The astonishing nature of the progression of Scott Walker's work from the singer's early teen-idol days to the bracing singular sounds of the most recent work is well noted. But the release of a new Scott album is a great opportunity to run through it once more... so here's the traditional Avant Gardening dense rundown through the whole career, in a "fun pop time" Dunedin-summer celebration of Scott which runs, as is traditional, a bit... er... longer than the requisite couple of hours...
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Playlist:
1. The Walker Brothers, 'Make it Easy on Yourself' (single, 1965)
2. The Walker Brothers, 'The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore' (single, 1966)
3. Scott Walker, 'Montague Terrace (in Blue)', from Scott (1967)
4. Scott Walker, 'My Death', from Scott (1967)
5. Scott Walker, 'Always Coming Back to You', from Scott (1967)
6. Scott Walker, 'Amsterdam', from Scott (1967)
7. Scott Walker, 'Jackie', from Scott 2 (1968)
8. Scott Walker, 'Best of Both Worlds', from Scott 2 (1968)
9. Scott Walker, 'Next', from Scott 2 (1968)
10. Scott Walker, 'Plastic Palace People', from Scott 2 (1968)
11. Scott Walker, 'Windows of the World', from Scott 2 (1968)
12. Scott Walker, 'It's Raining Today', from Scott 3 (1969)
13. Scott Walker, 'Copenhagen', from Scott 3 (1969)
14. Scott Walker, 'Two Ragged Soldiers', from Scott 3 (1969)
15. Scott Walker, '30 Century Man', from Scott 3 (1969)
16. Scott Walker, 'Sons Of', from Scott 3 (1969)
17. Scott Walker, 'Funeral Tango', from Scott 3 (1969)
18. Scott Walker, 'If You Go Away', from Scott 3 (1969)
19. Scott Walker, 'The Seventh Seal', from Scott 4 (1969)
20. Scott Walker, 'On Your Own Again', from Scott 4 (1969)
22. Scott Walker, 'Boy Child', from Scott 4 (1969)
21. Scott Walker, 'The World's Strongest Man', from Scott 4 (1969)
23. Scott Walker, 'The Old Man's Back Again', from Scott 4 (1969)
24. Scott Walker, 'Duchess', from Scott 4 (1969)
25. Scott Walker, 'Little Things That Keep Us Together', from Til The Band Comes In (1970)
26. Scott Walker, 'Time Operator', from Til The Band Comes In (1970)
27. Scott Walker, 'The War is Over (Epilogue)', from Til The Band Comes In (1970)
28. Scott Walker, 'Long About Now', from Til The Band Comes In (1970)
29. The Walker Brothers, 'Orpheus' from Images (1967)
30. Scott Walker, 'Mrs Murphy' from Solo John/ Solo Scott split 7" (1966)
31. Scott Walker, 'The Plague' B-side from Jackie 7" (1967)
32. Scott Walker, 'The Ballad of Sacco and Vanzetti' from The Moviegoer (1972)
33. Scott Walker, 'The Rope and The Colt' from The Rope and the Colt OST (1969)
34. The Walker Brothers, 'Lines' from Lines (1976)
35. The Walker Brothers, 'No Regrets' from No Regrets (1975)
36. The Walker Brothers, 'Shutout' from Nite Flights (1978)
37. The Walker Brothers, 'Fat Mama Kicks' from Nite Flights (1978)
38. The Walker Brothers, 'Nite Flights' from Nite Flights (1978)
39. The Walker Brothers, 'The Electrician' from Nite Flights (1978)
40. Scott Walker, 'Rawhide' from Climate of Hunter (1984)
41. Scott Walker, 'Three' from Climate of Hunter (1984)
42. Scott Walker, 'Sleepwalker's Woman' from Climate of Hunter (1984)
43. Scott Walker, 'Blanket Roll Blues'from Climate of Hunter (1984)
44. Scott Walker, 'Farmer in the City' from Tilt (1995)
45. Scott Walker, 'Cockfighter'from Tilt (1995)
46. Scott Walker, 'Bouncer See Bouncer' from Tilt (1995)
47. Scott Walker, 'Patriot (A Single)'from Tilt (1995)
48. Scott Walker, 'Rosary' from Tilt (1995)
49. Ute Lemper, 'Lullably (by-by-by) from Scott Walker compilation Five Easy Pieces (rec 2000)
50. Scott Walker, 'River of Blood' from Pola X OST (1999)
51. Scott Walker, 'The Darkest Forest' from Pola X OST (1999)
52. Scott Walker, 'Cossacks Are' from The Drift (2006)
53. Scott Walker, 'Clara' from The Drift (2006)
54. Scott Walker, 'Jolson and Jones' from The Drift (2006)
55. Scott Walker, 'Psiroatic' from The Drift (2006)
56. Scott Walker, 'A Lover Loves' from The Drift (2006)
57. Scott Walker, 'Part 1' from And Who Shall Go To The Ball? And What Shall Go To The Ball? (2007)
58. Scott Walker, ' 'See You Don't Bump His Head' ' from Bish Bosch (2012)
59. Scott Walker, 'SDSS14+3B (Zircon, A Flagpole Sitter)' from Bish Bosch (2012)
60. Scott Walker, 'Dimple' from Bish Bosch (2012)
61. Scott Walker, 'The Day The "Conducator" Died (An Xmas Song)' from Bish Bosch (2012)
