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	The album failed to chart and was [[Deletion (music industry)\|deleted]] soon after. It has been speculated that Walker's decision to release the album under his birth name of Scott Engel contributed to its chart failure. All subsequent re-issues of the album have been released under his stage name. After being out of print for over 20 years, the album was first re-issued in 1992 on CD alongside the first CD re-issues of ''Scott'', ''Scott 2'' and ''Scott 3''.		The album failed to chart and was [[Deletion (music industry)\|deleted]] soon after. It has been speculated that Walker's decision to release the album under his birth name of Scott Engel contributed to its chart failure. All subsequent re-issues of the album have been released under his stage name. After being out of print for over 20 years, the album was first re-issued in 1992 on CD alongside the first CD re-issues of ''Scott'', ''Scott 2'' and ''Scott 3''.

	Mark Lager, in a retrospective review, wrote that it is "arguably the best album of his career, you can hear from the first notes of the opening track that he was ambitiously and boldly pushing both his lyrics and soundscapes into a stronger terrain. “Seventh Seal” is an [[Ennio Morricone]]sque epic. His lyrics in “Angels of Ashes” are spiritual and share similarities with [[Rainer Maria Rilke]]’s ''[[Duino Elegies]]''. “Boy Child” contains celestial, ghostly orchestration. “Old Man’s Back Again” is arguably Scott Walker’s most powerful song. [[David Bowie]] was heavily influenced and inspired by Scott Walker not only in his deep, baritone vocals but also in his own Cold War contemplations in the instrumentals of ''Low''. On “Get Behind Me”, the soaring gospel choir and sublime orchestrations joined with his own soulful and stunning vocals make this a magnificent masterpiece."<ref>{{~~citeweb~~\|url=https://vinylwriters.com/cinematic-genius-and-haunting-poetry-of-noel-scott-engel/ \|title=Cinematic Genius and Haunting Poetry of Noel Scott Engel \|website=Vinyl Writers \|date=January 2022 \|last=Lager \|first=Mark}}</ref>		Mark Lager, in a retrospective review, wrote that it is "arguably the best album of his career, you can hear from the first notes of the opening track that he was ambitiously and boldly pushing both his lyrics and soundscapes into a stronger terrain. “Seventh Seal” is an [[Ennio Morricone]]sque epic. His lyrics in “Angels of Ashes” are spiritual and share similarities with [[Rainer Maria Rilke]]’s ''[[Duino Elegies]]''. “Boy Child” contains celestial, ghostly orchestration. “Old Man’s Back Again” is arguably Scott Walker’s most powerful song. [[David Bowie]] was heavily influenced and inspired by Scott Walker not only in his deep, baritone vocals but also in his own Cold War contemplations in the instrumentals of ''Low''. On “Get Behind Me”, the soaring gospel choir and sublime orchestrations joined with his own soulful and stunning vocals make this a magnificent masterpiece."<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://vinylwriters.com/cinematic-genius-and-haunting-poetry-of-noel-scott-engel/ \|title=Cinematic Genius and Haunting Poetry of Noel Scott Engel \|website=Vinyl Writers \|date=January 2022 \|last=Lager \|first=Mark}}</ref>

	Today ''Scott 4'' is considered one of his strongest works and it has been acknowledged in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.		Today ''Scott 4'' is considered one of his strongest works and it has been acknowledged in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.

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	The album failed to chart and was [[Deletion (music industry)\|deleted]] soon after. It has been speculated that Walker's decision to release the album under his birth name of Scott Engel contributed to its chart failure. All subsequent re-issues of the album have been released under his stage name.		The album failed to chart and was [[Deletion (music industry)\|deleted]] soon after. It has been speculated that Walker's decision to release the album under his birth name of Scott Engel contributed to its chart failure. All subsequent re-issues of the album have been released under his stage name. After being out of print for over 20 years, the album was first re-issued in 1992 on CD alongside the first CD re-issues of ''Scott'', ''Scott 2'' and ''Scott 3''.

	Mark Lager, in a retrospective review, wrote that it is "arguably the best album of his career, you can hear from the first notes of the opening track that he was ambitiously and boldly pushing both his lyrics and soundscapes into a stronger terrain. “Seventh Seal” is an [[Ennio Morricone]]sque epic. His lyrics in “Angels of Ashes” are spiritual and share similarities with [[Rainer Maria Rilke]]’s ''[[Duino Elegies]]''. “Boy Child” contains celestial, ghostly orchestration. “Old Man’s Back Again” is arguably Scott Walker’s most powerful song. [[David Bowie]] was heavily influenced and inspired by Scott Walker not only in his deep, baritone vocals but also in his own Cold War contemplations in the instrumentals of ''Low''. On “Get Behind Me”, the soaring gospel choir and sublime orchestrations joined with his own soulful and stunning vocals make this a magnificent masterpiece."<ref>{{citeweb\|url=https://vinylwriters.com/cinematic-genius-and-haunting-poetry-of-noel-scott-engel/ \|title=Cinematic Genius and Haunting Poetry of Noel Scott Engel \|website=Vinyl Writers \|date=January 2022 \|last=Lager \|first=Mark}}</ref>		Mark Lager, in a retrospective review, wrote that it is "arguably the best album of his career, you can hear from the first notes of the opening track that he was ambitiously and boldly pushing both his lyrics and soundscapes into a stronger terrain. “Seventh Seal” is an [[Ennio Morricone]]sque epic. His lyrics in “Angels of Ashes” are spiritual and share similarities with [[Rainer Maria Rilke]]’s ''[[Duino Elegies]]''. “Boy Child” contains celestial, ghostly orchestration. “Old Man’s Back Again” is arguably Scott Walker’s most powerful song. [[David Bowie]] was heavily influenced and inspired by Scott Walker not only in his deep, baritone vocals but also in his own Cold War contemplations in the instrumentals of ''Low''. On “Get Behind Me”, the soaring gospel choir and sublime orchestrations joined with his own soulful and stunning vocals make this a magnificent masterpiece."<ref>{{citeweb\|url=https://vinylwriters.com/cinematic-genius-and-haunting-poetry-of-noel-scott-engel/ \|title=Cinematic Genius and Haunting Poetry of Noel Scott Engel \|website=Vinyl Writers \|date=January 2022 \|last=Lager \|first=Mark}}</ref>

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	The album failed to chart and was [[Deletion (music industry)\|deleted]] soon after. It has been speculated that Walker's decision to release the album under his birth name of Scott Engel contributed to its chart failure. All subsequent re-issues of the album have been released under his stage name.		The album failed to chart and was [[Deletion (music industry)\|deleted]] soon after. It has been speculated that Walker's decision to release the album under his birth name of Scott Engel contributed to its chart failure. All subsequent re-issues of the album have been released under his stage name.

	Mark Lager, in a retrospective review, wrote that it is "arguably the best album of his career, you can hear from the first notes of the opening track that he was ambitiously and boldly pushing both his lyrics and soundscapes into a stronger terrain. “Seventh Seal” ~~is his retelling of Ingmar Bergman’s film of the same name and~~ is an [[Ennio Morricone]]sque epic. His lyrics in “Angels of Ashes” are spiritual and share similarities with [[Rainer Maria Rilke]]’s ''[[Duino Elegies]]''. “Boy Child” contains celestial, ghostly orchestration. “Old Man’s Back Again” ~~(with its satirical subtitle “Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime”)~~ is arguably Scott Walker’s most powerful song. [[David Bowie]] was heavily influenced and inspired by Scott Walker not only in his deep, baritone vocals but also in his own Cold War contemplations in the instrumentals of ''Low''. On “Get Behind Me”, the soaring gospel choir and sublime orchestrations joined with his own soulful and stunning vocals make this a magnificent masterpiece."<ref>{{citeweb\|url=https://vinylwriters.com/cinematic-genius-and-haunting-poetry-of-noel-scott-engel/ \|title=Cinematic Genius and Haunting Poetry of Noel Scott Engel \|website=Vinyl Writers \|date=January 2022 \|last=Lager \|first=Mark}}</ref>		Mark Lager, in a retrospective review, wrote that it is "arguably the best album of his career, you can hear from the first notes of the opening track that he was ambitiously and boldly pushing both his lyrics and soundscapes into a stronger terrain. “Seventh Seal” is an [[Ennio Morricone]]sque epic. His lyrics in “Angels of Ashes” are spiritual and share similarities with [[Rainer Maria Rilke]]’s ''[[Duino Elegies]]''. “Boy Child” contains celestial, ghostly orchestration. “Old Man’s Back Again” is arguably Scott Walker’s most powerful song. [[David Bowie]] was heavily influenced and inspired by Scott Walker not only in his deep, baritone vocals but also in his own Cold War contemplations in the instrumentals of ''Low''. On “Get Behind Me”, the soaring gospel choir and sublime orchestrations joined with his own soulful and stunning vocals make this a magnificent masterpiece."<ref>{{citeweb\|url=https://vinylwriters.com/cinematic-genius-and-haunting-poetry-of-noel-scott-engel/ \|title=Cinematic Genius and Haunting Poetry of Noel Scott Engel \|website=Vinyl Writers \|date=January 2022 \|last=Lager \|first=Mark}}</ref>

	Today ''Scott 4'' is considered one of his strongest works and it has been acknowledged in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.		Today ''Scott 4'' is considered one of his strongest works and it has been acknowledged in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.

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	The album failed to chart and was [[Deletion (music industry)\|deleted]] soon after. It has been speculated that Walker's decision to release the album under his birth name of Scott Engel contributed to its chart failure. All subsequent re-issues of the album have been released under his stage name.		The album failed to chart and was [[Deletion (music industry)\|deleted]] soon after. It has been speculated that Walker's decision to release the album under his birth name of Scott Engel contributed to its chart failure. All subsequent re-issues of the album have been released under his stage name.

	Mark Lager, in a retrospective review, wrote that it is "arguably the best album of his career, you can hear from the first notes of the opening track that he was ambitiously and boldly pushing both his lyrics and soundscapes into a stronger terrain. “Seventh Seal” is his retelling of [[Ingmar ~~Bergman]]’s~~ film of the same name and is an [[Ennio Morricone]]sque epic. His lyrics in “Angels of Ashes” are spiritual and share similarities with [[Rainer Maria Rilke]]’s ''[[Duino Elegies]]''. “Boy Child” contains celestial, ghostly orchestration. “Old Man’s Back Again” (with its satirical subtitle “Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime”) is arguably Scott Walker’s most powerful song. [[David Bowie]] was heavily influenced and inspired by Scott Walker not only in his deep, baritone vocals but also in his own Cold War contemplations in the instrumentals of ''Low''. On “Get Behind Me”, the soaring gospel choir and sublime orchestrations joined with his own soulful and stunning vocals make this a magnificent masterpiece."<ref>{{citeweb\|url=https://vinylwriters.com/cinematic-genius-and-haunting-poetry-of-noel-scott-engel/ \|title=Cinematic Genius and Haunting Poetry of Noel Scott Engel \|website=Vinyl Writers \|date=January 2022 \|last=Lager \|first=Mark}}</ref>		Mark Lager, in a retrospective review, wrote that it is "arguably the best album of his career, you can hear from the first notes of the opening track that he was ambitiously and boldly pushing both his lyrics and soundscapes into a stronger terrain. “Seventh Seal” is his retelling of Ingmar Bergman’s film of the same name and is an [[Ennio Morricone]]sque epic. His lyrics in “Angels of Ashes” are spiritual and share similarities with [[Rainer Maria Rilke]]’s ''[[Duino Elegies]]''. “Boy Child” contains celestial, ghostly orchestration. “Old Man’s Back Again” (with its satirical subtitle “Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime”) is arguably Scott Walker’s most powerful song. [[David Bowie]] was heavily influenced and inspired by Scott Walker not only in his deep, baritone vocals but also in his own Cold War contemplations in the instrumentals of ''Low''. On “Get Behind Me”, the soaring gospel choir and sublime orchestrations joined with his own soulful and stunning vocals make this a magnificent masterpiece."<ref>{{citeweb\|url=https://vinylwriters.com/cinematic-genius-and-haunting-poetry-of-noel-scott-engel/ \|title=Cinematic Genius and Haunting Poetry of Noel Scott Engel \|website=Vinyl Writers \|date=January 2022 \|last=Lager \|first=Mark}}</ref>

	Today ''Scott 4'' is considered one of his strongest works and it has been acknowledged in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.		Today ''Scott 4'' is considered one of his strongest works and it has been acknowledged in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.

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	The album failed to chart and was [[Deletion (music industry)\|deleted]] soon after. It has been speculated that Walker's decision to release the album under his birth name of Scott Engel contributed to its chart failure. All subsequent re-issues of the album have been released under his stage name.		The album failed to chart and was [[Deletion (music industry)\|deleted]] soon after. It has been speculated that Walker's decision to release the album under his birth name of Scott Engel contributed to its chart failure. All subsequent re-issues of the album have been released under his stage name.

	Mark Lager, in a retrospective review, wrote that it is "arguably the best album of his career, you can hear from the first notes of the opening track that he was ambitiously and boldly pushing both his lyrics and soundscapes into a stronger terrain. “Seventh Seal” is his retelling of [[Ingmar Bergman]]’s film of the same name and is an [[Ennio Morricone]]sque epic. His lyrics in “Angels of Ashes” are spiritual and share similarities with [[Rainer Maria Rilke]]’s ''[[Duino Elegies]]''. “Boy Child” contains celestial, ghostly orchestration. “Old Man’s Back Again” (with its satirical subtitle “Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime”) is arguably Scott Walker’s most powerful song. [[David Bowie]] was heavily influenced and inspired by Scott Walker not only in his deep, baritone vocals but also in his own Cold War contemplations in the instrumentals of ''Low''. On “Get Behind Me”, the soaring gospel choir ~~of background vocalists~~ and sublime orchestrations joined with his own soulful and stunning vocals make this a magnificent masterpiece."<ref>{{citeweb\|url=https://vinylwriters.com/cinematic-genius-and-haunting-poetry-of-noel-scott-engel/ \|title=Cinematic Genius and Haunting Poetry of Noel Scott Engel \|website=Vinyl Writers \|date=January 2022 \|last=Lager \|first=Mark}}</ref>		Mark Lager, in a retrospective review, wrote that it is "arguably the best album of his career, you can hear from the first notes of the opening track that he was ambitiously and boldly pushing both his lyrics and soundscapes into a stronger terrain. “Seventh Seal” is his retelling of [[Ingmar Bergman]]’s film of the same name and is an [[Ennio Morricone]]sque epic. His lyrics in “Angels of Ashes” are spiritual and share similarities with [[Rainer Maria Rilke]]’s ''[[Duino Elegies]]''. “Boy Child” contains celestial, ghostly orchestration. “Old Man’s Back Again” (with its satirical subtitle “Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime”) is arguably Scott Walker’s most powerful song. [[David Bowie]] was heavily influenced and inspired by Scott Walker not only in his deep, baritone vocals but also in his own Cold War contemplations in the instrumentals of ''Low''. On “Get Behind Me”, the soaring gospel choir and sublime orchestrations joined with his own soulful and stunning vocals make this a magnificent masterpiece."<ref>{{citeweb\|url=https://vinylwriters.com/cinematic-genius-and-haunting-poetry-of-noel-scott-engel/ \|title=Cinematic Genius and Haunting Poetry of Noel Scott Engel \|website=Vinyl Writers \|date=January 2022 \|last=Lager \|first=Mark}}</ref>

	Today ''Scott 4'' is considered one of his strongest works and it has been acknowledged in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.		Today ''Scott 4'' is considered one of his strongest works and it has been acknowledged in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.

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	The album failed to chart and was [[Deletion (music industry)\|deleted]] soon after. It has been speculated that Walker's decision to release the album under his birth name of Scott Engel contributed to its chart failure. All subsequent re-issues of the album have been released under his stage name.		The album failed to chart and was [[Deletion (music industry)\|deleted]] soon after. It has been speculated that Walker's decision to release the album under his birth name of Scott Engel contributed to its chart failure. All subsequent re-issues of the album have been released under his stage name.

	Mark Lager, in a retrospective review, wrote that it is "arguably the best album of his career, you can hear from the first notes of the opening track that he was ambitiously and boldly pushing both his lyrics and soundscapes into a stronger terrain. “Seventh Seal” is his retelling of [[Ingmar Bergman]]’s film of the same name and is an [[Ennio Morricone]]sque epic. His lyrics in “Angels of Ashes” are spiritual and share similarities with [[Rainer Maria Rilke]]’s ''[[Duino Elegies]]''. “Boy Child” contains celestial, ghostly orchestration. “Old Man’s Back Again” (with its satirical subtitle “Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime”) is arguably Scott Walker’s most powerful song. [[David Bowie]] was heavily influenced and inspired by Scott Walker not only in his deep, baritone vocals but also in his own Cold War contemplations in the instrumentals of ''Low''. On “Get Behind Me”, the soaring gospel choir of background ~~vocalist~~ and sublime orchestrations joined with his own soulful and stunning vocals make this a magnificent masterpiece."<ref>{{citeweb\|url=https://vinylwriters.com/cinematic-genius-and-haunting-poetry-of-noel-scott-engel/ \|title=Cinematic Genius and Haunting Poetry of Noel Scott Engel \|website=Vinyl Writers \|date=January 2022 \|last=Lager \|first=Mark}}</ref>		Mark Lager, in a retrospective review, wrote that it is "arguably the best album of his career, you can hear from the first notes of the opening track that he was ambitiously and boldly pushing both his lyrics and soundscapes into a stronger terrain. “Seventh Seal” is his retelling of [[Ingmar Bergman]]’s film of the same name and is an [[Ennio Morricone]]sque epic. His lyrics in “Angels of Ashes” are spiritual and share similarities with [[Rainer Maria Rilke]]’s ''[[Duino Elegies]]''. “Boy Child” contains celestial, ghostly orchestration. “Old Man’s Back Again” (with its satirical subtitle “Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime”) is arguably Scott Walker’s most powerful song. [[David Bowie]] was heavily influenced and inspired by Scott Walker not only in his deep, baritone vocals but also in his own Cold War contemplations in the instrumentals of ''Low''. On “Get Behind Me”, the soaring gospel choir of background vocalists and sublime orchestrations joined with his own soulful and stunning vocals make this a magnificent masterpiece."<ref>{{citeweb\|url=https://vinylwriters.com/cinematic-genius-and-haunting-poetry-of-noel-scott-engel/ \|title=Cinematic Genius and Haunting Poetry of Noel Scott Engel \|website=Vinyl Writers \|date=January 2022 \|last=Lager \|first=Mark}}</ref>

	Today ''Scott 4'' is considered one of his strongest works and it has been acknowledged in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.		Today ''Scott 4'' is considered one of his strongest works and it has been acknowledged in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.

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	The album failed to chart and was [[Deletion (music industry)\|deleted]] soon after. It has been speculated that Walker's decision to release the album under his birth name of Scott Engel contributed to its chart failure. All subsequent re-issues of the album have been released under his stage name.		The album failed to chart and was [[Deletion (music industry)\|deleted]] soon after. It has been speculated that Walker's decision to release the album under his birth name of Scott Engel contributed to its chart failure. All subsequent re-issues of the album have been released under his stage name.

⚫	Today ''Scott 4'' is considered one of his strongest works and it has been acknowledged in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.

	Mark Lager, in a retrospective review, wrote that it is "arguably the best album of his career, you can hear from the first notes of the opening track that he was ambitiously and boldly pushing both his lyrics and soundscapes into a stronger terrain. “Seventh Seal” is his retelling of [[Ingmar Bergman]]’s film of the same name and is an [[Ennio Morricone]]sque epic. His lyrics in “Angels of Ashes” are spiritual and share similarities with [[Rainer Maria Rilke]]’s ''[[Duino Elegies]]''. “Boy Child” contains celestial, ghostly orchestration. “Old Man’s Back Again” (with its satirical subtitle “Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime”) is arguably Scott Walker’s most powerful song. [[David Bowie]] was heavily influenced and inspired by Scott Walker not only in his deep, baritone vocals but also in his own Cold War contemplations in the instrumentals of ''Low''. On “Get Behind Me”, the soaring gospel choir of background vocalist and sublime orchestrations joined with his own soulful and stunning vocals make this a magnificent masterpiece."<ref>{{citeweb\|url=https://vinylwriters.com/cinematic-genius-and-haunting-poetry-of-noel-scott-engel/ \|title=Cinematic Genius and Haunting Poetry of Noel Scott Engel \|website=Vinyl Writers \|date=January 2022 \|last=Lager \|first=Mark}}</ref>		Mark Lager, in a retrospective review, wrote that it is "arguably the best album of his career, you can hear from the first notes of the opening track that he was ambitiously and boldly pushing both his lyrics and soundscapes into a stronger terrain. “Seventh Seal” is his retelling of [[Ingmar Bergman]]’s film of the same name and is an [[Ennio Morricone]]sque epic. His lyrics in “Angels of Ashes” are spiritual and share similarities with [[Rainer Maria Rilke]]’s ''[[Duino Elegies]]''. “Boy Child” contains celestial, ghostly orchestration. “Old Man’s Back Again” (with its satirical subtitle “Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime”) is arguably Scott Walker’s most powerful song. [[David Bowie]] was heavily influenced and inspired by Scott Walker not only in his deep, baritone vocals but also in his own Cold War contemplations in the instrumentals of ''Low''. On “Get Behind Me”, the soaring gospel choir of background vocalist and sublime orchestrations joined with his own soulful and stunning vocals make this a magnificent masterpiece."<ref>{{citeweb\|url=https://vinylwriters.com/cinematic-genius-and-haunting-poetry-of-noel-scott-engel/ \|title=Cinematic Genius and Haunting Poetry of Noel Scott Engel \|website=Vinyl Writers \|date=January 2022 \|last=Lager \|first=Mark}}</ref>

		⚫	Today ''Scott 4'' is considered one of his strongest works and it has been acknowledged in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.

	It has also been praised by the members of [[Radiohead]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ykny5\|title=Ed O'Brien, The First Time With... – BBC Radio 6 Music\|work=BBC\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627212817/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ykny5\|archive-date=27 June 2020\|url-status=live\|access-date=26 June 2020\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		It has also been praised by the members of [[Radiohead]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ykny5\|title=Ed O'Brien, The First Time With... – BBC Radio 6 Music\|work=BBC\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627212817/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ykny5\|archive-date=27 June 2020\|url-status=live\|access-date=26 June 2020\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

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	Today ''Scott 4'' is considered one of his strongest works and it has been acknowledged in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.		Today ''Scott 4'' is considered one of his strongest works and it has been acknowledged in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.

	Mark Lager, in a retrospective review, wrote that it is "arguably the best album of his career, you can hear from the first notes of the opening track that he was ambitiously and boldly pushing both his lyrics and soundscapes into a stronger terrain. “Seventh Seal” is his retelling of [[Ingmar Bergman]]’s film of the same name and is an [[Ennio Morricone]]sque epic. His lyrics in “Angels of Ashes” are spiritual and share similarities with [[Rainer Maria Rilke]]’s ''[[Duino Elegies]]''. “Boy Child” contains celestial, ghostly orchestration. “Old Man’s Back Again” (with its satirical subtitle “Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime”) is arguably Scott Walker’s most powerful song. [[David Bowie]] was heavily influenced and inspired by Scott Walker not only in his deep, baritone vocals but also in his own Cold War contemplations in the instrumentals of ''Low''. On “Get Behind Me”, the soaring gospel choir of background ~~vocalists,~~ sublime orchestrations joined with his own soulful and stunning vocals make this a magnificent masterpiece."<ref>{{citeweb\|url=https://vinylwriters.com/cinematic-genius-and-haunting-poetry-of-noel-scott-engel/ \|title=Cinematic Genius and Haunting Poetry of Noel Scott Engel \|website=Vinyl Writers \|date=January 2022 \|last=Lager \|first=Mark}}</ref>		Mark Lager, in a retrospective review, wrote that it is "arguably the best album of his career, you can hear from the first notes of the opening track that he was ambitiously and boldly pushing both his lyrics and soundscapes into a stronger terrain. “Seventh Seal” is his retelling of [[Ingmar Bergman]]’s film of the same name and is an [[Ennio Morricone]]sque epic. His lyrics in “Angels of Ashes” are spiritual and share similarities with [[Rainer Maria Rilke]]’s ''[[Duino Elegies]]''. “Boy Child” contains celestial, ghostly orchestration. “Old Man’s Back Again” (with its satirical subtitle “Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime”) is arguably Scott Walker’s most powerful song. [[David Bowie]] was heavily influenced and inspired by Scott Walker not only in his deep, baritone vocals but also in his own Cold War contemplations in the instrumentals of ''Low''. On “Get Behind Me”, the soaring gospel choir of background vocalist and sublime orchestrations joined with his own soulful and stunning vocals make this a magnificent masterpiece."<ref>{{citeweb\|url=https://vinylwriters.com/cinematic-genius-and-haunting-poetry-of-noel-scott-engel/ \|title=Cinematic Genius and Haunting Poetry of Noel Scott Engel \|website=Vinyl Writers \|date=January 2022 \|last=Lager \|first=Mark}}</ref>

	It has also been praised by the members of [[Radiohead]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ykny5\|title=Ed O'Brien, The First Time With... – BBC Radio 6 Music\|work=BBC\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627212817/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ykny5\|archive-date=27 June 2020\|url-status=live\|access-date=26 June 2020\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		It has also been praised by the members of [[Radiohead]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ykny5\|title=Ed O'Brien, The First Time With... – BBC Radio 6 Music\|work=BBC\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627212817/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ykny5\|archive-date=27 June 2020\|url-status=live\|access-date=26 June 2020\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

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	Today ''Scott 4'' is considered one of his strongest works and it has been acknowledged in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.		Today ''Scott 4'' is considered one of his strongest works and it has been acknowledged in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.

	Mark Lager, in a retrospective review, wrote that it is "arguably the best album of his career, you can hear from the first notes of the opening track that he was ambitiously and boldly pushing both his lyrics and soundscapes into a stronger terrain. “Seventh Seal” is his retelling of [[Ingmar Bergman]]’s film of the same name and is an [[Ennio Morricone]]sque epic. His lyrics in “Angels of Ashes” are spiritual and share similarities with [[Rainer Maria Rilke]]’s ''[[Duino Elegies'']]. “Boy Child” contains celestial, ghostly orchestration. “Old Man’s Back Again” (with its satirical subtitle “Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime”) is arguably Scott Walker’s most powerful song. [[David Bowie]] was heavily influenced and inspired by Scott Walker not only in his deep, baritone vocals but also in his own Cold War contemplations in the instrumentals of ''Low''. On “Get Behind Me”, the soaring gospel choir of background vocalists, sublime orchestrations joined with his own soulful and stunning vocals make this a magnificent masterpiece."<ref>{{citeweb\|url=https://vinylwriters.com/cinematic-genius-and-haunting-poetry-of-noel-scott-engel/ \|title=Cinematic Genius and Haunting Poetry of Noel Scott Engel \|website=Vinyl Writers \|date=January 2022 \|last=Lager \|first=Mark}}</ref>		Mark Lager, in a retrospective review, wrote that it is "arguably the best album of his career, you can hear from the first notes of the opening track that he was ambitiously and boldly pushing both his lyrics and soundscapes into a stronger terrain. “Seventh Seal” is his retelling of [[Ingmar Bergman]]’s film of the same name and is an [[Ennio Morricone]]sque epic. His lyrics in “Angels of Ashes” are spiritual and share similarities with [[Rainer Maria Rilke]]’s ''[[Duino Elegies]]''. “Boy Child” contains celestial, ghostly orchestration. “Old Man’s Back Again” (with its satirical subtitle “Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime”) is arguably Scott Walker’s most powerful song. [[David Bowie]] was heavily influenced and inspired by Scott Walker not only in his deep, baritone vocals but also in his own Cold War contemplations in the instrumentals of ''Low''. On “Get Behind Me”, the soaring gospel choir of background vocalists, sublime orchestrations joined with his own soulful and stunning vocals make this a magnificent masterpiece."<ref>{{citeweb\|url=https://vinylwriters.com/cinematic-genius-and-haunting-poetry-of-noel-scott-engel/ \|title=Cinematic Genius and Haunting Poetry of Noel Scott Engel \|website=Vinyl Writers \|date=January 2022 \|last=Lager \|first=Mark}}</ref>

	It has also been praised by the members of [[Radiohead]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ykny5\|title=Ed O'Brien, The First Time With... – BBC Radio 6 Music\|work=BBC\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627212817/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ykny5\|archive-date=27 June 2020\|url-status=live\|access-date=26 June 2020\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		It has also been praised by the members of [[Radiohead]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ykny5\|title=Ed O'Brien, The First Time With... – BBC Radio 6 Music\|work=BBC\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627212817/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ykny5\|archive-date=27 June 2020\|url-status=live\|access-date=26 June 2020\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

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	The album failed to chart and was [[Deletion (music industry)\|deleted]] soon after. It has been speculated that Walker's decision to release the album under his birth name of Scott Engel contributed to its chart failure. All subsequent re-issues of the album have been released under his stage name.		The album failed to chart and was [[Deletion (music industry)\|deleted]] soon after. It has been speculated that Walker's decision to release the album under his birth name of Scott Engel contributed to its chart failure. All subsequent re-issues of the album have been released under his stage name.

	Today ''Scott 4'' is considered one of his strongest works and it has been acknowledged in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]'' ~~amongst others~~. It has also been praised by the members of [[Radiohead]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ykny5\|title=Ed O'Brien, The First Time With... – BBC Radio 6 Music\|work=BBC\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627212817/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ykny5\|archive-date=27 June 2020\|url-status=live\|access-date=26 June 2020\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		Today ''Scott 4'' is considered one of his strongest works and it has been acknowledged in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.

			Mark Lager, in a retrospective review, wrote that it is "arguably the best album of his career, you can hear from the first notes of the opening track that he was ambitiously and boldly pushing both his lyrics and soundscapes into a stronger terrain. “Seventh Seal” is his retelling of [[Ingmar Bergman]]’s film of the same name and is an [[Ennio Morricone]]sque epic. His lyrics in “Angels of Ashes” are spiritual and share similarities with [[Rainer Maria Rilke]]’s ''[[Duino Elegies'']]. “Boy Child” contains celestial, ghostly orchestration. “Old Man’s Back Again” (with its satirical subtitle “Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime”) is arguably Scott Walker’s most powerful song. [[David Bowie]] was heavily influenced and inspired by Scott Walker not only in his deep, baritone vocals but also in his own Cold War contemplations in the instrumentals of ''Low''. On “Get Behind Me”, the soaring gospel choir of background vocalists, sublime orchestrations joined with his own soulful and stunning vocals make this a magnificent masterpiece."<ref>{{citeweb\|url=https://vinylwriters.com/cinematic-genius-and-haunting-poetry-of-noel-scott-engel/ \|title=Cinematic Genius and Haunting Poetry of Noel Scott Engel \|website=Vinyl Writers \|date=January 2022 \|last=Lager \|first=Mark}}</ref>

			It has also been praised by the members of [[Radiohead]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ykny5\|title=Ed O'Brien, The First Time With... – BBC Radio 6 Music\|work=BBC\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627212817/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ykny5\|archive-date=27 June 2020\|url-status=live\|access-date=26 June 2020\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

	It was voted number 760 in the third edition of [[Colin Larkin]]'s ''[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]'' (2000).<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book\|title=[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]\|author=Colin Larkin\|author-link=Colin Larkin\|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]\|date=2006\|edition=3rd\|isbn=0-7535-0493-6\|page=240}}</ref>		It was voted number 760 in the third edition of [[Colin Larkin]]'s ''[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]'' (2000).<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book\|title=[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]\|author=Colin Larkin\|author-link=Colin Larkin\|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]\|date=2006\|edition=3rd\|isbn=0-7535-0493-6\|page=240}}</ref>

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	The album failed to chart and was [[Deletion (music industry)\|deleted]] soon after. It has been speculated that Walker's decision to release the album under his birth name of Scott Engel contributed to its chart failure. All subsequent re-issues of the album have been released under his stage name.		The album failed to chart and was [[Deletion (music industry)\|deleted]] soon after. It has been speculated that Walker's decision to release the album under his birth name of Scott Engel contributed to its chart failure. All subsequent re-issues of the album have been released under his stage name.

	Today ''Scott 4'' is considered one of his strongest works and it has been acknowledged in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]'' ~~amongst others~~. It has also been praised by the members of [[Radiohead]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ykny5\|title=Ed O'Brien, The First Time With... – BBC Radio 6 Music\|work=BBC\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627212817/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ykny5\|archive-date=27 June 2020\|url-status=live\|access-date=26 June 2020\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		Today ''Scott 4'' is considered one of his strongest works and it has been acknowledged in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.

			Mark Lager, in a retrospective review, wrote that it is "arguably the best album of his career, you can hear from the first notes of the opening track that he was ambitiously and boldly pushing both his lyrics and soundscapes into a stronger terrain. “Seventh Seal” is his retelling of [[Ingmar Bergman]]’s film of the same name and is an [[Ennio Morricone]]sque epic. His lyrics in “Angels of Ashes” are spiritual and share similarities with [[Rainer Maria Rilke]]’s ''[[Duino Elegies'']]. “Boy Child” contains celestial, ghostly orchestration. “Old Man’s Back Again” (with its satirical subtitle “Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime”) is arguably Scott Walker’s most powerful song. [[David Bowie]] was heavily influenced and inspired by Scott Walker not only in his deep, baritone vocals but also in his own Cold War contemplations in the instrumentals of ''Low''. On “Get Behind Me”, the soaring gospel choir of background vocalists, sublime orchestrations joined with his own soulful and stunning vocals make this a magnificent masterpiece."<ref>{{citeweb\|url=https://vinylwriters.com/cinematic-genius-and-haunting-poetry-of-noel-scott-engel/ \|title=Cinematic Genius and Haunting Poetry of Noel Scott Engel \|website=Vinyl Writers \|date=January 2022 \|last=Lager \|first=Mark}}</ref>

			It has also been praised by the members of [[Radiohead]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ykny5\|title=Ed O'Brien, The First Time With... – BBC Radio 6 Music\|work=BBC\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627212817/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ykny5\|archive-date=27 June 2020\|url-status=live\|access-date=26 June 2020\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

	It was voted number 760 in the third edition of [[Colin Larkin]]'s ''[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]'' (2000).<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book\|title=[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]\|author=Colin Larkin\|author-link=Colin Larkin\|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]\|date=2006\|edition=3rd\|isbn=0-7535-0493-6\|page=240}}</ref>		It was voted number 760 in the third edition of [[Colin Larkin]]'s ''[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]'' (2000).<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book\|title=[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]\|author=Colin Larkin\|author-link=Colin Larkin\|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]\|date=2006\|edition=3rd\|isbn=0-7535-0493-6\|page=240}}</ref>