STEVENS, CAT - MATTHEW & SON (REMASTERED W/BONUS TRACKS. Cat Stevens (real name Steven Georg

STEVENS, CAT | MATTHEW & SON (REMASTERED W/BONUS TRACKS. Cat Stevens (real name Steven Georgiou) was born on 21 July 1947 in Soho, London. His father ran a Greek restaurant and his mother was Swedish. He took up folk singing whilst studying at Hammersmith College, London and was heard performing there by ex-Springfields member, Mike Hurst, who had become a record producer. Hurst was sufficiently impressed to organise and finance a recording session which resulted in the self-penned I Love My Dog. Georgiou was quickly signed by Decca's Tony Hall (who changed his name to Cat Stevens) and promoted as the first act on the company's new Deram label, which had just been set up to promote young progressive British talent. Aided by considerable airplay on pirate radio the record made the UK Top 30 and Stevens' career was on its way. With his dark good looks he soon became a teen idol and enjoyed considerable commercial success with two orchestrally-arranged classic hits, Matthew And Son and I'm Gonna Get Me A Gun. He'd already established himself as a formidable songwriter with The Tremeloes covering his Here Comes My Baby and P.P. Arnold covering his The First Cut Is The Deepest. In February 1968 he contracted tuberculosis from which he spent the best part of a year recuperating.)

Shipping Cost

All of our shipping is through the United States Postal Service. Buyer is responsible for shipping & handling charges. Please feel free to contact us with any questions.

Our shipments to USA destinations *always* include insurance & tracking/delivery confirmation.

Overseas shipments weighing up to 4 pounds are sent via First-Class Airmail, but certain destination countries will require shipping via Priority International or Express Mail, in order to include full package tracking & delivery confirmation. If necessary, we will notify you of that exact cost.

Overseas shipments weighing more than 4 pounds must always be sent via Priority International or Express Mail.

1-3 CD/DVD/7" Records Media Mail insured to USA $6-$9
1-3 CD/DVD/7" Records Priority Mail insured to USA $9-$12
1-3 CD/DVD/7" Records First-Class Airmail uninsured to Canada $12-$19
1-3 CD/DVD/7" Records First-Class Airmail uninsured to rest of world $17-$27
More than 3 CD/DVD/7" Records at current postal rates (We'll weigh and get back to you.)

1-3 LP Records Media Mail insured to USA $6-$9
1-3 LP Records Priority Mail insured to USA $12-$15
1-3 LP Records First-Class Airmail uninsured to Canada $18-$28
1-3 LP Records First-Class Airmail uninsured to rest of world $27-$40
More than 3 LP Records at current postal rates (We'll weigh and get back to you.)

If you don't live in the USA and select USA shipping, we will adjust the shipping price to reflect your actual destination.