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September 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 55
Cat Stevens, Teaser and The Firecat (1971) My copy of this album has always seemed curious to me – not quite real, not official. It took me finally committing to listing the lot on Discogs to find out that my version is in fact an ‘unofficial’ version made in Taiwan. I care only about whether […]Archive
April 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Hankering To Hear The Original: The Hunt, The Journey…
If you’re a record store tragic then you probably have “a list” – I mean the sort of list (mythical, in your head – at best) where you hope to find the album when and where you’re looking. It would be too easy (and boring) to just click the link and have it delivered – […]Archive
March 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Father & Son
I hardly ever think of Cat Stevens – but when I do, I instantly think of one thing. And it is not a particular album or song. It is not any one greatest hits compilation. It is not the fact that it was the soundtrack to any drive along the Napier-Taupo road for my high school years. And […]Archive
March 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Cat Stevens: Three NZ Shows (Dec, 2017)
Cat Stevens is celebrating 50 years since his debut album – the world tour stops in for three New Zealand shows (Auckland, New Plymouth, Christchurch) ahead of Christmas. Tickets are on sale from April 5, 10am with My Ticketek Pre-sale, Tuesday, April 4, 10am-10pm. The 50 Year Anniversary Peace Train Tour will have Yusuf/Cat Stevens […]Archive
November 7, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
When I think of Cat Stevens: A Ballad of Father & Son(g)
I hardly ever think of Cat Stevens – but when I do, I instantly think of one thing. And it is not a particular album or song. It is not any one greatest hits compilation. It is not the fact that it was the soundtrack to any drive along the Napier-Taupo road for my high […]Archive
January 11, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 37 – Rick Wakeman, Wellington, 2012
Well, he sure gave good interview – but the gig itself was a little silly, a little sad. I loved hearing a bit of his solo piano playing – dude can fucking play! – but the jokes. Oof. Suddenly it wasn’t Rick Wakeman it was nearly Roy “Chubby” Brown. But hey, that’s his legacy and […]Archive
July 14, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1334
Cat Stevens, Izitso (1977) Part of the appeal of collecting vinyl, when starting out anyway, was to pick up the “other” albums by an artist; someone you knew primarily through the “Greatest Hits”. Like Cat Stevens for example. Sometimes it didn’t go much more beyond that initial purchase. I should probably listen to this again, […]Archive
July 1, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1344
David Bowie, Hunky Dory (1971) Last year I interviewed Rick Wakeman and that was the catalyst for digging out this record. I don’t listen to it often – the LP that is. I have Hunky Dory on an iPod (along with pretty much everything that David Bowie has released). And so I give it a […]Archive
November 10, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1488
Cat Stevens, Back To Earth (1978) One of the first albums I ever bought with my own money. Strange – as I have no fondness for it at all. But at the time – many years ago – it was really important to me to own this. Because I loved Cat Stevens and his Very […]Archive
March 11, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1586
Cat Stevens, Catch Bull At Four (1972) I am happy I have this album for one reason. For one song. Sitting. Hearing it – as the opening track, side one of this, the most successful album Cat Stevens ever had in America, is a revelation. It is my favourite Cat Stevens song. And there it […]Archive
February 20, 2012 by Simon Sweetman