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- Date Released: November 15, 2005
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Oldies, Pop
- Label: Essential Media Group / IODA
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Latter-day fans of Scott Walker, the enigmatic pop auteur, are unlikely to take great interest in his early recordings as Scott Engel, the paint-by-numbers teen idol. Comparable to the mild pop/rock of Ricky Nelson, Walker's early efforts produced no hits and are remembered mainly because of his later fame as a solo artist and a member of the Walker Brothers. His best-known cuts from this era come from his debut Orbit single, "The Livin' End" b/w "Good for Nothin'," which have appeared on a few anthologies of early rock & roll. Exhibiting a tougher approach than most of his subsequent Orbit singles, "The Livin' End" also boasts a curious composer credit: Rod McKuen and Henry Mancini. Collectors of '50s rock & roll will be much more interested in Walker's Scott Engel sides since he recorded a few Johnny Burnette songs and performed ably in the teen idol vein. The Early Years compiles 18 of Walker/Engel's Orbit recordings, encompassing a few rockers, some ballads, and some straight pop music. A few months after Acrobat released The Early Years in England, Empire Musicwerks issued an identical collection in the United States under the title Humble Beginnings: The Scott Engel Sessions, although the import is slightly less expensive from most retailers. Also in existence are a pair of bootleg anthologies, Hits and Rarities, Vols. 1-2, that collect a total of 64 recordings Walker/Engel made in the '50s and '60s, dubbed from vinyl rather than original master tapes.
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The Livin’ End |
2:23 |
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| 02. | |
Good For Nothin’ |
1:45 |
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| 03. | |
Charley Bop |
1:45 |
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| 04. | |
All I Do Is Dream Of You |
2:33 |
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| 05. | |
Blue Bell |
2:41 |
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| 06. | |
Paper Doll |
2:34 |
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| 07. | |
The Golden Rule of Love |
2:18 |
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| 08. | |
Sunday |
2:04 |
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| 09. | |
Comin’ Home |
2:02 |
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| 10. | |
I Don’t Wanna Know |
2:00 |
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| 11. | |
Too Young To Know |
2:13 |
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| 12. | |
Sing Boy Sing |
1:19 |
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| 13. | |
Too Young |
1:46 |
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| 14. | |
Everybody But Me |
2:12 |
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| 15. | |
Take This Love |
1:51 |
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| 16. | |
Till You Return |
2:11 |
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| 17. | |
When I Kiss You Goodnight |
1:22 |
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| 18. | |
When You See Her |
2:04 |
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18 Total Tracks, 37:03 Total Length
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