Scott Walker - Scott (The Collection 1967-1970) (2013) Hi-Res

Tracklist

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.

Disc 1 - Scott
01. (00:02:35) Scott Walker - Mathilde
02. (00:03:27) Scott Walker - Montague Terrace (In Blue)
03. (00:03:59) Scott Walker - Angelica
04. (00:01:57) Scott Walker - The Lady Came From Baltimore
05. (00:03:06) Scott Walker - When Joanna Loved Me
06. (00:04:57) Scott Walker - My Death
07. (00:02:24) Scott Walker - The Big Hurt
08. (00:04:52) Scott Walker - Such A Small Love
09. (00:02:52) Scott Walker - You're Gonna Hear From Me
10. (00:04:10) Scott Walker - Through A Long And Sleepless Night
11. (00:02:39) Scott Walker - Always Coming Back To You
12. (00:03:03) Scott Walker - Amsterdam

Disc 2 - Scott 2
01. (00:03:20) Scott Walker - Jackie
02. (00:03:12) Scott Walker - Best Of Both Worlds
03. (00:02:36) Scott Walker - Black Sheep Boy
04. (00:04:28) Scott Walker - The Amorous Humphrey Plugg
05. (00:02:48) Scott Walker - Next
06. (00:04:09) Scott Walker - The Girls From The Streets
07. (00:06:04) Scott Walker - Plastic Palace People
08. (00:02:57) Scott Walker - Wait Until Dark
09. (00:03:08) Scott Walker - The Girls And The Dogs
10. (00:04:22) Scott Walker - Windows Of The World
11. (00:02:47) Scott Walker - The Bridge
12. (00:03:25) Scott Walker - Come Next Spring

Disc 3 - Scott 3
01. (00:03:58) Scott Walker - It's Raining Today
02. (00:02:19) Scott Walker - Copenhagen
03. (00:03:19) Scott Walker - Rosemary
04. (00:03:06) Scott Walker - Big Louise
05. (00:01:55) Scott Walker - We Came Through
06. (00:01:39) Scott Walker - Butterfly
07. (00:03:05) Scott Walker - Two Ragged Soldiers
08. (00:01:26) Scott Walker - 30 Century Man
09. (00:01:41) Scott Walker - Winter Night
10. (00:02:44) Scott Walker - Two Weeks Since You've Gone
11. (00:03:42) Scott Walker - Sons Of
12. (00:02:53) Scott Walker - Funeral Tango
13. (00:04:57) Scott Walker - If You Go Away

Disc 4 - Scott 4
01. (00:04:55) Scott Walker - The Seventh Seal
02. (00:01:44) Scott Walker - On Your Own Again
03. (00:02:18) Scott Walker - The World's Strongest Man
04. (00:04:18) Scott Walker - Angels Of Ashes
05. (00:03:35) Scott Walker - Boy Child
06. (00:02:25) Scott Walker - Hero Of The War
07. (00:03:40) Scott Walker - The Old Man's Back Again (Dedicated To The Neo-Stalinist Regime)
08. (00:02:48) Scott Walker - Duchess
09. (00:03:12) Scott Walker - Get Behind Me
10. (00:03:03) Scott Walker - Rhymes Of Goodbye

Disc 5 - Til The Band Comes In
01. (00:01:22) Scott Walker - Prologue
02. (00:02:16) Scott Walker - Little Things (That Keep Us Together)
03. (00:03:40) Scott Walker - Joe
04. (00:02:16) Scott Walker - Thanks For Chicago Mr. James
05. (00:02:04) Scott Walker - Long About Now
06. (00:03:35) Scott Walker - Time Operator
07. (00:02:08) Scott Walker - Jean The Machine
08. (00:01:03) Scott Walker - Cowbells Shakin'
09. (00:03:50) Scott Walker - Til The Band Comes In
10. (00:03:34) Scott Walker - The War Is Over (Sleepers - Epilogue)
11. (00:03:06) Scott Walker - Stormy
12. (00:02:43) Scott Walker - The Hills Of Yesterday
13. (00:03:00) Scott Walker - Reuben James
14. (00:03:34) Scott Walker - What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life
15. (00:02:23) Scott Walker - It's Over