Crackle (album)

Crackle

Greatest hits album by Bauhaus

Released

7 July 1998

Recorded

1979-1983

Genre

Post-punk, gothic rock

Length

53:07

Label

Beggars Banquet

Producer

Bauhaus

Bauhaus compilation album chronology

The Singles 1981–1983
(1983)

Crackle
(1998)

Crackle (also known as Crackle: The Best of Bauhaus) is a greatest hits album by English goth-rock band Bauhaus. The album was released in 1998 by record label Beggars Banquet, during the band's Resurrection Tour. It includes remastered versions of some of their single hits and most popular songs.

Content

Crackle is a considerably shorter compilation of Bauhaus' work than their previous 'best of' album 1979-1983.

A booklet accompanying the CD contains photographs, excerpts from the lyrics, credits, discography and a poem.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Pitchfork	8.8/10^[2]

Crackle was released in 1998 by record label Beggars Banquet, during the band's Resurrection Tour.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described it as "an excellent single-disc overview" of the group's work.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Bauhaus (Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins, David J and Peter Murphy), except "Ziggy Stardust" written by David Bowie.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Double Dare" (from In the Flat Field)	4:53
2.	"In the Flat Field" (from In the Flat Field)	5:02
3.	"The Passion of Lovers" (from Mask)	3:53
4.	"Bela Lugosi's Dead" (non-album single)	9:36
5.	"Sanity Assassin" (non-album single)	4:11
6.	"She's in Parties" (edit; from Burning from the Inside)	3:56
7.	"Silent Hedges" (from The Sky's Gone Out)	3:11
8.	"Hollow Hills" (from Mask)	4:48
9.	"Mask" (from Mask)	4:37
10.	"Kick in the Eye" (alternate version; original version from Mask)	3:37
11.	"Ziggy Stardust" (non-album single)	3:14
12.	"Dark Entries" (non-album single)	3:53
13.	"Terror Couple Kill Colonel" (non-album single)	4:24
14.	"Spirit" (alternate version; original version from The Sky's Gone Out)	3:46
15.	"Burning from the Inside" (from Burning from the Inside)	9:23
16.	"Crowds" (B-side to the "Telegram Sam" single)	3:14

Personnel

Bauhaus

Daniel Ash – guitar
Kevin Haskins – drums, percussion
David J – bass guitar
Peter Murphy – vocals

Technical

John Dent – remastering
Steve Webbon – coordination
Coleman Barks – translation
Dominic Davies – sleeve photography
Antoine Giacomoni – sleeve portraits
Mitch Jenkins – sleeve portraits
Timothy O'Donnell – sleeve design
Rumi – poetry

References

1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Crackle – The Best Of – Bauhaus | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
↑ Hansen, Skaht. "Bauhaus: Crackle: The Best Of...: Pitchfork Record Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

External links

Crackle at Discogs (list of releases)

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
EPs	Kick in the Eye (Searching for Satori E.P.) 4AD
Live albums	Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape Swing the Heartache: The BBC Sessions Rest in Peace: The Final Concert Live in the Studio 1979 Gotham
Compilation albums	The Singles 1981–1983 1979–1983 Crackle
Singles	"Bela Lugosi's Dead" "Dark Entries" "Terror Couple Kill Colonel" "Telegram Sam" "Kick in the Eye" "The Passion of Lovers" "Satori in Paris" "Spirit" "Ziggy Stardust" "Lagartija Nick" "She's in Parties"
Related	Discography Love and Rockets Tones on Tail The Bubblemen Dalis Car
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