{"product_id":"scott-2-1","title":"Scott 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf Scott Walker's first solo album, 1967's \u003ci\u003eScott\u003c\/i\u003e, had been about wilfully laying waste to the pretty-boy pop star image he had established with the Walker Brothers, \u003ci\u003eScott 2\u003c\/i\u003e found him relaxing into the role somewhat, and is probably the better record for it. The basic modus operandi remained the same - epic, string-drenched ballads, written by a combination of Walker and his heroes Jacques Brel and Tim Hardin - but a more playful spirit was directing matters. The difference is reflected in the choice of Brel songs alone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn \u003ci\u003eScott\u003c\/i\u003e, Walker had picked such grim room clearers as \"Mathilde\" and \"My Death\". Here, he kicks off with an exuberant romp through \"Jackie\", Brel's sketch of a cheerfully dissolute rock and roll wastrel (Marc Almond released a barely distinguishable version a couple of decades later). Later, he camps up Brel's hilarious military reminiscence \"Next\", and contributes a composition of his own called \"The Amorous Humphrey Plugg\" - it seems reasonable to suspect that Walker had been listening to a fair bit of Anthony Newley around this time. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UMC","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50441721512267,"sku":"131825","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50441722298699,"sku":"1019307","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Scott_2_96aa3403_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726985756","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/scott-2-1","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}