Cat Stevens : New Masters (Red Vinyl) Eric Clapton/B.B. King Solar Power3

Solar Power3

Matthias Jabs

the anxiety of perfectionism

Surrender - Cheap Trick

The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and includes the singles 'Can't Stand Me Now' and 'What Became of the Likely Lads'

Cat Stevens : New Masters (Red Vinyl) Eric Clapton/B.B. King Solar Power3To capitalise on Cat's swift rise to stardom Deram rushed out a second album in 1967, 'New Masters'. However, some artistic differences had begun to emerge between between Cat, who was starting to yearn for a simple acoustic sound and more artistic control over his career, and producer Mike Hurst, who wanted to push Cat as a pop crooner and who favoured the more lavish orchestral arrangements that characterise on the first two albums. 'New Masters'