Teaser and the Firecat (Reissue)

Yusuf / Cat Stevens celebrates 1971’s landmark album with this extensive 4CD, Blu-Ray, 2LP and 7” set in a rigid clamshell box. Includes 41 previously unreleased demos, sessions and live tracks and 21 previously unreleased TV performances. Also contains a 50^th Anniversary Remaster of the album overseen by original album producer Paul Samwell-Smith on CD and Blu-Ray HD audio plus a 7” single of Moonshadow, a 44-page 12” soft-cover replica of the original Teaser and the Firecat book – written and illustrated by Yusuf – and an extensive 108-page hard-cover 12” essay book.

2CD Deluxe Edition

Yusuf / Cat Stevens celebrates 1971’s landmark album with this expanded 2CD 50^th anniversary set. Includes a 50^th Anniversary Remaster of the original album on CD1 and rare and previously unreleased live, demos, TV / radio sessions and B-sides on CD2. The 50th Anniversary remaster was completed at Abbey Road Studios, and was overseen by original album producer, Paul Samwell-Smith. Also includes 32-page booklet with lyrics, illustrations and track annotations.

Tracklist

Disc 1
1. The Wind
2. Rubylove
3. If I Laugh
4. Changes IV
5. How Can I Tell You
6. Tuesday's Dead
7. Morning Has Broken
8. Bitterblue
9. Moonshadow
10. Peace Train

Disc 2
1. The Wind (Dubville Sessions 2020)
2. Rubylove (Studio demo)
3. If I Laugh (The Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC TV, 5th October 1971)
4. Changes IV (Studio demo)
5. How Can I Tell You (Studio demo)
6. Tuesday's Dead (BBC Radio Session, 23rd March 1971)
7. Morning Has Broken (Basing Street Rehearsal, 1975)
8. Bitterblue² (Reimagined 2021)
9. Moonshadow (Olympic studio demo, 1970)
10. 1Peace Train (Extended String Mix, 1971)
11. The Day They Make Me Tsar (Studio Demo)
12. I Want To Live In A Wigwam (Morning Has Broken B-side)

Following 2020’s 50th anniversary editions of the era-defining Tea for the Tillerman and Mona Bone Jakon, 2021 sees Yusuf / Cat Stevens celebrate 1971’s landmark Teaser and the Firecat, with a new 50th Anniversary Remaster on 180G vinyl. The 50th Anniversary remaster was completed at Abbey Road Studios, and was overseen by original album producer, Paul Samwell-Smith.

Tracklist

Side A
1. The Wind
2. Rubylove
3. If I Laugh
4. Changes IV
5. How Can I Tell You

Side B
1. Tuesday's Dead
2. Morning Has Broken
3. Bitterblue
4. Moonshadow
5. Peace Train