Title: Cat Stevens | Tea For The Tillerman

Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1970, Rock, Folk Rock, London

Matrix #: SP 4280

Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great (CC)

Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle Stevens had recently survived a near-fatal bout of tuberculosis, and the brush with death reshaped both his writing and his search for meaning.
2. Studio Lore Producer Paul Samwell-Smith helped frame the album with a warm, stripped-down sound that let Stevens’s voice and songwriting carry the emotional weight.
3. Media Narrative This record turned him from a recovering former teen pop figure into a serious album artist, helping define the early-70s singer-songwriter boom.

Updated: 7/18/2025 CC 4/18/2026 CC