Fire Escape in the Sky: The Godlike Genius of Scott Walker
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Fire Escape in the Sky: The Godlike Genius of Scott Walker is a compilation album of previously released Scott Walker
material. Compiled by Julian Cope
in 1981 and released by Zoo Records
(catalogue no. Zoo Two). The album's title, Fire Escape in the Sky, is taken from the lyrics of the song "Big Louise" from Walker's album Scott 3
.
Side Two
Scott Walker (singer)
Scott Walker, born Noel Scott Engel on January 9, 1943 is an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and the former lead singer of The Walker Brothers. Despite being American born, Walker's chart success has largely come in the United Kingdom, where his first four solo albums...
material. Compiled by Julian Cope
Julian Cope
Julian Cope is a British rock musician, author, antiquary, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator...
in 1981 and released by Zoo Records
Zoo Records
Zoo Records was a British independent record label formed by Bill Drummond and David Balfe in 1978. Zoo was launched in order to release the work of the perennially struggling Liverpool band, Big in Japan...
(catalogue no. Zoo Two). The album's title, Fire Escape in the Sky, is taken from the lyrics of the song "Big Louise" from Walker's album Scott 3
Scott 3
The original U.S. Smash label vinyl issue omitted "30 Century Man", replacing it with "The Lights Of Cincinnati", a UK non-LP single from the same period...
.
Track listing
Side One- "Such a Small Love"
- "Big Louise"
- "Little Things"
- "Plastic Palace People"
- "Girls From the Streets"
- "It's Raining Today"
Side Two
- "Seventh Seal"
- "The Amorous Humphrey Plugg"
- "Angels of Ashes"
- "Boychild"
- "Montague Terrace (in Blue)"
- "Always Coming Back to You"
- All songs written by Scott Walker. Except "Little Things", written by Semel/Walker.
Release details
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | |
| United Kingdom | 1981 | Zoo Records | Vinyl | Zoo Two | |