Bauhaus discography explained

Artist:Bauhaus
Studio:5
Live:4
Compilation:3
Ep:5
Singles:11
Music Videos:5
Video:3

The discography of Bauhaus, a British gothic rock band, consists of five studio albums, four live albums, three compilation albums, four extended plays (EPs), eleven singles and three video albums. The band was formed in Northampton in 1978 by Daniel Ash (guitar), David J (bass), Kevin Haskins (drums) and Peter Murphy (vocals).

Released in August 1979 on Small Wonder Records, Bauhaus's debut single—the nine-minute-long "Bela Lugosi's Dead"—failed to make the UK Singles Chart. The band signed with 4AD in 1980 and released three more singles, all of which failed to chart. They also released their debut album, In the Flat Field, in 1980 and this became the band's first release to chart when it reached No. 72 on the UK Albums Chart. After changing labels again in 1981 to Beggars Banquet Records, the band made the UK Singles Chart for the first time with "Kick in the Eye", which reached No. 59.

Their follow-up single, "The Passion of Lovers", reached No. 56. After the band's second album, Mask (1981), reached No. 30 on the UK Albums Chart, the next two singles failed to reach the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart. October 1982 saw the band's highest showing in the UK Singles Chart when they released a cover version of David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust", which reached No. 15—as well as reaching No. 13 on the Irish Singles Chart. Also released in October 1982, The Sky's Gone Out reached No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart. The band released two more singles and an album in 1983, all of which failed to capitalise on the success of their releases in late 1982, before disbanding.

After disbanding, all four members of Bauhaus undertook various solo projects before Ash, David J and Kevin Haskins reformed as Love and Rockets in 1985.[1] Bauhaus reformed for the Resurrection Tour in 1998 and for a one-off concert in April 2005. Another reunion tour followed towards the end of 2005, before work started on a new album Go Away White, released in March 2008. The album charted poorly, only reaching No. 120 on the UK Albums Chart, but gave the band their first entry for a studio album on the US Billboard 200 when it reached No. 105. Following the release of the album, Bauhaus disbanded again.

Albums

Studio albums

Title!rowspan="2" width="250"
DetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[2]
UK
Indie

[3] [4]
FRA
[5]
NZ
[6]
US
[7]
In the Flat Field
  • Released: 3 November 1980
  • Label: 4AD
  • Formats: LP, MC
721
Mask 30
The Sky's Gone Out
  • Released: 22 October 1982
  • Label: Beggars Banquet
  • Formats: LP, MC
426
  • BPI: Silver
Burning from the Inside
  • Released: 15 July 1983
  • Label: Beggars Banquet
  • Formats: LP, MC
13
Go Away White 12013183105
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected details! Title! Details
Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape
  • Released: 10 December 1982
  • Label: Beggars Banquet
  • Formats: LP, CD
  • First released as a bonus disc with initial copies of The Sky's Gone Out
  • Released: August 1992
  • Label: Nemo
  • Format: 2×CD
Live in the Studio 1979
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Nemo
  • Format: CD
  • Distributed with the book Beneath the Mask.[9]
Gotham
  • Released: November 1999
  • Label: Metropolis
  • Format: 2×CD
This Is for When...
  • Released: November 2009
  • Label: Vinyl 180
  • Format: 2×LP
  • On CD as part of the Omnibus edition of Mask but released separately on vinyl[10]

Compilation albums

Title!rowspan="2"
DetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
US
Bauhaus 1979–1983
  • Released: November 1985
  • Label: Beggars Banquet
  • Formats: 2×LP, MC, CD
  • Released as two separate CDs: 1979–1983 Volume 1 and 1979–1983 Volume 2.
36
  • BPI: Silver
  • Released: July 1989
  • Label: Beggars Banquet
  • Formats: 2×LP, MC, CD
169
Crackle
  • Released: 7 July 1998
  • Label: Beggars Banquet
  • Format: CD
Singles
  • Released: 22 November 2013
  • Label: Beggars Banquet
  • Format: CD, vinyl, digital download
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums

Title! scope="col"
Details
Shadow of Light
Archive
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Beggars Banquet
  • Formats: VHS, Laserdisc, DVD
Gotham
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Metropolis
  • Formats: VHS, DVD

EPs

Title! scope="col"
DetailsUK
UK
Indie

NZ
[11]
Kick in the Eye (Searching for Satori E.P.)
  • Released: February 1982
  • Label: Beggars Banquet
  • Formats: 7", 12"
45
Bauhaus E.P.
  • Released: February 1983
  • Label: A&M
  • Format: 7"
4AD
  • Released: September 1983
  • Label: 4AD
  • Format: 12"
81 5 30
The Singles 1981–1983
  • Released: October 1983
  • Label: Beggars Banquet
  • Format: 12"
52
The Bela Session[12]
  • Released: 23 November 2018
  • Label: Leaving Records
  • Format: CD, DL, 12"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Title! rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
UK
Indie

IRE
[13]
NZ
US
Dance

[14]
"Bela Lugosi's Dead"19798non-album singles
"Dark Entries"198017
"Terror Couple Kill Colonel"5
"Telegram Sam"312
"Kick in the Eye"19815929Mask
"The Passion of Lovers"56
"Spirit"198242The Sky's Gone Out
"Ziggy Stardust"151320non-album singles
"Lagartija Nick"198344
"She's in Parties"262847Burning from the Inside
"Drink the New Wine"[15] 2022non-album singles
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other singles

TitleYearNotesAlbum
"Satori in Paris"1982
  • Inserted into LP copies of ''Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape''.
non-album singles
"A God in an Alcove"
  • Released as part of a ''Flexipop'' magazine promo.
"The Sanity Assassin"1983
  • Released as a free fan club single.

Music videos

List of music videos! Title! Year! Director[16]
"Telegram Sam"1980Mick Calvert
"Mask"1981Christopher Collins
"Spirit"1982
"Ziggy Stardust"Mick Calvert
"She's in Parties"1983Howard Guard

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bauhaus Biography. NME. 13 February 2009. 17 February 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090217191524/http://www.nme.com/artists/bauhaus#biography. live.
  2. Book: Roberts. David . British Hit Singles & Albums. HIT Entertainment. 2006. 19th. 45. 1-904994-10-5.
  3. Book: Lazell, Barry . Indie Hits 1980–1989' . Cherry Red Books . 1997 . 0-9517206-9-4.
  4. Web site: Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company . 14 March 2022 . www.officialcharts.com . en . 14 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314225455/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-chart/20080309/131/ . live .
  5. Web site: Discographie Bauhaus. Lescharts.com. 22 September 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081014192817/http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Bauhaus. 14 October 2008 . live.
  6. Web site: charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal . 14 March 2022 . charts.nz . 14 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314225455/https://charts.nz/search.asp?cat=a&search=bauhaus . live .
  7. Bauhaus Chart History: Billboard 200 Chart. Billboard. 22 December 2020. 6 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230106203602/https://www.billboard.com/artist/bauhaus/chart-history/tlp/. live.
  8. Web site: Certified Awards Search . . 27 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120313211501/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx . 13 March 2012 . Note: User needs to enter "Bauhaus" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
  9. Book: Brooksbank, Andrew J. Bauhaus: Beneath the Mask. Nemo. London. 1997. 39286316.
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20090607082121/http://www.vinyl180.com/bauhaus.html Vinyl 180: Bauhaus
  11. Web site: charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal . 14 March 2022 . charts.nz . 14 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314225457/https://charts.nz/search.asp?cat=s&search=bauhaus . live .
  12. Web site: The Bela Session, by Bauhaus. 2 February 2021. Bauhaus. 28 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230128041718/https://bauhaus.bandcamp.com/album/the-bela-session. live.
  13. Web site: Search the charts . . 22 September 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090602061251/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement . 2 June 2009 . Note: User needs to enter "Bauhaus" as the artist search term.
  14. Bauhaus Chart History: Dance Club Songs. Billboard. 22 December 2020. 8 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230108140642/https://www.billboard.com/artist/bauhaus/chart-history/dsi/. live.
  15. Web site: Bauhaus Conjure a Surrealist Post-Punk Dreamscape on First New Song in 14 Years. Blistein. Jon. 23 March 2022. Rolling Stone. en-US. 9 January 2023. 9 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230109091333/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bauhaus-new-song-drink-the-new-wine-1325242/. live.
  16. 6 December 2005. Bauhaus: Shadow of Light/Archive. DVD. Beggars Banquet. BB 022 DVDP.