CAT STEVENS Matthew & Son LP DERAM RECORDS 1967 UK orig+mono DML 1004 RARE DEBUT
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CAT STEVENS
Acoustic-based hitmaker who became one of the most popular singer/songwriters
of the '70s thanks to his invariably catchy material
"MATTHEW & SON"
Produced by Mike Hurst
1967 LP DERAM RECORDS MONO DML 1004
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL COPY
LAMINATED (on front) SINGLE SLEEVE
This version: Deram logo on front in a black box (a brown box is in existence too)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: DERAM - BROWN/WHITE LABEL - BLACK TEXT (white/brown on rim)
Catalog on cover: DML 1004
Catalog on labels: DML 10O4 (ARL.7720) / DML 1004 (ARL.7721)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): ARL-7720-1A KT
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): ARL-7721-1A KT
On labels: top rim text reads "Made in England By The Decca Records Co. Ltd."
bottom rim text reads "All Rights.......Prohibited"
mono (boxed)
?1967, 1966* on both labels (on the labels the release year appears at 6 o'clock)
Rights Society / Publishing: Cat Music, Dick James Music, Angusa Music, Ardmore & Beachwood
On Back Sleeve: Notes by Mike Hurst February 1967
Produced by Mike Hurst
© 1967, The Decca Record Company Limited, London
DERAM Regd. Trade Mark
Deram Records, The Decca Record Company Limited, Decca House, 9 Albert Embankment, London S.E.1.
Laminated with 'Clarifoil' made by British Celanese Limited
Printed in England by Clout & Baker Ltd.
tracklisting
Side A: MATTHEW AND SON - I LOVE MY DOG - HERE COMES MY BABY
BRING ANOTHER BOTTLE BABY - PORTOBELLO ROAD
I'VE FOUND A LOVE - I SEE A ROAD
Side B: BABY HET YOUR HEAD SCREWED ON - GRANNY
WHEN I SPEAK TO THE FLOWERS - THE TRAMP - COME ON AND DANCE
HUMMING BIRD - LADY
grading
RECORD VG+, NEAR EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Cat Stevens' Matthew & Son was among the handful of releases that introduced Decca Records'
"offbeat"-oriented (but ultimately largely psychedelic/progressive) Deram label in England.
Actually, Stevens' "I Love My Dog" launched the label in fine style by climbing to number 27
on the U.K. charts, and its follow-up, "Matthew & Son," hit number two, resulting in the release
of the original album of the same name. The latter was not only a fine account of Stevens'
early folk-influenced pop/rock sound, but was also a beautiful, candid audio "snapshot" of one
side of Swinging London's musical ambience in late 1966 and early 1967. It melds tinkling
harpsichords ("Matthew & Son") and moderately ambitious orchestrations (mostly horns and strings)
on some songs ("I Love My Dog") with folky acoustic guitar on others ("Portabello Road"),
a lot of it carrying highly expressive, weirdly personal lyrics. Though it was like pulling teeth
to get some of those early records out from Decca, this album sounds today like the record
that should have accompanied the American version of the Beatles' Rubber Soul
onto millions of turntables...(AllMusic)
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