CAT STEVENS Tea For The Tillerman 1971 UK ISLAND FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD NM
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CAT STEVENS Tea For The Tillerman 1971 UK ISLAND FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD NM
CAT STEVENSTea For The Tillerman
1971 UK ISLAND (ILPS 9135) PRESSING
A REALLY BEAUTIFUL BARELY PLAYED COPY WHICH SOUND LIKE NEW
PRESSED WITH THE SECOND ISSUE PINK RIM ISLAND LABELS
MATRIX: ILPS 9135 A - 4 u STERLING LH / ILPS 9135 B - 4 u STERLING LH
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE (VARIANT) FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed in England by Robor Ltd."
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN ENGLAND" PRINTED IN BLUE
Mona Bone Jakon only began Cat Stevens' comeback.
Seven months later, he returned with Tea for the Tillerman, an album in the same chamber-group style, employing the same musicians and producer, but with a far more confident tone.
Mona Bone Jakon had been full of references to death, but Tea for the Tillerman was not about dying; it was about living in the modern world while rejecting it in favour of spiritual fulfilment.
It began with a statement of purpose, "Where Do the Children Play?," in which Stevens questioned the value of technology and progress. "Wild World" found the singer being dumped by a girl, but making the novel suggestion that she should stay with him because she was incapable of handling things without him. "Sad Lisa" might have been about the same girl after she tried and failed to make her way; now, she seemed depressed to the point of psychosis.
The rest of the album veered between two themes: the conflict between the young and the old, and religion as an answer to life's questions. Tea for the Tillerman was the story of a young man's search for spiritual meaning in a soulless class society he found abhorrent. He hadn't yet reached his destination, but he was confident he was going in the right direction, traveling at his own, unhurried pace. The album's rejection of contemporary life and its yearning for something more struck a chord with listeners in an era in which traditional verities had been shaken. It didn't hurt, of course, that Stevens had lost none of his ability to craft a catchy pop melody; the album may have been full of angst, but it wasn't hard to sing along to. As a result, Tea for the Tillerman became a big seller and, for the second time in four years, its creator became a star
Side 1:
Where Do The Children Play? (3:50)
Hard Headed Woman (3:46)
Wild World (3:18)
Sad Lisa (3:40)
Miles From Nowhere (3:32)
Side 2:
But I Might Die Tonight (1:50)
Longer Boats (3:10)
Into White (3:24)
On The Road To Find Out (5:07)
Father And Son (3:37)
Tea For The Tillerman (1:01)
LABELS: NEAR MINT / MINT
An immaculate set of labels with possibly one light spindle trace on one side, none on the other
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT / MINT
Shines like new with just some light marks on the Side One run-in which are completely harmless
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with little to fault.
Just the very occasional low-level static tick (of band new vinyl) but I did not clean this copy as it looks so immaculate so these will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins. A beautiful copy and one very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
The fully laminated cover (never seen one of these before as the inner surfaces are usually textured) is crisp, clean, sharp and fresh with all spine text clear and bold
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
UK: £11.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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856 (GS 7.0.20 (856))
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