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Artist:	WALKER, SCOTT
Title:	Scott
Label:	FONTANA (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	FONT 879

"New digital 24Bit High Definition/remastered editions with restored original sleeve artwork, superseding the prior reissues from 1992; at an attractive midline price to boot. If your not familiar with the genius of Scott, now the time is ripe to act decisively. On this debut solo album from 1967 we still find him constrained by the Wagnerian pop anthems that made the Walker Bros. a household name (in Europe anyway), but already we see Scott exhibiting his unique approach to making records that are an amalgam of stunning orchestral arrangements, controversial subject matter, and a booming athletic vocal style. His obsession with the decadent Belgian crooner Jacques Brel is readily apparent with three of his songs covered here, including the stunning 'My Death -- decisions like that that would eventually end the 'commercial' phase of Scott's recording career. But it's a couple of the originals here that really give a hint at the artistic triumph to come; the brooding, almost filmic 'Such a Small Love', and especially the haunting 'Always Coming Back to You', amply demonstrate the unique pop sensibility that would make his later LPs such classics. There are a couple of duds here, unfortunately, the middle of the road 'When Joanna Loved Me', and the Andre Previn (!) chestnut 'You're Gonna Hear from Me', so for the uninitiated this might not be the place to start, but for fans this is essential." -- Billy Kiely

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