![]() ![]() In a way this collection could form a ‘Scott 0’ Released three albums and a host of singles. Songs for the band while he was part of it. Walker Brothers, it is important to remember that he wrote a good number of Since we are discussing Scott Walker’s solo period immediately following the To London in 1965 and their success on the charts over the next two years. The tale hasīeen told extensively elsewhere, of their formation in Los Angeles, their move I will skip Scott Walker’s years with the Walker Brothers, aīand where none was related to each other nor a Walker at birth. This is the story of the remarkable music Scott Walker created during those years. The four solo albums Walker released between 19 were a manifest of an artist progressively pulling away from what was expected of him by his record label and fans, remaining true to his art, and consequently losing his popularity. The Beatles in 1966 come to mind, reading the Tibetean Book of the Dead, frequenting modern art galleries and avant-garde shows, getting high on LSD, writing psychedelic music and experimenting with sound in the studio, while most of their fans are still in Beatlemania mode. ![]() It is rare in the history of popular music to find an artist at the peak of his career but in a mental artistic place so remote than that of his fans. Scott Walker’s early solo career in the late 1960s makes for an interesting story. 5 Scott Walker’s solo albums, 1967-1969. ![]()
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