‘New Masters’ was released in the same year as his debut album ‘Matthew & Son’. However, some artistic differences had begun to emerge between Cat, who was starting to yearn for a simple acoustic sound and more artistic control over his career, and producer Mike Hurst, who wanted to push Cat as a pop crooner and who favoured the more lavish orchestral arrangements that characterise his first two albums. ‘New Masters’ features ‘The First Cut Is the Deepest’ which was a hit for P.P. Arnold in 1967 and would go on to become one of the seminal heartbreak songs of all time with notable covers by Rod Stewart, Sheryl Crow, and Keith Hampshire. Presented on Splatter LP (D2C), Colour LP and CD.

Tracklist

Side A
Kitty
I'm So Sleepy
Northern Wind
The Laughing Apple
Smash Your Heart
Moonstone

Side B
The First Cut Is The Deepest
I'm Gonna Be King
Ceylon City
Blackness of the Night
Come On Baby (Shift That Log)
I Love Them All