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Bauhaus were an English rock band formed in Northampton in 1978. The group consisted of Peter Murphy (vocals), Daniel Ash (guitar), Kevin Haskins (drums) and David J (bass). The band was originally Bauhaus 1919 before they dropped the numerical portion within a year of formation. With their dark and gloomy sound and image, Bauhaus are generally considered the first gothic rock group.

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. The band reunited for a 1998 tour and on a more permanent basis in 2005. The group announced plans to disband again following the release of their final album, Go Away White, in 2008.

Daniel Ash, his friend David J. Haskins, and Haskins's younger brother Kevin Haskins had played together in various bands since childhood. One of the longer-lived of these was a band called The Craze, which performed a few times around Northampton in 1978. However, the Craze still split up fairly quickly, and Ash once again tried to convince his old school friend Peter Murphy to join him, simply because Ash thought he had the right look for a band.[1] Murphy, who was working in a printing factory, decided to give it a try, despite never having written any lyrics or music. During their first rehearsal, he co-wrote the song "In the Flat Field".[2] Ash's old bandmate Kevin Haskins joined as the drummer. Ash made a point of not inviting David J, the driving force in their previous bands, because he wanted a band he could control.[3] After only a few weeks though, Ash reconsidered and invited Haskins to replace original bassist Chris Barber. Haskins had already agreed to tour American airbases with another band, but decided that joining his friends' group was "the right thing to do." With their lineup complete, the unnamed band played their first gig at the Cromwell pub in Wellingborough on New Year's Eve 1978.[4]

The band chose the name Bauhaus 1919, a reference to the German Bauhaus art movement of the 1920s, because of its "stylistic implications and associations", according to David J.[5] The band also chose to use the same typeface used on the Bauhaus college building in Dessau, Germany. Bauhaus associate Graham Bentley said that the group was unlike any Northampton band of the time, most of which played predominantly cover songs.[6] Bentley videotaped a performance by the group, which was sent to several record labels in the hope of obtaining a contract. This approach was hindered partly because many record companies at the time did not have home video equipment or Bentley had to provide it himself, so the group decided to record a demo.[7]

Albums (5)
Songs (63)
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In The Flat Field
Bauhaus
Songs 9 Comments 0
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Released 1980
Format Vinyl
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N discs 1
Label Virgin Schallplatten GmbH
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Cat N 205 551-320
Mask
Bauhaus
Songs 10 Comments 0
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Released 1981
Format Vinyl
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N discs 1
Label Beggars Banquet
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Cat N (BEGA 29)
The Sky's Gone Out
Bauhaus
Songs 23 Comments 0
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Released 1982
Format Vinyl
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N discs 2
Label Beggars Banquet
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Cat N BEGA 38
Press The Eject And Give Me The Tape
Bauhaus
Songs 11 Comments 0
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Released 1983
Format Vinyl
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N discs 1
Label Virgin
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Cat N 205 554-320
Burning From The Inside
Bauhaus
Songs 10 Comments 0
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Released 1983
Format Vinyl
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N discs 1
Label Beggars Banquet
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Price 0.00 €
Cat N 205 587

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