Cat Stevens - Numbers (1975) Vinyl LP • A Pythagorean Theory Tale

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16 page book with illustrations & lyrics included. HYPE-STICKER taped inside opening of sleeve. Vinyl plays nicely; a few light hairlines (play-graded). Die-cut cover has a few creases near edges; scuffing (front/back), tiny surface abrasions on front near top center. Inner-sleeve is original (photo/credits). Spine is mostly easy-to-read with very mild-wear. Little shelf-wear along side-edges; wear to corners. Top and right openings are crisp with signs of light use, tiny tears and divots. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. Whistlestar
2. Novim's Nightmare
3. Majik Of Majiks
4. Drywood
5. Banapple Gaz
6. Land O' Freelove & Goodbye
7. Jzero
8. Home
9. Monad's Anthem

About The Record:

The Cat Stevens album Numbers, subtitled A Pythagorean Theory Tale, was based on a fictional planet in a far-off galaxy named Polygor. The album included a booklet with excerpts from a planned book of the same name written by Chris Bryant and Allan Scott. The booklet features pen-and-ink illustrations drawn by Stevens. Upon its initial release in late 1975 both fans and critics were confused by the concept and the lack of the sort of "catchy" music that they had been used to from Stevens, although the album achieved Gold status and reached No. 13 on the US albums chart. Banapple Gas / Ghost Town was released as a single and barely missed cracking the US Top 40. At one point A&M Records (his American record label) contemplated terminating his contract, but he still had two albums left to make for them. Stevens continued to be bitter about the process of fame and the pressures to make money for his label, and distanced himself from participating in promotion for the album. Confronted with an ultimatum from the label along the lines of "make a pop record or else," he set out to make one of the more expensive records of his career, 1977's Izitso, which yielded several hits.