Cat Stevens - Izitso (1977) Vinyl LP • Remember Days of the Old Schoolyard

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Credits insert included. Vinyl plays with some crackles and a few light-clicks (play-graded). Gate-fold cover has a few creases near edges, noticeable scuffing and surface abrasions (front/back/inner-gate). Inner-sleeve is poly-lined paper. Spine is unbroken, clean and easy-to-read (printed off-center). Little-to-no shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge, minor wear to corners. Opening is mostly crisp with signs of light use and a few divots with some heavier use towards bottom edge. (Notch in top-right.)

Tracks:

1. (Remember The Days Of The) Old Schoolyard
2. Life
3. Killin' Time
4. Kypros
5. Bonfire
6. (I Never Wanted) To Be A Star
7. Crazy
8. Sweet Jamaica
9. Was Dog A Doughnut?
10. Child For A Day

About The Record:

Izitso proved to be Cat Stevens' comeback. The album updated the rhythmic folk-rock and pop-rock style of his earlier albums with the extensive use of synthesizers, and other electronic music instruments, giving the album a more electronic rock and synth-pop style. Izitso was a commercial success, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Albums chart. Izitso also included his last top 40 hit (until three decades later), (Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard, an early synth-pop song that utilized a polyphonic synthesizer. Linda Lewis appears in the song's video, with Cat Stevens singing to her, as they portray former schoolmates, singing to each other on a schoolyard merry-go-round. Was Dog a Doughnut, which upon release was criticized for sounding "a bit too robot-like," has since been considered one of the first electro, or techno-pop, songs ever recorded, with elements later associated with hip hop music. The track made early use of a music sequencer along with synthesizers.