Scott Walker – The Drift

Great sounding record, no surface noise and everything is crystal clear and right as it should🥰

Fantastic sound quality with this one, almost no noise to speak of as well. I agree it’s an absolute shame they did away with the lyric booklet for this reissue. Regardless, this is a great pressing to own for an absolute masterwork. This is easily one of the most truly “haunted” albums I’ve ever heard. Even Tilt and Bish Bosch, while great and equally outside the box, lack the sort of gut wrenching dread and unease which is found throughout this album. Even after many times listening to it, I still feel terrified for what could happen next, it’s like a horror movie in musical form. Absolutely genius, thank you Scott.

Great pressing, fabulous sound.
I am sure this is art and would have loved seeing this in a live performance.
Other than that, I doubt I'll ever play this a second time.

What is the difference between this pressing and https://www.discogs.com/release/3719929-Scott-Walker-The-Drift ? They look exactly the same

I’ve heard the sound quality on the original pressing of this record is poor. Can anyone confirm if this issue is any better?

Bought this years ago. Great album but spoiled, as vee88vee says, by an appallingly bad pressing. Such a shame.

While it's unfortunate that this pressing lacks the lyrics booklet found in the first pressing, this one sounds spectacular. Not sure how the original sounds but it'd be hard to improve on this.

Purchased this December 2020 in US. Seems the misprint on back cover has been corrected. Track 6 reads Hand Me Up. Also the tracks are listed sequently I.E. A1, A2, B3, B4, C5 etc. on back cover.

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.

Way too dark and unmelodic for me. Feels like tour of hell. Appreciate the art, but not for me.