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Title: Cat Stevens - Very Young And Early Songs
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1971, Folk Pop, Baroque Pop and Singer-Songwriter, London, England 8/26
Matrix #: DES 18061
Condition: VG+ (LM) | Members: Cat S (47' - )
Cultural Facts:

1. Release History: Very Young And Early Songs collects recordings from Stevens’ first Deram period, preserving the ornate pop sound he made before the stripped-down singer-songwriter style of Tea for the Tillerman.
2. Personal Struggle: Stevens contracted tuberculosis in 1969 and spent months hospitalized and recovering, a frightening illness that pushed him to reconsider his life, spirituality, and musical direction.
3. Career Turning: These early recordings document the teenage songwriter before his 1970 reinvention, when songs such as “Matthew and Son” had already made him a British pop star but left him dissatisfied with the direction of his career.

8/22/26 LM