New Masters

Performer: Cat Stevens
Distributor: MSI Music Distribution

Notes: This is his second album, with an additional 7 bonus tracks for a total of 19 tracks in all. It was prepared from the original master tapes. Producers: Mike Hurst, Noel Walker, Cat Stevens. NEW MASTERS features 25 digitally-remastered tracks by folksinger Cat Stevens and includes "The First Cut Is The Deepest."

Q (2/04, p.119) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Among the sweet acoustic strumming, charmingly disarming vocals and parping horns there's a fair bit of cynicism and vitriol."

Cat Stevens's debut single found its way to the U.K. charts while he was still in his teens. He became an international star with 1970's TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN, which showed an evolution in his style. With his distinctive voice, memorable melodies, and sensitive, socially conscious lyrics, Stevens typified the singer-songwriter aesthetic of the early '70s. His records from that period were incredibly successful, familiar to anyone growing up at the time. Over the years, his music grew a little less accessible, and by the end of the '70s he had converted to Islam, changed his name to Yusuf Islam, and retired from pop music. A 2006 comeback album, recorded under his new name, was a lovely return to form.

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