Halverwege de jaren zestig scoort Cat Stevens een aantal stevige hits waaronder I Love My Dog en Matthew & Son. Nadat hij in januari 1968 lijdt aan een ernstige tuberculose wordt het stil rond de in Soho geboren zanger. In 1969 tekent hij bij Chris Blackwell, van Island Records. Paul-Samwell-Smith, de voormalige bassist van de Yardbirds, wordt daar zijn producer. Succesvolle lp’s volgen: Mona Bone Jakon (1970) en Tea For The Tillerman (1970) waarop Cat zich als zanger-songwriter profileert. Toch volgt in 1971 het album waarmee hij in één klap wereldwijd succes oogst: Teaser & The Firecat. Een lp, die hem een drietal grote hits oplevert: Peace Train, Moonshadow en Morning Has Broken. Omdat het vijftig jaar geleden is dat de plaat verscheen, is er nu een prachtige box uitgebracht met daarin het geremasterde album, alternatieve tracks, live optredens voor de BBC en een legendarisch concertoptreden in Montreux (1971). Cat Stevens, die zich in 1978 om geloofsredenen Yusuf is gaan noemen, op het hoogtepunt van zijn carrière!
Tracks
Disc 1
1. The Wind (Remastered 2021)
2. Rubylove (Remastered 2021)
3. If I Laugh (Remastered 2021)
4. Changes Iv (Remastered 2021)
5. How Can I Tell You (Remastered 2021)
6. Tuesday's Dead (Remastered 2021)
7. Morning Has Broken (Remastered 2021)
8. Bitterblue (Remastered 2021)
9. Moonshadow (Remastered 2021)
10. Peace Train (Remastered 2021)
Disc 2
1. The Wind (Dubville Sessions 2020)
2. Rubylove (Demo Version)
3. If I Laugh (Demo Version)
4. Changes Iv (Alternate Mix / 1971)
5. How Can I Tell You (Demo Version)
6. Tuesday's Dead (Studio Demo)
7. Morning Has Broken (Basing Street Rehearsal, 1975)
8. Bitterblue (Basing Street Rehearsal)
9. Moonshadow (Olympic Studio Demo / 1970)
10. Peace Train (Extended String Mix / 1971)
11. The Day They Make Me Tsar (Demo Version)
12. I Want To Live In A Wigwam
13. Fisherman Song (Studio Demo)
14. Changes Iv (Demo Version)
15. Tuesday's Dead (Alternate Mix / 1971)
16. Morning Has Broken (Demo Version)
17. Bitterblue² (Reimagined 2021)
Disc 3
1. Moonshadow (Bbc Radio Session / 8Th November 1970)
2. Tuesday's Dead (Bbc Radio Session / 23Rd March 1971)
3. How Can I Tell You (Bbc Radio Session / 23Rd March 1971)
4. Peace Train (Bbc Radio Session / 23Rd March 1971)
5. Moonshadow (Bbc Radio Session / 23Rd March 1971)
6. Bitterblue (Bbc Radio Session / 23Rd March 1971)
7. Moonshadow (Live On 'out Front: Cat Stevens And Friends', Yorkshire Television / 7Th September
8. Where Do The Children Play? (Live On 'out Front: Cat Stevens And Friends', Yorkshire Television
9. Longer Boats (Live On 'out Front: Cat Stevens And Friends', Yorkshire Television / 7Th Septembe
10. Tuesday's Dead (Live On 'out Front: Cat Stevens And Friends', Yorkshire Television / 7Th Septem
11. Sad Lisa (Live On 'out Front: Cat Stevens And Friends', Yorkshire Television / 7Th September 19
12. Hard Headed Woman (Live On 'out Front: Cat Stevens And Friends', Yorkshire Television / 7Th Sep
13. Father And Son (Live On 'out Front: Cat Stevens And Friends', Yorkshire Television / 7Th Septem
14. If I Laugh (Live On The Old Grey Whistle Test, Bbc Tv / 5Th October 1971)
15. Changes Iv (Live On The Old Grey Whistle Test, Bbc Tv / 5Th October 1971)
16. Moonshadow (Cat Stevens In Concert, Bbc Tv / 27Th November 1971)
17. Tuesday's Dead (Cat Stevens In Concert, Bbc Tv / 27Th November 1971)
18. How Can I Tell You (Cat Stevens In Concert, Bbc Tv / 27Th November 1971)
19. Bitterblue (Cat Stevens In Concert, Bbc Tv / 27Th November 1971)
20. Changes Iv (Cat Stevens In Concert, Bbc Tv / 27Th November 1971)
Disc 4
1. Hard Headed Woman (Live In Montreux / 2Nd May 1971)
2. On The Road To Find Out (Live In Montreux / 2Nd May 1971)
3. Wild World (Live In Montreux / 2Nd May 1971)
4. Longer Boats (Live In Montreux / 2Nd May 1971)
5. Maybe You're Right (Live In Montreux / 2Nd May 1971)
6. Sad Lisa (Live In Montreux / 2Nd May 1971)
7. Miles From Nowhere (Live In Montreux / 2Nd May 1971)
8. Katmandu (Live In Montreux / 2Nd May 1971)
9. Lady D'arbanville (Live In Montreux / 2Nd May 1971)
10. Father And Son (Live In Montreux / 2Nd May 1971)
11. Where Do The Children Play? (Live In Montreux / 2Nd May 1971)
12. Peace Train (Live In Montreux / 2Nd May 1971)
Disc 5
1. The Wind (Remastered 2021)
2. Rubylove (Remastered 2021)
3. If I Laugh (Remastered 2021)
4. Changes Iv (Remastered 2021)
5. How Can I Tell You (Remastered 2021)
6. Tuesday's Dead (Remastered 2021)
7. Morning Has Broken (Remastered 2021)
8. Bitterblue (Remastered 2021)
9. Moonshadow (Remastered 2021)
10. Peace Train (Remastered 2021)
11. The Wind (Dubville Sessions 2020)
12. Moonshadow (4K Restoration Of Original 1977 Video)
13. Longer Boats (Live In Montreux / 2Nd May 1971)
14. Sad Lisa (Live In Montreux / 2Nd May 1971)
15. Wild World (Live In Montreux / 2Nd May 1971)
16. Katmandu (Live In Montreux / 2Nd May 1971)
17. Lady D'arbanville (Live In Montreux / 2Nd May 1971)
18. Where Do The Children Play? (Live In Montreux / 2Nd May 1971)
19. Peace Train (Live In Montreux / 2Nd May 1971)
20. Moonshadow (Live On 'out Front: Cat Stevens And Friends', Yorkshire Television / 7Th September
21. Where Do The Children Play? (Live On 'out Front: Cat Stevens And Friends', Yorkshire Television
22. Longer Boats (Live On 'out Front: Cat Stevens And Friends', Yorkshire Television / 7Th Septembe
23. Tuesday's Dead (Live On 'out Front: Cat Stevens And Friends', Yorkshire Television / 7Th Septem
24. Sad Lisa (Live On 'out Front: Cat Stevens And Friends', Yorkshire Television / 7Th September 19
25. Hard Headed Woman (Live On 'out Front: Cat Stevens And Friends', Yorkshire Television / 7Th Sep
26. Father And Son (Live On 'out Front: Cat Stevens And Friends', Yorkshire Television / 7Th Septem
27. If I Laugh (Live On The Old Grey Whistle Test, Bbc Tv / 5Th October 1971)
28. Changes Iv (Live On The Old Grey Whistle Test, Bbc Tv / 5Th October 1971)
29. Moonshadow (Cat Stevens In Concert, Bbc Tv / 27Th November 1971)
30. Tuesday's Dead (Cat Stevens In Concert, Bbc Tv / 27Th November 1971)
31. How Can I Tell You (Cat Stevens In Concert, Bbc Tv / 27Th November 1971)
32. Bitterblue (Cat Stevens In Concert, Bbc Tv / 27Th November 1971)
33. Changes Iv (Cat Stevens In Concert, Bbc Tv / 27Th November 1971)