Baroque pop in excelsis – Scott Walker simply sweeps aside all others with this series of mini-masterpieces, as intricately and lushly orchestrated as a Morricone film soundtrack, yet elevated by a nocturnal glamour which seems to draw on aeons of ancient darkness to purvey a tragic, secret world of existential ecstasy and horror. A 12-track compilation, drawn chronologically from the albums Scott, Scott 2, Scott 3 and Scott 4, and a slight variant on the classic vinyl collection Fire Escape In The Sky (Zoo Records ZOO 2, 1981), compiled by Julian Cope.