Cat Stevens [Box set, Original recording remastered]

Yusuf/Cat Stevens | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 30, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set, Original recording remastered
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: A&M
• ASIN: B00005QXY9
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #155,802 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Back To The Good Old Times

2. I Love My Dog

3. Portobello Road

4. Here Comes My Baby

5. Matthew & Son

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Time/Fill My Eyes

2. Lady D'Arbanville

3. Trouble

4. Pop Star

5. Katmandu

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Crab Dance

2. Sitting

3. Silent Sunlight

4. Angelsea

5. Can't Keep It In

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Whistlestar

2. Novim's Nightmare

3. Majik of Majiks

4. Banapple Gas

5. Blue Monday

See all 19 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Completists will be happy to own many of the rarities on this four-disc set, including Stevens's first demo session, an unreleased 1970 duet with Elton John, a cover of Fats Domino's "Blue Monday," and several choice live cuts from the late '70s. And it's nice to have an overview of the artist's entire career--from late '60s pop-star wannabe to '70s folk-rock superstar--in one place. But the difference between early Cat Stevens (despite composing hits for others) and post-Tea for the Tillerman Stevens is substantial. The two follow-up LPs were part of a trilogy of brilliance--both musically and lyrically--and any Stevens collection must start there. Nevertheless, surprises and some gems are to be found throughout all four discs--even his most recent recording (as Yusuf Islam) isn't bad. This box set also offers a choice opportunity to reassess a deserving career. (All royalties go to New York City relief victims and orphans and homeless families in underdeveloped countries.) --Bill Holdship

Product Description

2008 repackaging of this four CD anthology from the singer/songwriter featuring 79 selections ranging from his first demo in 1965 through to a 1997 collaboration recorded under his Muslim name, Yusuf Islam. On The Road To Find Out encompasses all of the hits and key tracks, as well as an abundance of rarities and is the ultimate collection of the work of a man who challenged the limits of what a singer/songwriter was/is capable of. Features 'Matthew & Son', 'First Cut Is The Deepest', 'Lady 'D'Arbanville', 'Where Do The Children Play', 'Wild World', 'Moonshadow', 'Morning Has Broken', 'Peace Train' and many more. Universal.

Customer Reviews

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40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where Was This When Box Sets First Came Out?, October 9, 2002

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Michael A. Clark (Londonderry Northern Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cat Stevens (Audio CD)

If this were to be rated from 1-5, I would rate it a 10. This is the best ever box set of any group or artist around. The artwork is superb. Each CD of the four CDs is titled in its own individual jacket. There is a 96 page booklet included which has pictures of Cat Stevens as a boy and into adult and family life. There are liner notes included. There is a history about Cat Stevens and a chronological order of his life by year beginning with his birth in 1948. At the end of the booklet each song is listed and a small commentary by Yusef Islam and some of the other musicians who have played with him. Disc one has 23 very early songs on it which is a real treat. The other 3 CDs have a number of demos, previously unreleased, and live tracks on them. And of course there are a number of songs from each of his albums. The very last song on CD 4 is a song from his first recording as Yosef Islam and is a real gem. The track listings at the end of the booklet are broken down into specific albums starting with Matthew and Son right through to Back To Earth. This box set is a must for any Cat Stevens fan. If a non Cat Stevens fan heard this set, he would soon become a devout fan. I highly recommend this set for anyone. I'm over the moon with this set. After reading the booklet and listening to the songs, one can only deeply feel who Cat Stevens really was. Unfortunately, he is no more, but we still have his beautiful music.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Feast for Cat Stevens Fans, November 4, 2001

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RDtoo "Some guy in Detroit" (Detroit) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cat Stevens (Audio CD)

This 4 CD box set is a feast for Cat Stevens fans. In addition to many old favorites, this collection includes many never before released songs, some key live tracks, and some very hard to find "B" sides and tracks that have been out of print. Some of the treasures include a Cat duet with Elton John, the hard to come by "Harold and Maude" tracks, and a lengthy book with commentary on each track by Yusef Islam, who was formerly known as Cat Stevens. The new songs are not just "filler or rehashs either, there are some real gems here that have been sought after by Cat fans for years. This is the one to own!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super Box Set!, September 6, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Cat Stevens (Audio CD)

Hit songs, great album tracks, live gewms,and unreleased material... that's what makes this box set worth owning.

The 1st CD consists of Cat Stevens' beginnings as an English pop star of the late '60s.

The 2nd CD concentrates on the post TB episode, where Cat re-evaluates his life and writes more introspective material which surprising to him, becomes really successful. The material from Mona Bone Jackon, and Stevens' two classic masterpieces "Tea For Tillerman" and "Teaser and The Firecat" are represented.

CD 3 consists of Catch Bull At Four, the epic Foreigner - including the 18 minute title track, as well as Budda and The Chocolate Box, live material from a still-to-be released on CD live album from Japan, as well as the Greatest Hits track "Another Saturday Night"

the box set concludes the journey on Disc 4 with Cat Stevens' closing material from albums Numbers, Iszito, and Back To Earth, as well as a fine performance from Cat's last public performance as "Cat Stevens" ... the track Father & Son" taken from the UNICEF concert at Wembley Stadium. The box set ends with a performance by the newly christened Yusuf Islam.

As I stated above, sprinkled throughout these 4 CDs are unreleased material, as well as live tracks.

Excellent box set for both the casual fan and hardcore fans as well.