Rar — Scott Walker Discography
These albums saw Walker tackling country music and pop standards.
Albums like The Moviegoer and Any Day Now are often considered his more commercial, less experimental phase.
After a period of commercial decline, the trio reunited. While the first two reunion albums leaned into country-pop, their final album together, No Regrets (1975) and particularly Lines (1976), laid the groundwork for something darker.
Released in late 1969 under his birth name, Scott Engel, Scott IV famously failed to chart initially and was quickly deleted. The original UK Philips mono pressing is one of the ultimate holy grails of 1960s vinyl collecting. Scott Walker Discography Rar
The final Walker Brothers album features four songs written and sung by Scott. "The Electrician" is one of the most terrifying pop songs ever recorded. Most discography RAR files isolate these four tracks as a "mini-album."
Following the commercial failure of Scott 4 , Walker was pressured by management and his record label to record more traditional, safe material.
: A rare collection of standards from his BBC show. These albums saw Walker tackling country music and
Though born in America, Scott Engel found stardom in the UK alongside John Maus and Gary Leeds as The Walker Brothers.
Melodramatic, lush orchestration, and Scott's rich, baritone voice. The Classic Solo Years: "Scott 1" - "Scott 4" (1967–1969)
This is the holy grail for many collectors. Released in rapid succession, these four self-titled albums represent the peak of baroque pop. While the first two reunion albums leaned into
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At first, there was only silence. Then, a faint, rhythmic sound began to emerge. It wasn't drums or a bassline. It was the sound of someone dragging a heavy cinderblock across a concrete floor. It was exactly the kind of concrete, avant-garde percussion Walker had used in his late-career masterpieces [3].
Arguably his masterpiece of the 60s, featuring three Brel covers and original masterpieces.
For decades, albums like Scott 4 or his early 70s wilderness records were entirely out of print on vinyl and CD.