Yusuf / Cat Stevens – Tea For The Tillerman (Boxset)
Release Datum: 4 December 2020
Description:
BOX SET – 5CD / 1BD / 1LP / 12” etched vinyl E.P. / 98-page book
Following his spiritual and artistic rebirth, and hot on the heels of his incredibly well received release, ‘Mona Bone Jakon’, Cat Stevens unveiled his second album of the year in November 1970 … and it was to become one of the defining musical statements of the new decade. ‘Tea For The Tillerman’, not only consolidated Cat’s success in the UK and forged him a glittering new career in the USA, it also set him on the road to global superstardom and gave the world songs like ‘Wild World’, ‘Father & Son’, ‘Where Do The Children Play?’ and many more.
To commemorate the album’s 50th anniversary comes this definitive super deluxe box set of Tea For The Tillerman’. With the songs’ messages as powerfully relevant today as they were in 1970, the original album is represented here on CD by a brand new 2020 remaster at Abbey Road Studios by Geoff Pesche, overseen by original producer Paul Samwell-Smith, as well as a new 2020 Mix on CD by David Hefti. It also includes, in full, Yusuf’s September 2020 reimagined ‘Tea For The Tillerman 2’ album featuring new interpretations of the classic originals. The box also includes an exclusive fourth CD of outtakes, alternate versions and demos, and a fifth featuring 25 live performances from 1971 including some recorded at the legendary LA music venue The Troubadour.
Alongside the 5CDs and gatefold vinyl LP the box also comes with a live 12” vinyl E.P. of the Troubadour recordings and, on BluRay, the original promo video of ‘Father & Son’, plus live performances, and the HD audio of the new ‘Tea For The Tillerman’ 2020 Mix. Also included is a 98-page beautifully illustrated hardcover book with extensive new sleevenotes. Finally 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.
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CD1 (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
CD2 / 1LP (Original Album, 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
CD3 (Tea For The Tillerman 2)
- 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
CD4 (Demos / Outtakes / Alternate Version)
- Wild World (Demo)
- Miles From Nowhere (Studio Demo)
- But I Might Die Tonight (Deep End Movie Version)
- Can This Be Love?
- Honey Man (duet with Elton John)
- It’s So Good
- If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out (Demo)
- Don’t Be Shy (Demo)
- I’ve Got A Thing About Seeing My Grandson Grow Old
- Love Lives In The Sky
- The Joke
- If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out
- Don’t Be Shy
CD5 (Live)
- Where Do The Children Play? (Live at the Troubadour)
- Hard Headed Woman (Live at the Troubadour)
- Longer Boats (Live at the Troubadour)
- Wild World (Live at the Troubadour)
- On The Road To Find Out (Live at the Troubadour)
- Father And Son (Live at the Troubadour)
- Into White (Live at the Troubadour)
- On The Road To Find Out (Live At KCET Studios, Los Angeles, USA / 1971)
- Where Do The Children Play (Live At KCET Studios, Los Angeles, USA / 1971)
- Wild World (Live At KCET Studios, Los Angeles, USA / 1971)
- Miles From Nowhere (Live At KCET Studios, Los Angeles, USA / 1971)
- Longer Boats (Live At KCET Studios, Los Angeles, USA / 1971)
- Father And Son (Live At KCET Studios, Los Angeles, USA / 1971)
- Wild World (Cat Stevens In Concert, 1971)
- Into White (Cat Stevens In Concert, 1971)
- Tea For The Tillerman (Live On BBC Radio / 1970)
- Wild World (Live On The Beat Club, 1970)
- Hard Headed Woman (Live On The Beat Club, 1970)
- Wild World (Recorded for ORTF, Pop deux / 1970)
- Father And Son (Live At Fillmore East, NY, USA / 1970)
Blu Ray
- Father And Son - Official Video
- Where Do The Children Play (Live At KCET Studios, Los Angeles, USA (08/06/71)
- On The Road To Findout (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, 27/11/1971)
- Into White (Cat Stevens In Concert, 27/11/1971)
- Father And Son (Cat Stevens In Concert, 27/11/1971)
- Wild World (Beat Club, 25.08.70)
- Hard Headed Woman (Beat Club, 25.08.70)
- Wild World (Gala du Midem, France 24.01.71)
- Wild World (Deux Sur La 2, France, 12.10.70)
- Wild World (TV Concert, France, 01.11.1970)
12"
- Where Do The Children Play?
- Hard Headed Woman
- Wild World
- Longer Boats
- Into White
- On The Road To Find Out
- Father and Son
