Cat Stevens – Catch Bull At Four

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Label:	Island Records – ILPS 9206
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country:	UK
Released:	Sep 27, 1972
Genre:	Rock, Pop
Style:	Acoustic, Pop Rock, Folk Rock, Soft Rock

Tracklist

A1		Sitting Acoustic Guitar – Alun Davies Bass – Alan James Drums – Gerry Conway Piano – Jean Roussel Piano, Mandolin [Electric] – Cat Stevens
A2		Boy With A Moon & Star On His Head Acoustic Guitar – Alun Davies Classical Guitar [Spanish Guitar], Synthesizer – Cat Stevens Organ – Jean Roussel Percussion – Gerry Conway
A3		Angelsea Acoustic Guitar – Alun Davies Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer – Cat Stevens Drums – Gerry Conway Vocals – Alan James, Alun Davies, Cat Stevens, Gerry Conway, Linda Lewis
A4		Silent Sunlight Classical Guitar [Spanish Guitar] – Alun Davies Electric Piano, Tin Whistle [Penny Whistle] – Cat Stevens Percussion – Gerry Conway Piano – Jean Roussel Strings – Del Newman
A5		Can't Keep It In Acoustic Guitar – Alun Davies Bass – Alan James Drums – Gerry Conway Electric Guitar, Organ [Diamond] – Cat Stevens Piano – Jean Roussel
B1		18th Avenue Acoustic Guitar – Alun Davies Bass – Alan James Drums – Gerry Conway Electric Piano, Piano, Percussion – Cat Stevens Organ – Jean Roussel Strings – Del Newman
B2		Freezing Steel Acoustic Guitar – Alun Davies Bass – Alan James Drums – Gerry Conway Electric Guitar, Synthesizer – Cat Stevens Piano – Jean Roussel Vocals – C. S. Choir
B3		O Caritas Bouzouki – Andreas Toumazis Classical Guitar [Spanish Guitar], Drums – Cat Stevens Piano – Jean Roussel Vocals – C. S. Choir Written-By – Toumazis, Stevens, Taylor*
B4		Sweet Scarlet Piano – Cat Stevens
B5		Ruins Acoustic Guitar, Organ [Diamond], Synthesizer [R.M.I.] – Cat Stevens Drums – Gerry Conway

Companies, etc.

Published By – Freshwater Music
Published By – Copyright Control
Printed By – Tinsley Robor Group Ltd.
Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
Produced For – Silven Productions

Credits

Artwork – C.S.*
Lacquer Cut By – LH*
Photography By – Homer Sykes
Producer – Paul Samwell-Smith
Written-By – Cat Stevens (tracks: A1 to B2, B4, B5)

Notes

Fully laminated gatefold sleeve, originally in a light blue Island Records poly-lined inner.

Some copies were issued for shop use with gold stamps on rear "Demonstration Only Not For Sale"

Published by Freshwater Music except B3 by Freshwater Music/Copyright Control.

Linda Lewis courtesy of Warner-Reprise.

℗ 1972 Island Records Ltd.

Runouts are stamped except for LH etching.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): ILPS 9206 A-4U STERLING LH
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): ILPS 9206 B-3U STERLING LH
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): ILPS 9206 A-3U STERLING LH
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): ILPS 9206 B-3U STERLING LH
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): ILPS 9206 A-4U STERLING J LH M G R 3
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): ILPS 9206 B-5U STERLING 2 LH D P I
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): ILPS 9206 A-4U STERLING 3 LH A L 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): ILPS 9206 B-5U STERLING 2 LH G G 1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): ILPS 9206 A-4U STERLING 3 LH M L 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): ILPS 9206 B-5U STERLING 2 LH M L 11
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6): ILPS 9206 A-8U STERLING LH 3 1 1 C
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6): ILPS 9206 B-7U STERLING LH 3 0 5
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 7): ILPS 9206 A-8U STERLING LH 3 M M 3
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 7): ILPS 9206 B-7U STERLING LH 2 M R 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 8): ILPS 9206 A-8U STERLING LH 3 AD
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 8): ILPS 9206 B-7U STERLING LH 3 T
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 9): ILPS 9206 A-8U STERLING LH 3 .1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 9): ILPS 9206 B-7U STERLING LH 3 0 T
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 10): ILPS 9206 A-4U STERLING LH 3 G O G 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 10): ILPS 9206 B-5U STERLING LH 2 M R 1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 11): ILPS 9206 A-7U STERLING LH 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 11): ILPS 9206 B-7U STERLING LH 3

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Catch Bull At Four (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Island Records	ILPS 19206	Italy	1972
Recently Edited	Catch Bull At Four (LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Pressing, Gatefold)	A&M Records	SP 4365	US	1972
Recently Edited	Catch Bull At Four (LP, Album, Laminated Gatefold)	Island Records, Island Records	IL 34663, IL-34,663	Australia	1972
Recently Edited	Catch Bull At Four (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Island Records	6396 020	France	1972
Recently Edited	Catch Bull At Four (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Island Records	ILPS 9206	Sweden	1972

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WarpedRecord3345 Jun 4, 2024
This is a wonderful document of an era when music could not be easily pegged — a superb mixture of folk, rock, pop, jazz and even a little prog. The songwriting is evocative, and the vocals are uplifting.

Cat Stevens – Catch Bull At Four

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