Walker Brothers, The - Nite Flights [LP - Ultra Clear]

SKU: 199584108513

Genre:

Walker Brothers, The - Nite Flights [LP - Ultra Clear]

Out of stock
$30
$30
Sale Sold out
Shipping calculated at checkout.
Label: Legacy Recordings

A first ever color pressing for the sixth and final studio album by the Walker Brothers, initially released in July 1978, which has been cut to lacquer from the original ¼ inch master tapes, and pressed on ultra-clear bio vinyl. The last of their three albums issued on GTO Records, unlike its predecessors it was made up entirely of original songs and, though it was largely ignored by the public upon release, it has long since been reappraised as something of a lost classic. Indeed, the four tracks written by Scott Walker on


Tracklist:

side one are now widely regarded as some of his finest compositions, foreshadowing his re-emergence as an avant-garde artist in the mid-80s and influencing the work of Japan, Radiohead, Pulp and others. The experimental, string-laden single ‘The Electrician’ is particularly noteworthy; a remarkable piece that Midge Ure has claimed was the inspiration for the Ultravox smash ‘Vienna’. And while Davie Bowie’s Heroes (1977) was brought to the studio by Scott as a creative reference, Bowie was equally taken by Nite Flights, listening to it while creating The Lodger (1979) and covering the title track in 1993 for his Black Tie White Noise album. 30 years after its release, UNCUT scribe Chris Roberts called Nite Flights, “one of the most important works of its time", praising the synergy of the trio’s individual styles. Though they worked independently, the album has a coherence that belies the fact it even the band members described it as more like three miniature solo efforts than a true group album.
Side A
01) Shutout
02) Fat Mama Kick
03) Nite Flights
04) The Electrician
05) Death of Romance
Side B
01) Den Haague
02) Rhythms of Vision
03) Disciples of Death
04) Fury and the Fire
05) Child of Flames

side one are now widely regarded as some of his finest compositions, foreshadowing his re-emergence as an avant-garde artist in the mid-80s and influencing the work of Japan, Radiohead, Pulp and others. The experimental, string-laden single ‘The Electrician’ is particularly noteworthy; a remarkable piece that Midge Ure has claimed was the inspiration for the Ultravox smash ‘Vienna’. And while Davie Bowie’s Heroes (1977) was brought to the studio by Scott as a creative reference, Bowie was equally taken by Nite Flights, listening to it while creating The Lodger (1979) and covering the title track in 1993 for his Black Tie White Noise album. 30 years after its release, UNCUT scribe Chris Roberts called Nite Flights, “one of the most important works of its time", praising the synergy of the trio’s individual styles. Though they worked independently, the album has a coherence that belies the fact it even the band members described it as more like three miniature solo efforts than a true group album.
Side A
01) Shutout
02) Fat Mama Kick
03) Nite Flights
04) The Electrician
05) Death of Romance
Side B
01) Den Haague
02) Rhythms of Vision
03) Disciples of Death
04) Fury and the Fire
05) Child of Flames
Release Info

Label: Legacy Recordings

Format:

  • LP
View our Refund Policy for info about Returns & Cancellations.