View basket “The Firstborn Is Dead” has been added to your basket. Scott 3 Scott Walker SKU: 3728848 Barcode: 602537288489 22.00 £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: UMC Released Date: 18th October 2017 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Includes Download Code Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Scott Walker’s final British Top Ten album was the first to be dominated by his own songwriting. Ten of the thirteen tunes on this 1969 LP are originals; the remaining three, naturally, were written by one of his chief inspirations, Jacques Brel. There are some interesting moments here. “Big Louise” talks about a hefty prostitute with shocking explicitness for a pop star album of the era. “Copenhagen” (like much of Walker’s ’60s work) foreshadows David Bowie. “No Last Tango” is a particularly vicious Brel song. “30 Century Man” is an uncommonly folkish and focused tune for Walker. “We Came Through” is an oddball cavalry charge featuring one of his occasional forays into Ennio Morricone spaghetti-Western-like production. The tension between Walker’s dense, foreboding lyrics and orchestral production is unusual, to say the least. But too often, it’s too difficult to penetrate Walker’s insights through Wally Scott’s string-drenched production. It shrouds the lyrics in a fog that’s often too syrupy to justify the effort needed to fight through it. ~ Richie Unterberger Artist Scott Walker Genre Rock And Pop Label UMC Buying Options 180g 1LP Includes Download Code Format 180g , 1LP , Includes Download Code Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings Side A: 1. It's Raining Today 2. Copenhagen 3. Rosemary 4. Big Louise 5. We Came Through 6. Butterfly 7. Two Ragged Soldiers Side B: 1. 30 Century Man 2. Winter Night 3. Two Weeks Since You've Gone 4. Sons Of 5. Funeral Tango 6. 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