Fifty years on, these two albums have been revisited by Yusuf through his aptly titled Cat-O-Log Records imprint, in coordination with UMe. Here, Stevens' songs are stripped-down as he looks inward and embraces a soulful sound. Gone are the production excesses of his late-'60s pop recordings.
1970 was a defining year for pop music, and few stars ascended to quite the same heights as Cat Stevens, whose Mona Bone Jakon and Tea For the Tillerman re-introduced the songwriter and singer to audiences.
