Scott Walker – The Drift

Name: Scott Walker - The Drift
Rating: 4.42 (119 reviews)

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Label:	4AD – cad 2603
Format:	2 x Vinyl , LP, Album
Country:	UK
Released:	May 8, 2006
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Avantgarde

Tracklist

A1	Cossacks Are Bass – John Giblin Drums – Ian Thomas Electric Guitar – Hugh Burns Keyboards – Mark Warman Percussion – Alasdair Malloy Bass – John Giblin Drums – Ian Thomas Electric Guitar – Hugh Burns Keyboards – Mark Warman Percussion – Alasdair Malloy	4:40
A2	Clara Bass – John Giblin Conductor [Strings Orchestrated And Conducted By] – Philip Sheppard Drums – Ian Thomas Electric Guitar – Hugh Burns Guitar [Echoplex] – James Stevenson Ocarina, Technician [Sound Treatment] – Mark Warman Percussion [Meat Punching] – Alasdair Malloy Technician [Sound Treatment] – Peter Walsh Voice [The Voice Of Claretta Petacci] – Vanessa Contenay-Quinones Woodwind [Shawm] – Andrew Cronshaw Bass – John Giblin Conductor [Strings Orchestrated And Conducted By] – Philip Sheppard Drums – Ian Thomas Electric Guitar – Hugh Burns Guitar [Echoplex] – James Stevenson Ocarina, Technician [Sound Treatment] – Mark Warman Percussion [Meat Punching] – Alasdair Malloy Technician [Sound Treatment] – Peter Walsh Voice [The Voice Of Claretta Petacci] – Vanessa Contenay-Quinones Woodwind [Shawm] – Andrew Cronshaw	12:33
B1	Jesse Conductor [Strings Orchestrated And Conducted By] – Mark Warman Electric Guitar, Electric Guitar [Baritone] – Hugh Burns Guitar [Mosquito, Echoplex] – James Stevenson	6:33
B2	Jolson And Jones Bass – Steve Pearce Concertina – Andrew Cronshaw Drums – Ian Thomas Electric Guitar – Hugh Burns Keyboards, Conductor [Strings Orchestrated And Conducted By] – Mark Warman Percussion – Alasdair Malloy Percussion [Man Descending Stairs], Technician [Sound Treatment] – Peter Walsh Saxophone [Alto] – Scott Walker Violin – Thomas Bowes Bass – Steve Pearce Concertina – Andrew Cronshaw Drums – Ian Thomas Electric Guitar – Hugh Burns Keyboards, Conductor [Strings Orchestrated And Conducted By] – Mark Warman Percussion – Alasdair Malloy Percussion [Man Descending Stairs], Technician [Sound Treatment] – Peter Walsh Saxophone [Alto] – Scott Walker Violin – Thomas Bowes	7:49
C1	Cue Acoustic Guitar [Baritone] – Scott Walker Bass – John Giblin Conductor [Strings Orchestrated And Conducted By] – Philip Sheppard Drums, Percussion [Big Box Percussion] – Alasdair Malloy Flugelhorn – Derek Watkins Guitar – Hugh Burns Other [Big Box Construction] – Tim Painter Acoustic Guitar [Baritone] – Scott Walker Bass – John Giblin Conductor [Strings Orchestrated And Conducted By] – Philip Sheppard Drums, Percussion [Big Box Percussion] – Alasdair Malloy Flugelhorn – Derek Watkins Guitar – Hugh Burns Other [Big Box Construction] – Tim Painter	10:26
C2	Hand Me Ups Bass – John Giblin Drums – Ian Thomas Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Hugh Burns Percussion [Claps] – Rohan Onraet Saxophone [Tubax, Baritone Sax] – Pete Long Vocals [Children Scream, Choirboy] – Ralph Warman Vocals [Children Scream] – Rebecca Painter Voice [Continental Vox] – Mark Warman Bass – John Giblin Drums – Ian Thomas Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Hugh Burns Percussion [Claps] – Rohan Onraet Saxophone [Tubax, Baritone Sax] – Pete Long Vocals [Children Scream, Choirboy] – Ralph Warman Vocals [Children Scream] – Rebecca Painter Voice [Continental Vox] – Mark Warman	5:50
D1	Buzzers Bass – John Giblin Conductor [Strings Orchestrated And Conducted By] – Philip Sheppard Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Hugh Burns Percussion – Alasdair Malloy Technician [Sound Treatment] – Scott Walker Voice [Newsreader] – Beverly Foster Bass – John Giblin Conductor [Strings Orchestrated And Conducted By] – Philip Sheppard Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Hugh Burns Percussion – Alasdair Malloy Technician [Sound Treatment] – Scott Walker Voice [Newsreader] – Beverly Foster	6:39
D2	Psoriatic Bass – Steve Pearce Cello [Electric] – Philip Sheppard Drums – Ian Thomas Electric Guitar – Hugh Burns Flute [Di-zi] – Andrew Cronshaw Guitar [Hi Sus Guitar] – James Stevenson Guitar [Sitar Guitar], Technician [Sound Treatment] – Peter Walsh Percussion – Alasdair Malloy Technician [Sound Treatment] – Brian Gascoigne Written By [The Words 'ja-da Ja-da Ja-da Ja-da Jing Jing Jing'] – Bob Carleton Bass – Steve Pearce Cello [Electric] – Philip Sheppard Drums – Ian Thomas Electric Guitar – Hugh Burns Flute [Di-zi] – Andrew Cronshaw Guitar [Hi Sus Guitar] – James Stevenson Guitar [Sitar Guitar], Technician [Sound Treatment] – Peter Walsh Percussion – Alasdair Malloy Technician [Sound Treatment] – Brian Gascoigne Written By [The Words 'ja-da Ja-da Ja-da Ja-da Jing Jing Jing'] – Bob Carleton	5:47
D3	The Escape Bass – Steve Pearce Cello – Philip Sheppard Drums – Ian Thomas Electric Guitar [Baritone], Acoustic Guitar – Hugh Burns Harmonica – Scott Walker Keyboards, Percussion, Conductor [Strings Orchestrated And Conducted By] – Mark Warman Bass – Steve Pearce Cello – Philip Sheppard Drums – Ian Thomas Electric Guitar [Baritone], Acoustic Guitar – Hugh Burns Harmonica – Scott Walker Keyboards, Percussion, Conductor [Strings Orchestrated And Conducted By] – Mark Warman	5:15
D4	A Lover Loves Acoustic Guitar – Scott Walker	3:15

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Designed At – v23

Credits

Contractor [Orchestra Contractor] – Richard Nelson
Design – Vaughan Oliver
Design [Design Assistance] – Chris Bigg (2)
Producer, Mixed By – Scott Walker
Producer, Mixed By, Recorded By – Peter Walsh
Recorded By [Orchestra] – Geoff Foster
Written-By – Scott Walker

Notes

Includes a 12x12" 20pp lyric/credits booklet and 2 printed inner sleeves.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 6 52637 26031 1
Matrix / Runout (Side A): DRIFT-1-A-1 C̶A̶D̶ ̶2̶6̶0̶3̶ ̶A̶-̶1̶
Matrix / Runout (Side B): DRIFT-1-B-1 C̶A̶D̶ ̶2̶6̶0̶3̶ ̶B̶-̶1̶
Matrix / Runout (Side C): DRIFT-1-C C̶A̶D̶ ̶2̶6̶0̶3̶ ̶C̶-̶1̶
Matrix / Runout (Side D): DRIFT-1-D-1 C̶A̶D̶ ̶2̶6̶0̶3̶ ̶D̶-̶1̶

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Drift (CD, Album, Slipcase)	4AD	cad 2603 cd, CAD 2603 CD	Europe	2006
Recently Edited	The Drift (2×LP, Album, Promo)	4AD	DRIFT 1	UK	2006
Recently Edited	The Drift (CD, Album, Promo, Enhanced, Mixed)	4AD	drift 2	UK & US	2006
	The Drift (CD, Album)	4AD	CAD 2603 CD	US	2006
Recently Edited	The Drift (CD, Album)	4AD	cad 2603 cd, CAD 2603 CD	Russia & CIS	2006

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Reviews

samgibbinson1 Oct 13, 2024
Looking to purchase the booklet from this release if anyone is looking to sell one!
Pablo1212 Apr 23, 2023
Bought this years ago. Great album but spoiled, as vee88vee says, by an appallingly bad pressing. Such a shame.
vee88vee Aug 24, 2019
Outstanding late period masterpiece ruined by a poor pressing. I am not alone, having bought a new copy on its release, in being disappointed by pops and ticks sounding intermittently throughout the record. Maybe the 2012 reissue is better.

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