The Walker Brothers - If You Could Hear Me Now

Comparing the equally lengthy track listings of the '60s-based After the Lights Go Out and the '70s-based If You Could See Me Now to one another, one gets the impression that both decades were equally fruitful for the Walker Brothers. And if space for John's grand version of Curtis Mayfield's "He'll Break Your Heart" couldn't be found on the latter, surely there must have been some frayed nerves caused by picking the selections. Further inspection reveals that no, that wasn't the case -- it's more a matter of slightly bungled selecting (relatively important biggies like "Lines" and "No Regrets" did make the cut, however) and the fact that previously unissued material was sitting around, just waiting to be released on a compilation like this one. Read More