Cat Stevens / Cat Stevens' Early Songs
Japan ONLY 2LP


DERAM SL 206 ~ 7

Appendices: “Original OBI”, “Fine-Textured G/F Cover" & “Insert ( English lyric sheet )”

Description: This is scarce Japan ONLY double compilation album ( released in 1972 ) of Cat Stevens, comin' with complete appendices. This double album includes 24 tracks of his early works ( See the track-list below ). The surface of outside cover is fine-textured. Inside the gate-fold cover, it’s with “Japanese liner notes”, “Track-List” & “Photo of Cat Stevens”, while the insert is with “English lyrics”. It’s hard to find this item even in our country nowadays. Scarce item from Japan to serious collector.

Side A: I love my dongs, Portobello road, I’ve found a love, Granny, I’m so sleepy, The view from the top

Side B: The laughing apple, Come on baby, Smash your heart, Kitty, I love them all, Blackness of the night

Side C: Matthew and son, I’m gonna get me a sun, Moonstone, A bad night, School is out, The first cut is the deepest

Side D: Here comes my baby, Bring another bottle baby, The tramp, Baby get your head screwed on, Humming bird, Where are you


Condition: EX+/NM/M ( Cover / Disc 1/2 )


COVER: Cover is excellent in condition, except for lightly worn corners, bottom & right-edge. It’s clean in each side. Otherwise it has no tear, ring-wear, dent, strip, stain & writing...fine in shape.

DISC 1: Disc 1 is nearly TOP in condition, keeping glossy. There’s a spindle-mark on the label of Side B. Otherwise it has none of any scuff, scratch & hairline, which can be rated as "NM". No flaw on the groove…very clean disc, we guarantee you.

DISC 2: Disc 2 is TOP in condition, keeping glossy. It has none of any scuff, scratch, hairline & spindle-mark on each label, which can be rated as "MINT". No flaw on the groove & label …very clean disc, we guarantee you.

OBI: G+, being obliquely creased along upper left-rim of front, while being stained with minor brown spots on the surface of back & top-rim of front. A supply-tag is still in the top of back.

INSERT: G+, being partly stained in brown on the right of front, while being partly creased in lower right-rim.