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Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead (The Bela Session) [LR 150 USA 2018 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC]

Another record which needed a new rip, with its horrible cheap, thick vinyl noise floor this new cut of the classic Bauhaus debut needed a little more care & attention than I first gave it back in April 2019. Given the poor state of many an original Small Wonder release, this is still going to be the best sounding version cut to vinyl. 

The label, Leaving Records have done everything possible to make you believe this has been cut from the session original master tape (they even include a picture of the tape on the inner), however I am not convinced, and strongly believe they used a digital step in the mastering chain.

If you just listen to Some Faces you could be forgiven for thinking that Bauhaus were just a seventies power-pop quartet. Bite My Hip is the earliest incarnation of Lagartija Nick, adding value to this EP of out-takes from the original Small Wonder sessions, Boys and Harry have been heard before ...plus of course there is the genre defining a-side.

There will be a short run of Bauhaus related rips when I return in the near future.

A1   Bela Lugosi's Dead 

B1   Some Faces 

B2   Bite My Hip 

B3   Harry 

B4   Boys (Original)