UHQR CAT STEVENS Tea For The Tillerman MOBILE FIDELITY RARE Limited #1269/5000
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CAT STEVENS Tea For The Tillerman
NM/NM Used Audiophile Vinyl Record in UHQR Box Packaging
Record label/brand: Mobile Fidelity UHQR MFQR 1-035
Mobile Fidelity's highest quality UHQR (Ultra High Quality Recording). Produced in limited quantities of 5,000 and pressed by the JVC Company of Japan on 200 gram Super Vinyl. Contains a Certificate of Authenticity and packaged in foam-lined box, this is the audiophile's holy grail - it gets NO BETTER than this!
Limited Edition #1269 of 5,000
Box is in like new condition. Corners are sharp and sides are rigid. There are no visible flaws. UHQR Certificate Of Authenticity and inner record jacket are like new. No flaws. There are no spindle marks on the label. Comes with special heavy-duty protective packaging and static and dust-free inner sleeve. Vinyl is shiny and plays beautifully.
Side 1
1. Where Do the Children Play?
2. Hard Headed Woman
3. Wild World
4. Sad Lisa
5. Miles From Nowhere
Side 2
6. But I Might Die Tonight
7. Longer Boats
8. Into White
9. On the Road to Find Out
10. Father and Son - (from "film Revolussia")
11. Tea for the Tillerman
Review: TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN is one of Cat Stevens's finest albums, and a gem in the crown of early 1970s singer/songwriterdom. Stevens manages to have his cake and eat it too, simultaneously achieving pop accessibility and artistic relevance. While inviting rhythms (buoyed by Stevens's dynamic acoustic strumming) and pop hooks abound, the feel is decidedly gentle and spare. Apart from the occasional string section, Stevens is accompanied only by a three-piece band as he sings his introspective lyrics with appreciable fervor.While there are some relatively conventional love songs here ("Hard Headed Woman," "Wild World"), the most memorable moments come when Stevens's lyrics venture further afield. "Father and Son" is a poignant but realistic and unsentimental portrait of the generation gap, capable of reducing any given dad or junior to tears. "On the Road to Find Out" and "But I Might Die Tonight" reflect Stevens's existential dilemmas, and the resulting spiritual quest that would later lead him to embrace the Islamic faith. The graceful beauty of arrangements, performances, and songs makes TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN a folk-rock classic.
About Mobile Fidelity's UHQR Releases: In addition to the regular-weight LP releases and box sets, MFSL also released eight UHQR (Ultra High Quality Record) titles on LP. Each was a single-record box set limited to 5000 copies and individually numbered. UHQRs were pressed on heavy-weight (200 gram) "virgin" vinyl and pressed on the master stamper, also at JVC in Japan.
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