The Walker Brothers - Nite Flights - 1LP - Ultra Clear Bio Vinyl [Record Store Day 2026]
This product is a RECORD STORE DAY 2026 title and not available to pre-order.
Available to buy in-storeĀ from 8am on Saturday, 18/04/2026 (Record Store Day).
Remaining copies will be available to buy online from 8pm on MondayĀ 20/04/2026.
A first ever colour 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 Ā¼ inch master tapes.
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 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 āThe Electricianā is particularly noteworthy; a remarkable piece that Midge Ure has claimed was the inspiration for the Ultravox smash āViennaā.
And while Davie Bowieās 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, āone of the most important works of its time", praising the synergy of the trioās 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.
Original: $33.31
-70%$33.31
$9.99Product Information
Product Information
Shipping & Returns
Shipping & Returns
Description
This product is a RECORD STORE DAY 2026 title and not available to pre-order.
Available to buy in-storeĀ from 8am on Saturday, 18/04/2026 (Record Store Day).
Remaining copies will be available to buy online from 8pm on MondayĀ 20/04/2026.
A first ever colour 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 Ā¼ inch master tapes.
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 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 āThe Electricianā is particularly noteworthy; a remarkable piece that Midge Ure has claimed was the inspiration for the Ultravox smash āViennaā.
And while Davie Bowieās 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, āone of the most important works of its time", praising the synergy of the trioās 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.
