Bauhaus - This Is For When Live 1981 (180g 2LPVINYL020)

side A intro the passion of lovers in the flat field silent hedges in fear of fear terror couple kill colonelside B the man with x-ray eyes dancing mask rosegarden funeral of sores side C hair of the dog kick in the eye a god in an alcove hollow hills stigmata martyr side D dark entries bela lugosi’s dead Pressed on 180g VINYL, this 2LP COLLECTORS EDITION of 2000 copies comes in tow heavyweight card inner bags packed in a PVC printed sleeve and PVC printed belly to create the ultimate collectors edition. Exclusively released on Vinyl 180 to coincide with Beggars Banquets Bauhaus Ominbus Edition’s of both the debut “In The Flat Field” and “Mask” albums. The “Mask” edition includes this live album as the 3rd CD of the 3 disc set. Remastered and remixed from the original analogue tapes from the bands concert at the Hammersmith Palais 9th November 1981, this unique pressing features the whole live show that captures the band at their uncendiary best, the explosive angst and despair as much as the infamous portentous gloom. Bauhaus slid fully formed from punk rock’s womb in late 1978. After the astounding success of their debut album ‘In The Flat Field” the following album ‘Mask” released in 1981 saw a broadening of their palette to contruct a more ebullient album around the musical catharsis. Bauhaus expanded their style on Mask particularly by incorporating keyboards and acoustic guitar on songs such as “The Passion of Lovers”, and influences from funk music on songs such as “Kick In the Eye” and “In Fear Of Fear” both of which a featured in the live set. The live show also included ‘A God In The Alcove’, ‘Stigmata Martyr’ from their classic debut album and also the 1980 single ‘Terror Couple Kill Colonel’. The shows encore is the seminal Bauhaus 1979 classic ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’, an elegy to Bela Lugosi the actor famed for his portrayal of Count Dracula. White on white translucent black capes Back on the rack Bela Lugosi’s dead...