woman
- Wild World
- Sad Lisa
- Miles From Nowhere
- But I Might Die Tonight
- Longer Boats
- Into White
- On The Road To Find Out
- Father And Son
- Tea For The Tillerman