Scott Walker - The Collection 1967-1970 (Édition Studio Masters) (2013 - Pop) [Flac 24-96]
Scott Walker's catalog has been reissued several times; therefore, yet another package, this
one containing his four self-titled solo albums and 'Til the Band Comes In (sans any bonus
material), might seem puzzling at first, or a cash-in at worst.
Indeed, this isn't even a truly chronological reissue: Scott Sings Songs from His TV Series
was his actual fourth album, issued in 1969, between Scott 3 and Scott 4.
The choice to include the uneven 'Til the Band Comes In, his sixth record -- and one of the
first of his truly confounding releases from the '70s -- is interesting if not ideal.
That said, it is not without merit as about half of it is wonderful.
Even Walker's first two truly solo tracks, which appeared on the Solo John/Solo Scott EP (with
fellow Walker Brothers member John Walker), from 1966 are absent.
Yet there is a reason to recommend this box over any other reissues of this material.
The previous CD masters and the American LP versions of Scott 1-4 have all been lacking in
sonic quality.
The warmth of the mid-range so abundant on the original LPs has always been absent, washed
out in favor of highlighting dynamic range at top and bottom (the LPs were especially bad).
Until now. The sound on these discs is warm, spacious, and sacrifices nothing in dynamism.
Even the feel of the recording studios are captured.
While almost no data on the transfers is available in the credits -- "Mastered at Abbey Road
Studios" is it -- the audio difference is so striking it is easy to suggest that these
remasters used the original analog tapes as their sources.
In addition to four of the most mystifying, ambitious, and enduring albums in pop history
(as well as one genuine head scratcher in 'Til the Band Comes In), there is a handsome 40-plus
page booklet that contains photographs, interviews (all of them reprints, but it's nice to have
them in one place), and a truly definitive, new historical and critical essay with detailed
album-by-album analysis by Rob Young of The Wire.
For any serious Walker fan who has purchased these titles before, Scott: The Collection 1967-1970
is well worth shelling out again. This is the standard by which all future reissues of his
recordings will be judged.
Artist...............: Scott Walker
Album................: Scott Walker - The Collection 1967-1970 (Édition Studio Masters)
Genre................: Pop
Source...............: WEBQ
Year.................: 2013
Ripper...............: &
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.3.4 20220220
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 60 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 96000 HZ / 24 Bit
Tags.................: -
Information..........: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
Tracklist:
1. Scott Walker - Mathilde
2. Scott Walker - Montague Terrace (In Blue)
3. Scott Walker - Angelica
4. Scott Walker - The Lady Came From Baltimore
5. Scott Walker - When Joanna Loved Me
6. Scott Walker - My Death
7. Scott Walker - The Big Hurt
8. Scott Walker - Such A Small Love
9. Scott Walker - You're Gonna Hear From Me
10. Scott Walker - Through A Long And Sleepless Night
11. Scott Walker - Always Coming Back To You
12. Scott Walker - Amsterdam
13. Scott Walker - Jackie
14. Scott Walker - Best Of Both Worlds
15. Scott Walker - Black Sheep Boy
16. Scott Walker - The Amorous Humphrey Plugg
17. Scott Walker - Next
18. Scott Walker - The Girls From The Streets
19. Scott Walker - Plastic Palace People
20. Scott Walker - Wait Until Dark
21. Scott Walker - The Girls And The Dogs
22. Scott Walker - Windows Of The World
23. Scott Walker - The Bridge
24. Scott Walker - Come Next Spring
25. Scott Walker - It's Raining Today
26. Scott Walker - Copenhagen
27. Scott Walker - Rosemary
28. Scott Walker - Big Louise
29. Scott Walker - We Came Through
30. Scott Walker - Butterfly
31. Scott Walker - Two Ragged Soldiers
32. Scott Walker - 30 Century Man
33. Scott Walker - Winter Night
34. Scott Walker - Two Weeks Since You've Gone
35. Scott Walker - Sons Of
36. Scott Walker - Funeral Tango
37. Scott Walker - If You Go Away
38. Scott Walker - The Seventh Seal
39. Scott Walker - On Your Own Again
40. Scott Walker - The World's Strongest Man
41. Scott Walker - Angels Of Ashes
42. Scott Walker - Boy Child
43. Scott Walker - Hero Of The War
44. Scott Walker - The Old Man's Back Again (Dedicated To The Neo-Stalinist Regime)
45. Scott Walker - Duchess
46. Scott Walker - Get Behind Me
47. Scott Walker - Rhymes Of Goodbye
48. Scott Walker - Prologue
49. Scott Walker - Little Things (That Keep Us Together)
50. Scott Walker - Joe
51. Scott Walker - Thanks For Chicago Mr. James
52. Scott Walker - Long About Now
53. Scott Walker - Time Operator
54. Scott Walker - Jean The Machine
55. Scott Walker - Cowbells Shakin'
56. Scott Walker - Til The Band Comes In
57. Scott Walker - Epilogue: The War Is Over
58. Scott Walker - Stormy
59. Scott Walker - The Hills Of Yesterday
60. Scott Walker - Reuben James
61. Scott Walker - What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life
62. Scott Walker - It's Over
Playing Time.........: 03:13:01
Total Size...........: 3794,23 MB