'Til the Band Comes In

'Til the Band Comes In
Studio album by
Scott Walker
ReleasedDecember 1970[1]
RecordedSeptember–November 1970[1]
StudioPhilips[1]
Genre
Length41:12
LabelPhilips
ProducerJohn Franz
Scott Walker chronology
Scott 4
(1969) 		'Til the Band Comes In
(1970) 		The Moviegoer
(1972)
Singles from 'Til the Band Comes In
  1. "'Til the Band Comes In" b/w "Jean the Machine"
    Released: 1971[2]
  2. "Jean the Machine" b/w "Joe"
    Released: 1971[3]
  3. "Thanks For Chicago Mr. James" b/w "The Hills of Yesterday"
    Released: 1971[4]

'Til the Band Comes In is the sixth solo studio album by the American singer-songwriter Scott Walker. It was released in December 1970 but failed to chart. Three singles were released from the album: the title track backed with "Jean the Machine" was released in the Netherlands, and "Jean the Machine" and "Thanks For Chicago Mr. James" were each released in Japan. No singles were released in the UK. The release is a loose concept album about the inhabitants of a tenement.

  1. ^ a b c Watkinson, Mike; Anderson, Pete (1994). Scott Walker - A Deep Shade Of Blue (1st ed.). London: Virgin Books. pp. 155–6. ISBN 1-85227-482-4.
  2. ^ "45cat - Scott Walker - Til The Band Comes In / Jean The Machine - Philips - Netherlands - 6006 107". 45cat. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  3. ^ "45cat - Scott Walker - Jean The Machine / Joe - Philips - Japan - SFL-1308". 45cat. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  4. ^ "45cat - Scott Walker - Thanks For Chicago Mr. James / The Hills Of Yesterday - Philips - Japan - SFL-1329". 45cat. Retrieved 2016-11-26.