This is a timely and welcome release on the part of Auto Da Fe.

As Gay Woods and Trevor Knight prepare to enter a new phase of operations, this mini-album compilation of all their singles to date (plus, of course 'one smoked cod') should serve as a suitably persuasive introduction to the uninitiated whilst reminding the rest of us of just how exceptional Auto Da Fe are, at their best.

And these singles do represent the very best of Auto Da Fe. 'November November' was one of the most haunting radio sounds of 1982 and, three years later, still sends a shiver up the spine. The emotional directness and melodic strength which one associates with folk music - where Gay Wood's roots lie, after all - are on this song so naturally integrated into Trevor Knight's techno-rock soundscape that an ugly word such as 'fusion' is rendered totally redundant. 'November November' is something else - a genuine modern-age folk song that takes the best of both worlds and makes them one.