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Bauhaus discography
A black-and-white photograph showing (from left to right) a guitarist, a singer, a guitarist and a drummer performing on stage.
Bauhaus in concert in 2006
Studio albums5
EPs5
Live albums4
Compilation albums3
Singles11
Video albums3
Music videos5

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.[1]

Albums

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
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
72 1
Mask 30
The Sky's Gone Out
  • Released: 22 October 1982
  • Label: Beggars Banquet
  • Formats: LP, MC
4 26
Burning from the Inside
  • Released: 15 July 1983
  • Label: Beggars Banquet
  • Formats: LP, MC
13
Go Away White 120 13 183 105
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

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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
Rest in Peace: The Final Concert
  • 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

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List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[2]
US
[7]
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
Swing the Heartache: The BBC Sessions
  • Released: 10 July 1989[11]
  • 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

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List of video albums, with selected details
Title Details
Shadow of Light
  • Released: 1984
  • Labels: Beggars Banquet, Hendring
  • Formats: VHS, Betamax, Laserdisc, DVD[A]
Archive
Gotham
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Metropolis
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
  • A^1 ^2 DVD release contains Shadow of Light and Archive.

EPs

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List of EPs, with selected details
Title Details UK
[2]
UK
Indie

[3]
NZ
[12]
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[13]
  • 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

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[2]
UK
Indie

[3]
IRE
[14]
NZ
[12]
US
Dance

[15]
"Bela Lugosi's Dead" 1979 8 non-album singles
"Dark Entries" 1980 17
"Terror Couple Kill Colonel" 5
"Telegram Sam" 3 12
"Kick in the Eye" 1981 59 29 Mask
"The Passion of Lovers" 56
"Spirit" 1982 42 The Sky's Gone Out
"Ziggy Stardust" 15 13 20 non-album singles
"Lagartija Nick" 1983 44
"She's in Parties" 26 28 47 Burning from the Inside
"Drink the New Wine"[16] 2022 non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other singles

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Title Year Notes Album
"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

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List of music videos
Title Year Director[17]
"Telegram Sam" 1980 Mick Calvert
"Mask" 1981 Christopher Collins
"Spirit" 1982
"Ziggy Stardust" Mick Calvert
"She's in Parties" 1983 Howard Guard

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bauhaus Biography". NME. Archived from the original on 17 February 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d Roberts, David, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). HIT Entertainment. p. 45. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ a b c Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989'. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
  4. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Discographie Bauhaus". Lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  6. ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Bauhaus Chart History: Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2009. 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. ^ Brooksbank, Andrew J (1997). Bauhaus: Beneath the Mask. London: Nemo. OCLC 39286316.
  10. ^ Vinyl 180: Bauhaus
  11. ^ "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 8 July 1989. p. 39. Retrieved 6 October 2024 – via World Radio History.
  12. ^ a b "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  13. ^ "The Bela Session, by Bauhaus". Bauhaus. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Search the charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2008. Note: User needs to enter "Bauhaus" as the artist search term.
  15. ^ "Bauhaus Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  16. ^ Blistein, Jon (23 March 2022). "Bauhaus Conjure a Surrealist Post-Punk Dreamscape on First New Song in 14 Years". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  17. ^ Bauhaus: Shadow of Light/Archive (DVD). Beggars Banquet. 6 December 2005. BB 022 DVDP.
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