In the Flat Field [Vinyl]

Bauhaus | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (July 29, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vinyl 180 / Virtual
• ASIN: B0017R5TOC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #397,671 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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US only LP in its original form with the un-airbrushed sleeve and inner bag. Bauhaus is an English band (formed in Northampton in 1978) popular in the 1980s. The band took their name from the German Bauhaus art movement, originally going by the name Bauhaus 1919, dropping the latter portion within a year of the band's formation. Bauhaus combined a number of influences (Punk, Glam Rock, Funk, and Dub), to create a gloomy, but very passionate sound which appealed to many looking for something new after punk. Bauhaus first broke up in 1983. Peter Murphy began a solo career while the other members continued as Tones on Tail and, later, Love and Rockets. Both enjoyed greater commercial success in the United States than Bauhaus had, but disappeared from the charts in their homeland.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The undeniable influence, June 23, 2000

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Mark R Smith (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In the Flat Field (Audio CD)

This debut album from Bauhaus .is seminal in terms of launching what was then a form of punk unclassified and yet undetermined, but never the less important and beyond all other influences at the time. From art student and what?, a tin can, half realized punk band, what formed between the four members, specifically Murphy and Ash was pure magic. Japan came close to this style, butr not really. They just didin't get how wonderful the dark edges could be as a creative tool. I miss the band but am glad about all my experiences regarding my childhood and Bauhaus.