Bauhaus 1979–1983

Bauhaus 1979–1983
Compilation album by
Bauhaus
Released November 1985
Genre
Label Beggars Banquet
Producer Bauhaus, Hugh Jones
Bauhaus compilations chronology
The Singles 1981–1983
(1983)
Bauhaus 1979–1983
(1985)
Swing the Heartache: The BBC Sessions
(1989)
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Bauhaus 1979–1983 (sometimes referred to as simply 1979–1983) is a compilation album by English post-punk band Bauhaus, released in 1985 by record label Beggars Banquet.

Release

Bauhaus 1979–1983 was originally released as a double album on vinyl in 1985. The album reached number 36 on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry.

It was first released on CD in 1986 in two volumes as 1979–1983 Volume 1 and 1979–1983 Volume 2.

In 2009, Volume 1 was named by Spin as one of eight essential goth music albums.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bauhaus (Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins, David J and Peter Murphy), except as noted

Side A
No. Title Length
1. "Double Dare" (from In the Flat Field)  
2. "In the Flat Field" (from In the Flat Field)  
3. "Dark Entries" (non-album single)  
4. "Stigmata Martyr" (from In the Flat Field)  
5. "Bela Lugosi's Dead (Live Version)" (from Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape)  
Side B
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Telegram Sam" (non-album single) Marc Bolan  
2. "St. Vitus Dance" (from In the Flat Field)    
3. "Spy in the Cab" (from In the Flat Field)    
4. "Terror Couple Kill Colonel" (non-album single)    
5. "The Passion of Lovers" (from Mask)    
6. "Mask" (from Mask)    
Side C
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Kick in the Eye" (from Mask)    
2. "Hollow Hills" (from Mask)    
3. "In Fear of Fear" (from Mask)    
4. "Ziggy Stardust" (non-album single) David Bowie  
5. "Silent Hedges" (from The Sky's Gone Out)    
6. "Lagartija Nick" (non-album single)    
Side D
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Third Uncle" (from The Sky's Gone Out) Brian Eno  
2. "Spirit" (from The Sky's Gone Out)    
3. "All We Ever Wanted" (from The Sky's Gone Out)    
4. "She's in Parties" (from Burning from the Inside)    
5. "Sanity Assassin" (non-album single)    
6. "Crowds" (B-side to "Telegram Sam" single)    
1986 CD version disc one: 1979–1983, Volume 1
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Double Dare"    
2. "In the Flat Field"    
3. "Dark Entries"    
4. "Stigmata Martyr"    
5. "Bela Lugosi's Dead (Live Version)"    
6. "God in an Alcove"    
7. "Telegram Sam" Bolan  
8. "St. Vitus Dance"    
9. "A Spy in the Cab"    
10. "Terror Couple Kill Colonel"    
11. "Dancing"    
12. "Hair of the Dog"    
13. "The Passion of Lovers"    
14. "Mask"    
Disc two: 1979–1983, Volume 2
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Kick in the Eye"    
2. "Hollow Hills"    
3. "In Fear of Fear"    
4. "Ziggy Stardust" Bowie  
5. "Silent Hedges"    
6. "Lagartija Nick"    
7. "Paranoia, Paranoia"    
8. "Swing the Heartache"    
9. "Third Uncle" Eno  
10. "Spirit"    
11. "All We Ever Wanted Was Everything"    
12. "Slice of Life"    
13. "She's in Parties"    
14. "Sanity Assassin"    
15. "Who Killed Mr. Moonlight?"    
16. "Satori"    
17. "Crowds"    

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