Four Dark Shadows Over Two Long Players

 

Bauhaus - The Sky's Gone Out / Press The Eject And Give Me The Tape [BEGA 42/BEGA 38 UK 2LP 1982 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC]

Closing the brief run of Bauhaus-related posts over the last weeks ago, here is the original UK pressing of The Sky's Gone Out which also includes the first edition of their important live album, Press The Eject And Give Me The Tape. 

Whilst The Sky's Gone Out will never be regarded as a classic album, I think Bauhaus really did justice to Eno's Third Uncle. Silent Hedges, In The Night and the pagan-styled re-recording of Spirit are among some of their best tracks. All We Ever Wanted Was Everything holds a reflective longevity over the years and the unusual dub of Exquisite Corpse does more than hold listener interest, however for me, the concept piece The Three Shadows falls over badly and spoils a quarter of the album. Wisely, the band chose not to feature the hit single Ziggy Stardust as it would just not fit with the record's style.

It is the live recordings included as a free bonus album which is the essential work here. Recorded over three nights in Liverpool & London, this collection is more than a live compilation of their greatest early period works - the recording and mastering is of the highest quality from one of the best live bands from the early goth years.

The Sky's Gone Out

A1 Third Uncle

A2 Silent Hedges

A3 In The Night

A4 Swing The Heartache

A5 Spirit

B1 The Three Shadows (Part I)

B2 The Three Shadows (Part II)

B3 The Three Shadows (Part III)

B4 All We Ever Wanted Was Everything

B5 Exquisite Corpse

Press The Eject And Give Me The Tape

C1 In The Flat Field

C2 Rose Garden Funeral Of Sores

C3 Dancing

C4 The Man With X-Ray Eyes

C5 Bela Lugosi's Dead

D1 The Spy In The Cab

D2 Kick In The Eye

D3 In Fear Of Fear

D4 Hollow Hills

D5 Dark Entries