CAT STEVENS Mona Bone Jakon 1970 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS MINT
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£ 194
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Dec 27, 2012
Sold Date
Dec 17, 2012
Start Date
£ 24
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Great Britain
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CAT STEVENS Mona Bone Jakon 1970 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS MINT
STUNNING COPY, ONCE PLAYED, w/PRINTED LYRIC INNER
CAT STEVENSMona Bone Jakon
UK ISLAND (ILPS 9118) FIRST PRESSING (June 1970) OF CAT STEVENS' THIRD LP
STUNNING COPY - ONCE PLAYED AND DELIVERING BEAUTIFUL SOUND
COMPLETE WITH THE OVERPRINTED LYRIC INNER SLEEVE
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE UK PINK ISLAND LABELS
MATRIX: ILPS 9118 A?2 11 2 STERLING RL LH / ILPS 9118 B?2 11 4 STERLING LH
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL VERY THIN AND FLAT MATT SLEEVE "Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London, S.E.1"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE OVERPRINTED WITH BLUE HANDWRITTEN LYRICS
Cat Stevens virtually disappeared from the British pop scene in 1968, at the age of 20, after a meteoric start to his career. He had contracted tuberculosis and spent a year recovering, from both his illness and the strain of being a teenage pop star, before returning to action in the spring of 1970 -- as a very different 22-year-old -- with Mona Bone Jakon.
Fans who knew him from 1967 must have been surprised. Under the production aegis of former Yardbird Paul Samwell-Smith, he introduced a group of simple, heartfelt songs played in spare arrangements on acoustic guitars and keyboards and driven by a restrained rhythm section.
Built on folk and blues structures, but with characteristically compelling melodies, Stevens' new compositions were tentative, fragmentary statements that alluded to his recent "Trouble," including the triviality of being a "Pop Star."
But these were the words of a desperate man in search of salvation. Mona Bone Jakon was dominated by images of death, but the album was also about survival and hope.
Stevens' craggy voice, with its odd breaks of tone and occasional huskiness, lent these sometimes sketchy songs depth, and the understated instrumentation further emphasised their seriousness.
If Stevens was working out private demons on Mona Bone Jakon, he was well attuned to a similar world-weariness in pop culture. His listeners may not have shared his exact experience, but after the 1960s they certainly understood his sense of being wounded, his spiritual yearning, and his hesitant optimism.
Mona Bone Jakon was only a modest success upon its initial release, but it attracted attention in the wake of the commercial breakthrough of its follow-up, Tea for the Tillerman
Side 1:
Lady D'Arbanville (3:40)
Maybe You're Right (3:20)
Pop Star (4:10)
I Think I See The Light (4:00)
Trouble (2:50)
Side 2:
Mona Bone Jakon (1:38)
I Wish, I Wish (3:45)
Katmandu (3:17)
Time (1:26)
Fill My Eyes (2:58)
Lilywhite (3:40)
LABELS: MINT-
Clean, unmarked and factory-fresh labels with just one light spindle trace on one side - none on the other
VINYL Visual: MINT-
Both vinyl surfaces shine like-new - the record undulated slightly when revolving on the turntable but this has absolutely no affect on the sound performance
VINYL Audio: MINT
Stunning copy - played (or part played) once and delivering crystal clear, deep, rich, warm and finely detailed sound throughout.
My play-check at loud volume found no audio issues at all - plays beautifully and sounds gorgeous
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
Lovely example of this very thin and flat untreated matt sleeve and apart from some record impression front and back and a thumb mark on the opening edge the sleeve is good and solid with no structural damage and crisp sharp edges and spine (pinched at the top and bottom) where all text is clear and bold
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Again, lovely condition with just some light age-related discolouration around the edges but no seam splits or signs of handling
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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