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Showing posts with label Teaser & the Firecat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Teaser & the Firecat. Show all posts
May 8, 2020
Rick Wakeman articles/mentions
David Bowie 1 ~ Hunky Dory
Crossroads ~ Robert Johnson
Cat Stevens ~ Teaser & the Firecat
Al Stewart - Past, Present & Present
Rick Wakeman - 1971
photo by Michael Putland
October 25, 2013
101 Reel-To-Reel Tapes 4: Cat Stevens ~ Teaser & the Firecat
reel-to-reel tape box cover detail
detail photo by Styrous®
In addition to my vinyl collection I'm selling, I have hundreds of
reel-to-reel, pre-recorded tapes. This is an entry about one of
them that was for sale on eBay (see link below for others). I have the vinyl LP version as well. Interested? Contact me.
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This is by far my favorite album by Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam). My favorite songs from it are Morning Has Broken, Moonshadow and Peace Train. One of loveliest songs ever written, Morning Has Broken is a popular and well-known Christian hymn first published in 1931. The words are by Eleanor Farjeon and is set to a traditional Gaelic tune known as "Bunessan"; it is often sung in children's services. The beautiful piano arrangement was performed by Rick Wakeman, a classically trained keyboardist best known for his tenures in the English progressive rock band Yes (see: Yes ~ Tales from Topographic Oceans). The song became identified with Stevens when it reached number six on the US pop chart and number one on the US easy listening chart in 1972.
reel-to-reel tape box cover
photo by Styrous®
reel-to-reel tape box cover detail
detail photo by Styrous®
reel-to-reel tape box cover back
photo by Styrous®
reel-to-reel tape box cover detail
detail photo by Styrous®
reel-to-reel tape
photo by Styrous®
reel-to-reel label detail
detail photo by Styrous®
Track listing
All songs were written by Cat Stevens, except for "Morning Has Broken".
Side one:
- "The Wind" – 1:42
- "Rubylove" – 2:37
- "If I Laugh" – 3:20
- "Changes IV" – 3:32
- "How Can I Tell You" – 4:24
Side two:
- "Tuesday's Dead" – 3:36
- "Morning Has Broken" (Traditional, arr. Stevens; words Eleanor Farjeon) – 3:20
- "Bitterblue" – 3:12
- "Moonshadow" – 2:52
- "Peace Train" – 4:04
Personnel:
- Cat Stevens – guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Alun Davies – guitar
- Larry Steele – bass guitar, congas
- Gerry Conway – drums
- Harvey Burns – drums
- Andy Roberts (uncredited) - Kriwaczek string organ (on 5)
- Rick Wakeman – piano on "Morning Has Broken" (uncredited)
- Andreas Toumazis – bouzouki
- Angelos Harzipavli – bouzouki
- Del Newman – string arrangements
reel-to-reel listings on eBay
more reel-to-reel tapes on the Styrous® Viewfinder:
reel-to-reel tape archive
reel-to-reel tape archive
Teaser and the Firecat was released in 1971; it was a gentle and peaceful album from a simpler time and age that vanished far too quickly.
Styrous® ~ October 25, 2013
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