In the Flat Field

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In the Flat Field
Studio album by Bauhaus
Released	October 1980
Recorded	Southern Studios, London, June - August 1980 *except track 1: BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, 4 December 1979
Genre	Gothic rock
Label	4AD/Beggar's Banquet Records
Producer	Bauhaus
Professional reviews
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Bauhaus chronology
In the Flat Field (1980) Mask (1981)

In the Flat Field is the debut album by British gothic rock band Bauhaus, released in 1980 on 4AD.

Contents 1 History 2 Track listing 2.1 Original Release 2.2 1988/1998 CD Reissues 3 Personnel

[edit] History

The band produced the album itself, following three singles: "Bela Lugosi's Dead" on Small Wonder, "Dark Entries" on Axis (which was shortly after renamed 4AD), and "Terror Couple Kill Colonel" on 4AD.

This was the first full-length LP released on 4AD (catalog number CAD13) and received mostly poor reviews by the British music press, mainly because the band was among a small group that refused to be classified and to follow established conventions. The album, for example, did not feature any singles and the band was not particularly helpful in interviews with the music press. However, the groundswell among independent music fans was overwhelming, and In The Flat Field is now considered as a classic.

The album was first re-released on CD by 4AD in 1988, with eight bonus tracks including the singles "Dark Entries," "Terror Couple Kill Colonel," and a cover of T. Rex's "Telegram Sam." The cover of this release (CAD13CD) is a negative of the original LP cover with a white background and black letters. In 1998, 4AD remastered and reissued the CD (GAD13CD), restoring the original cover and making it available in the USA for the first time.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Original Release

1. "Double Dare" – 4:54
2. "In the Flat Field" – 5:00
3. "God in an Alcove" – 4:08
4. "Dive" – 2:13
5. "Spy in the Cab" – 4:31
6. "Small Talk Stinks" – 3:35
7. "St. Vitus Dance" – 3:31
8. "Stigmata Martyr" – 3:46
9. "Nerves" – 7:06

[edit] 1988/1998 CD Reissues

1. "Dark Entries" – 3:52
2. "Double Dare" – 4:54
3. "In the Flat Field" – 5:00
4. "God in an Alcove" – 4:08
5. "Dive" – 2:13
6. "Spy in the Cab" – 4:31
7. "Small Talk Stinks" – 3:35
8. "St. Vitus Dance" – 3:31
9. "Stigmata Martyr" – 3:46
10. "Nerves" – 7:06
11. "Telegram Sam" – 2:11 (Originally by T. Rex)
12. "Rosegarden Funeral of Sores" – 5:34 (Originally by John Cale)
13. "Terror Couple Kill Colonel" – 4:21
14. "Scopes" – 1:34
15. "Untitled" – 1:27
16. "God in an Alcove" – 4:09
17. "Crowds" – 3:15
18. "Terror Couple Kill Colonel (remix)" – 4:32

[edit] Personnel

• Peter Murphy — vocals, guitar
• Daniel Ash — guitar, saxophone
• David J — bass
• Kevin Haskins — drums

v • d • e Bauhaus Peter Murphy · Daniel Ash · Kevin Haskins · David J Studio albums In the Flat Field · Mask · The Sky's Gone Out · Burning from the Inside · Go Away White Live albums Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape · Rest in Peace: The Final Concert · Gotham Compilations 4AD · 1979-1983 Volume 1 · 1979-1983 Volume 2 · Swing the Heartache: The BBC Sessions · Crackle - The Best of Bauhaus Related Discography · Love and Rockets · Tones on Tail · Dali's Car