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In The Flat Field

Bauhaus

1980 · Rock

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In The Flat Field by Bauhaus

In The Flat Field is an Alt/Indie album by Bauhaus, originally released in 1980. On Gatefold: 83 pressings tracked, owned by 28 collectors.

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Bauhaus' 1980 debut is widely credited as the album that launched gothic rock. Its angular post-punk guitars, horror-movie-inspired vocals and atmospheres, darkly romantic trills, and showy glam riffs laid the foundation for the genre. Peter Murphy's haunting baritone is a perfect foil for David J’s bass and Daniel Ash's apocalyptic guitar on gloomy goth-club classics "Dark Entries" and "Stigmata Martyr," while the off-kilter rhythms and carnival-esque palette of "St. Vitus Dance" and "Double Dare" show a band in the delirious throes of experimentation.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Double Dare4:57
  2. A2In The Flat Field4:00
  3. A3A God In An Alcove4:07
  4. A4Dive2:10
  5. A5The Spy In The Cab4:27

Side B

  1. B1Small Talk Stinks3:35
  2. B2St. Vitus Dance3:30
  3. B3Stigmata Martyr3:37
  4. B4Nerves7:10

Sound DNA

  • Alt/Indie
  • Goth Rock
  • brittle
  • aggressive
  • urban

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Original UK LP release:
- Matte black & white sleeve.
- Matte black & white top-opening inner sleeve with square corners.
- Blue 4AD labels with background design and text aligned.
- Cut at Utopia.
- Pressed at WEA Records Pressing Plant, West Drayton.
Recorded at Southern Studios, London, except "Double Dare" recorded at B.B.C. Maidavale Studios and released by arrangement with BBC Records.

Credits

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Performers

  • Daniel AshGUITAR GUITAR , BACKING VOCALS GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
  • David JBASS BASS , BACKING VOCALS BASS, BACKING VOCALS
  • Kevin HaskinsDRUMS DRUMS , PERCUSSION DRUMS, PERCUSSION
  • Peter MurphyLEAD VOCALS PERFORMER , LEAD VOCALS VOCALS

28 collectors on Gatefold own this · 83 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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