Hot on the heels of the news of ‘The Bela Session’ EP is more Bauhaus 40th anniversary releases. To celebrate the milestone Beggars Arkive is reissuing records from the band’s catalogue on limited edition coloured vinyl. In The Flat Field and Mask will be released on October 26, The Sky’s Gone Out and Press The Eject And Give Me The Tape follow on November 23, and the Arkive series ends with releases of Burning From The Inside and Crackle on December 7.
In The Flat Field – bronze vinyl
The band’s debut studio album, released by 4AD and considered to be one of the very first “goth” albums. This was mastered from HD audio files transferred from the original tapes
Mask – yellow vinyl
The band’s second album, and was released by Beggars Banquet in 1981. This album is mastered from HD audio files transferred from the original tapes
Press The Eject And Give Me The Tape – white vinyl
Released in 1982, this is a live album, compiled from shows across the UK from 1981–82. This was mastered from HD audio files transferred from the original tapes.
The Sky’s Gone Out – violet vinyl
The band’s third album and was released in 1982; mastered from HD audio files transferred from the original tapes
Burning From The Inside – blue vinyl
Bauhaus’ fourth album and was the last of their studio albums of this era, released just after the band’s breakup in 1983. Mastered from HD audio files transferred from the original tapes
Crackle – ruby vinyl
A selection of Bauhaus’ finest from their catalogue. Includes the “Tomb Raider Mix” of ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’.
For more info visit the Beggars site.
As previously reported, Peter Murphy will be joined by Bauhaus co-founding member and featured guest David J for a series of shows in Europe and the UK, including Northampton’s Roadmender on December 2nd. They will play In The Flat Field in its entirety, plus an extended encore of Bauhaus classics.
