SCOTT’S MOR PEAK
JULY 13
Scott Walker peaks at Number 13 with his mellow 45 Lights Of Cincinnati; on the 12th, his MOR covers collection Sings Songs From His TV Series peaked at 7. He’s had a good year – in March he hosted the above-named BBC TV show, while in April his Scott 3 album reached Number 3. But amid other troublesome events – this summer he’s up before the US draft board (he’s declared unfit to serve in Vietnam), and he also sacks his manager, Maurice King – his balancing of commerciality and art will not last. Released in December, the all-original Scott 4, credited to Scott Engel, fails to chart, and his pop fame is over. “You can’t please everybody,” he reflects later.