My favourite album: Fire Escape in the Sky: The Godlike Genius of Scott Walker

Guardian and Observer writers are picking their favourite albums – with a view that you might do the same. Here, Bob Stanley celebrates the godlike genius of Scott WalkerWhen this album was released in 1981, Scott Walker's solo career had almost been forgotten. The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore was already an oldies staple, but his solo work was remembered, if at all, as a brief postscript to the Walker Brothers' hit run. These 12 exceptional songs, wrapped in what looked like a grey felt slee...

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