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).
| Bauhaus discography | |
|---|---|
 Bauhaus in concert in 2006 | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| EPs | 5 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Singles | 11 |
| Video albums | 3 |
| Music videos | 5 |
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 No. 72 on the UK Albums Chart. After changing labels again in 1981 to Beggars Banquet Records, the band made the UK Singles Chart for the first time with "Kick in the Eye", which reached No. 59.
Their follow-up single, "The Passion of Lovers", reached No. 56. After the band's second album, Mask (1981), reached No. 30 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 No. 15—as well as reaching No. 13 on the Irish Singles Chart. Also released in October 1982, The Sky's Gone Out reached No. 4 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 No. 120 on the UK Albums Chart, but gave the band their first entry for a studio album on the US Billboard 200 when it reached No. 105. Following the release of the album, Bauhaus disbanded again.[1]
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
UK Indie [3][4] |
FRA [5] |
NZ [6] |
US [7] | |||
| In the Flat Field | 72 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Mask |
|
30 | — | — | — | — | |
| The Sky's Gone Out |
|
4 | — | — | 26 | — |
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| Burning from the Inside |
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13 | — | — | — | — | |
| Go Away White |
|
120 | 13 | 183 | — | 105 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape |
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| Rest in Peace: The Final Concert |
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| Live in the Studio 1979 |
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| Gotham |
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| This Is for When... |
|
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
US [7] | |||
| Bauhaus 1979–1983 |
|
36 | — |
|
| Swing the Heartache: The BBC Sessions |
|
— | 169 | |
| Crackle |
|
— | — | |
| Singles |
|
— | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Video albums
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Shadow of Light | |
| Archive | |
| Gotham |
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EPs
edit| Title | Details | UK [2] |
UK Indie [3] |
NZ [12] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick in the Eye (Searching for Satori E.P.) | 45 | — | — | |
| Bauhaus E.P. |
|
— | — | — |
| 4AD |
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81 | 5 | 30 |
| The Singles 1981–1983 |
|
52 | — | — |
| The Bela Session[13] |
|
— | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
UK Indie [3] |
IRE [14] |
NZ [12] |
US Dance [15] | |||
| "Bela Lugosi's Dead" | 1979 | — | 8 | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| "Dark Entries" | 1980 | — | 17 | — | — | — | |
| "Terror Couple Kill Colonel" | — | 5 | — | — | — | ||
| "Telegram Sam" | — | 3 | — | 12 | — | ||
| "Kick in the Eye" | 1981 | 59 | — | — | — | 29 | Mask |
| "The Passion of Lovers" | 56 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Spirit" | 1982 | 42 | — | — | — | — | The Sky's Gone Out |
| "Ziggy Stardust" | 15 | — | 13 | 20 | — | non-album singles | |
| "Lagartija Nick" | 1983 | 44 | — | — | — | — | |
| "She's in Parties" | 26 | — | 28 | 47 | — | Burning from the Inside | |
| "Drink the New Wine"[16] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Other singles
edit| Title | Year | Notes | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Satori in Paris" | 1982 |
|
non-album singles |
| "A God in an Alcove" |
| ||
| "The Sanity Assassin" | 1983 |
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Music videos
edit| Title | Year | Director[17] |
|---|---|---|
| "Telegram Sam" | 1980 | Mick Calvert |
| "Mask" | 1981 | Christopher Collins |
| "Spirit" | 1982 | |
| "Ziggy Stardust" | Mick Calvert | |
| "She's in Parties" | 1983 | Howard Guard |
References
edit- ^ a b "Bauhaus Biography". NME. Archived from the original on 17 February 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ a b c d Roberts, David, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). HIT Entertainment. p. 45. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b c Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989'. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Discographie Bauhaus". Lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Bauhaus Chart History: Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. 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
- ^ "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 8 July 1989. p. 39. Retrieved 6 October 2024 – via World Radio History.
- ^ a b "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "The Bela Session, by Bauhaus". Bauhaus. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Search the charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2008. Note: User needs to enter "Bauhaus" as the artist search term.
- ^ "Bauhaus Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ Blistein, Jon (23 March 2022). "Bauhaus Conjure a Surrealist Post-Punk Dreamscape on First New Song in 14 Years". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ Bauhaus: Shadow of Light/Archive (DVD). Beggars Banquet. 6 December 2005. BB 022 DVDP.
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