Bauhaus discography
 Bauhaus in concert in 2006 | |
| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 5 |
| ↙Live albums | 4 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 3 |
| ↙EPs | 4 |
| ↙Singles | 11 |
| ↙Video albums | 3 |
| ↙Music videos | 5 |
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 number seventy-two on the UK Albums Chart. After changing labels in 1981 to Beggars Banquet Records, the band made the UK Singles Chart for the first time with "Kick in the Eye", which reached number fifty-nine.
Their follow-up single, "The Passion of Lovers", reached number fifty-six. After the band's second album, Mask (1981), reached number thirty 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 number fifteen—as well as reaching number thirteen on the Irish Singles Chart. Also released in October 1982, The Sky's Gone Out reached number four 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 number 120 on the UK Albums Chart, but gave the band their first entry for a studio album on the U.S. Billboard 200 when it reached number 105. Following the release of the album, Bauhaus disbanded again.[1]
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | UK Certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
FRA [3] |
US [4] | |||
| 1980 | In the Flat Field | 72 | — | — | |
| 1981 | Mask
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30 | — | — | Silver[5] |
| 1982 | The Sky's Gone Out
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4 | — | — | Silver[5] |
| 1983 | Burning from the Inside
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13 | — | — | |
| 2008 | Go Away White
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— | 183 | 105 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1982 | Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape
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| 1992 | Rest in Peace: The Final Concert
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| 1997 | Live in the Studio 1979
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| 1999 | Gotham
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| 2009 | This Is for When
|
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | UK Certification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
US [4] | |||
| 1985 | 1979–1983
|
36 | — | Silver[5] |
| 1989 | Swing the Heartache: The BBC Sessions
|
— | 169 | |
| 1998 | Crackle – The Best of Bauhaus
|
— | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
Extended plays
| Year | EP details | UK singles chart [2] |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Kick in the Eye EP | 45 |
| 1983 | 4AD
|
— |
The Singles 1981–1983
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— | |
Bauhaus E.P.
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— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
IRE [8] |
US Club [9] | |||
| 1979 | "Bela Lugosi's Dead" | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1980 | "Dark Entries" | — | — | — | |
| "Terror Couple Kill Colonel" | — | — | — | ||
| "Telegram Sam" | — | — | — | ||
| 1981 | "Kick in the Eye" | 59 | — | 29 | Mask |
| "The Passion of Lovers" | 56 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "Satori in Paris" | — | — | — | Inserted into LP copies of Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape |
| "Spirit" | 42 | — | — | The Sky's Gone Out | |
| "Ziggy Stardust" | 15 | 13 | — | Non-album single | |
| 1983 | "Lagartija Nick" | 44 | — | — | |
| "She's in Parties" | 26 | 28 | — | Burning from the Inside | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
Video albums
| Year | Video details |
|---|---|
| 1984 | Shadow of Light |
Archive
| |
| 1999 | Gotham
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- A^1 ^2 DVD release contains Shadow of Light and Archive.
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director[10] |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | "Telegram Sam" | Mick Calvert |
| 1981 | "Mask" | Christopher Collins |
| 1982 | "Spirit" | |
| "Ziggy Stardust" | Mick Calvert | |
| 1983 | "She's in Parties" | Howard Guard |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bauhaus Biography". NME. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Roberts, David (ed.) (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th edition ed.). HIT Entertainment. p. 45. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ "Discographie Bauhaus". Lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Bauhaus: Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. 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.
- ↑ Brooksbank, Andrew J (1997). Bauhaus: Beneath the Mask. London: Nemo. OCLC 39286316.
- ↑ Vinyl 180: Bauhaus
- ↑ "Search the charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 22 September 2008. Note: User needs to enter "Bauhaus" as the artist search term.
- ↑ "Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
- ↑ Bauhaus: Shadow of Light/Archive (DVD). Beggars Banquet. 6 December 2005. BB 022 DVDP.
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