Bauhaus
Bauhaus was an English band formed in Northampton in 1978, first under the name Bauhaus 1919. Peter Murphy (vocals), Daniel Ash (guitar, saxophone), David J (bass) and Kevin Haskins (drums) made dark, angular post-punk with experimental edges, and the group is counted among the founders of gothic rock. Their first single, "Bela Lugosi's Dead", came out in 1979. Bauhaus released the single on Small Wonder and the debut album In the Flat Field on 4AD in October 1980. The band then moved to Beggars Banquet for Mask (1981), The Sky's Gone Out (1982) and Burning from the Inside (1983).
Rest In Peace: The Final Concert
On Rest In Peace: The Final Concert, Bauhaus capture their 1983 Hammersmith Palais swan song across two discs, delivering gothic rock's founding quartet - Peter Murphy, Daniel Ash, David J and Kevin Haskins - at their theatrical, darkly charged peak before dissolving into legend.
In The Flat Field (LP)
Original UK edition of simply one of the best debut albums of the British new wave, dark and innovative, released in 1980 by the new-born 4AD label. Essential.
The Sky's Gone Out (LP)
Original German edition of the excellent third album by "gothic" new wave initiators, released by Virgin in 1983.
Bela Lugosi (LP)
Unofficial early 1980's German LP on Geebo Geebo Records with recordings of the live shows at Scamps Disco, Oxford, August 11, and at the University Of London, October 31, 1980.
Guilford Civic Hall 18.10.82 (LP)
Unofficial German 1982 LP with a recording of the live show at Guildford Civic Hall, October 18th, 1982. Black vinyl with blue cover edition.
Live 82 (picture-LP)
Unofficial early 1980's German LP on Bela Lugosi Records with a recording of the live show at Odissea 2001, Milano, May 3, 1982. This is the picture-disc version.
Odissea 2001 Live in Milano 3.5.82 (LP)
Unofficial 1982 German LP on Geebo Geebo Records with a recording of the live show at Odissea 2001, Milano, May 3, 1982. This is the black and white cover version limited to 400 copies.