Mona Bone Jakon

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Cat Stevens took a turn toward sparse arrangements and deeply personal songs on this 1970 LP, reaching the UK charts and setting the stage for an even bigger breakthrough later that year. "Mona Bone Jakon" has been remastered (as overseen by Paul Samwell-Smith, the original album’s producer) for the CD and vinyl reissues here. Those remastered original mixes appear in the deluxe and super deluxe editions, too, and the deluxe 2-CD set adds demos of the album’s songs "Maybe You’re Right," "I Think I See the Light," "Trouble," "I Wish, I Wish," live 1970 performances of "Katmandu," "Lady D’Arbanville," "Time/Fill My Eyes" and more. You get all that in the super deluxe box, too, plus David Hefti’s new 2020 mix of the album, additional demos and live tracks, the 2020 mix on vinyl, a 12" etched vinyl LP featuring 8/8/70 performances at Plumpton Jazz & Blues Festival and a Blu-Ray disc: the 2020 album mix in hi-res audio plus the "Lady D’Arbanville" music video, TV or live 1970–71 performances of "Katmandu," "Lady D’Arbanville," "Maybe You’re Right" and more. Along with 24 previously unreleased tracks, the super deluxe edition is packed with memorabilia: an Island Records press kit and press photos, a replica 1970 Plumpton Jazz & Blues flyer, a tour sticker, a greeting card and an art print. A pivotal Cat Stevens moment returns in glorious 50th-anniversary form! A&M.