CAT STEVENS Mona Bone Jakon 1970 UK PINK ISLAND 1st PRESS
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Feb 21, 2014
Sold Date
Feb 11, 2014
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£ 20
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CAT STEVENS Mona Bone Jakon 1970 UK PINK ISLAND 1st PRESS
GREAT COPY, ONCE/TWICE PLAYED, w/PRINTED LYRIC INNER
CAT STEVENSMona Bone Jakon
UK ISLAND (ILPS 9118) FIRST PRESSING (June 1970) OF CAT STEVENS' THIRD LP
BARELY PLAYED
COMPLETE WITH THE OVERPRINTED LYRIC INNER SLEEVE
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE UK PINK ISLAND LABELS
MATRIX: ILPS 9118 A?2 11 5 STERLING RL LH / ILPS 9118 B?2 11 3 STERLING LH
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL VERY THIN AND FLAT MATT SLEEVE "Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London, S.E.1"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE OVERPRINTED WITH BLUE HANDWRITTEN LYRICS (DATED '370' - March 1970)
Cat Stevens virtually disappeared from the British pop scene in 1968, at the age of 20, after a meteoric start to his career. He had contracted tuberculosis and spent a year recovering, from both his illness and the strain of being a teenage pop star, before returning to action in the spring of 1970 -- as a very different 22-year-old -- with Mona Bone Jakon.
Fans who knew him from 1967 must have been surprised. Under the production aegis of former Yardbird Paul Samwell-Smith, he introduced a group of simple, heartfelt songs played in spare arrangements on acoustic guitars and keyboards and driven by a restrained rhythm section.
Built on folk and blues structures, but with characteristically compelling melodies, Stevens' new compositions were tentative, fragmentary statements that alluded to his recent "Trouble," including the triviality of being a "Pop Star."
But these were the words of a desperate man in search of salvation. Mona Bone Jakon was dominated by images of death, but the album was also about survival and hope.
Stevens' craggy voice, with its odd breaks of tone and occasional huskiness, lent these sometimes sketchy songs depth, and the understated instrumentation further emphasised their seriousness.
If Stevens was working out private demons on Mona Bone Jakon, he was well attuned to a similar world-weariness in pop culture. His listeners may not have shared his exact experience, but after the 1960s they certainly understood his sense of being wounded, his spiritual yearning, and his hesitant optimism.
Mona Bone Jakon was only a modest success upon its initial release, but it attracted attention in the wake of the commercial breakthrough of its follow-up, Tea for the Tillerman
Side 1:
Lady D'Arbanville (3:40)
Maybe You're Right (3:20)
Pop Star (4:10)
I Think I See The Light (4:00)
Trouble (2:50)
Side 2:
Mona Bone Jakon (1:38)
I Wish, I Wish (3:45)
Katmandu (3:17)
Time (1:26)
Fill My Eyes (2:58)
Lilywhite (3:40)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked and factory-fresh labels with just one or two light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: VERY GOOD+/EXCELLENT
There are brush marks and a tiny mark on the first track on Side Two which looks like it may sound but is harmless
VINYL Audio: VERY GOOD+/NEAR MINT
Very nice copy - only played once or twice and delivering crystal clear, deep, rich, warm and finely detailed sound.
My play-check at loud volume found Side Two playing beautifully with nothing to fault but Side One has some clicks here and there - no continuous scratches
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Fine example of this very thin and flat untreated matt sleeve and apart from some light storage rub to the top and bottom edges and corners the sleeve is good and solid with no structural damage and all text on the pinched spine clear and bold
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Lovely condition with just some light age-related discolouration around the edges but no seam splits or signs of handling
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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526 (GS 6.6.6 (526))
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