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Cat Stevens – Greatest Hits Label: A&M Records – SP-4519 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Pitman Pressing Country: US Released: 1975 Genre: Rock Style: Pop Rock, Soft Rock Tracklist Hide Credits A1 Wild World Written-By – Cat Stevens Written-By – Cat Stevens 3:19 A2 Oh Very Young Written-By – Cat Stevens Written-By – Cat Stevens 2:35 A3 Can't Keep It In Written-By – Cat Stevens Written-By – Cat Stevens 2:59 A4 Hard Headed Woman Written-By – Cat Stevens Written-By – Cat Stevens 3:47 A5 Moonshadow Written-By – Cat Stevens Written-By – Cat Stevens 2:48 A6 Two Fine People Written-By – Cat Stevens Written-By – Cat Stevens 3:32 B1 Peace Train Written-By – Cat Stevens Written-By – Cat Stevens 3:44 B2 Ready Written-By – Cat Stevens Written-By – Cat Stevens 3:13 B3 Father & Son Written-By – Cat Stevens Written-By – Cat Stevens 3:38 B4 Sitting Written-By – Cat Stevens Written-By – Cat Stevens 3:11 B5 Morning Has Broken Written-By – E. Farjeon* Written-By – E. Farjeon* 3:17 B6 Another Saturday Night Written-By – Sam Cooke Written-By – Sam Cooke 2:27 Companies, etc. Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records, Inc. Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman Licensed From – Island Records Ltd. Published By – Irving Music, Inc. Published By – Ackee Music, Inc. Published By – Cat Publishing B.V. Published By – Kags Music Corp. Credits Cover – David McMacken Illustration [Tiger] – Roland Young (3) Producer – Cat Stevens (tracks: A2, A6, B2, B6), Paul Samwell-Smith (tracks: A1 to A5, B1 to B5) Notes "P" in runouts denotes a Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman pressing. Poster included with some copies. Poster includes Lyrics. USA FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH POSTER AND ORIGINAL COMPANY INNER SLEEVE. SLEEVE: EXCELLENT MINUS, MOSTLY STILL IN OPENED SHRINK WRAP WITH HYPE STICKER. POSTER AND INNER SLEEVE VERY GOOD+ WITH NO DAMAGE. DISC: VERY GOOD+, JUST SHORT OF EXCELLENT MINUS. NO SCRATCHES, JUST A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES. CLEAN LABELS. Why buy a first or early pressing and not a re-issue or a ‘re-mastered’ vinyl album? First and early pressings are pressed from the first generation lacquers and stampers. They usually sound vastly superior to later issues/re-issues (which, in recent times, are often pressed from whatever 'best' tapes or digital sources are currently available) - many so-called 'audiophile' new 180g pressings are cut from hi-res digital sources…essentially an expensive CD pressed on vinyl. Why experience the worse elements of both formats? These are just High Maintenance CDs, with mid-ranges so cloaked with a veil as to sound smeared. They are nearly always compressed with murky transients and a general lifelessness in the overall sound. There are exceptions where re-masters/re-presses outshine the original issues, but they are exceptions and not the norm. First or early pressings nearly always have more immediacy, presence and dynamics. The sound staging is wider. Subtle instrument nuances are better placed with more spacious textures. Balances are firmer in the bottom end with a far-tighter bass. Upper-mid ranges shine without harshness, and the overall depth is more immersive. Inner details are clearer, the music tends to sound more ‘alive’ and vibrant and you 'hear' what the mixing and mastering engineers wanted you to hear when they first recorded the music. 1. USA IS $6.99 FOR ANY AMOUNT OF LPs PURCHASED AND PAID FOR AT THE SAME TIME. 2. INTERNATIONAL BY TRACKED AND INSURED PRIORITY AIR MAIL IS $69.99 [EXCEPT CANADA, WHICH IS $59.99 ]. This is now the only reliable, tracked and insured way we can ship international packages. Add $12.00 for each additional LP [$10 to Canada] purchased at the same time