5 Albums In The Flat Field/Mask/The Skys Gone Out/Burning From The Inside/Singles

I love this box set, all their albums and singles with a few extras, beautifully presented in this box with cd covers that are the same as the vinyl cover art.An excellent collection by a brilliant band, I’ve loved listening to the singles cd it’s been on my system for most of the month, I take a break now and again listening to John Mayall , led zeppelin, Bob Dylan etc .. but find this set is never put back on the shelf, makes me want to watch The Hunger again and dance in an old punk/goth underground club, I kind of forgot about how good this band was, but often listened to classic tracks like Bella Lugosi, kick in the eye , lagartija nic, Dark entries, She’s in parties, and Ziggy on my favourite Spotify playlist, but to have this collection meant I re listened to their entire body of work and have loved it, if you like glam/punk/goth/rock or just love great music regardless of genres this is worth a listen.Brilliant

The first four studio albums plus a CD of singles for less than 20 quid? Don't mind if I do! The studio albums are remastered and sonically, they are superb. Some of the material is a little patchy, but the whole package surely deserves 5 stars; In the Flat Field is Bowie-esque, bizarre goth-glam-punk (check the lyrics of 'St Vitus Dance :-D); Mask shows a rich textural development to the band's sound, with slightly campy humour; The Sky's Gone Out is perhaps their weakest album, straying too far into arty territory (for my liking anyway); Burning from the Inside is great, including the fabulous 'Hope' and showcasing David J's extraordinary bass playing on 'She's in Parties', in its extended form, with a dub-inspired outro.The singles disc has, in addition to the singles themselves, a few great B-sides, including the fantastic 'Scopes'. It doesn't include the original studio version of 'Bela Lugosi's Dead' (this is available on the compilation 'Crackle', but the version that is included (the 'Tomb Raider Mix' - from the Hammersmith Palais 1981 live show with a studio vocal track) is still pretty spectacular!The packaging is okay - the box itself is nice enough, but the discs come in quite cheap little cardboard sleeves. Then again, what more can you ask for at this price? Just buy it!I'd also urge you to try the 2008 'swansong' album 'Go Away White', which is great. Check out 'Black Stone Heart' for a leetle taster...

saved me from being ripped off from hmv, nicely packaged brand new nothing wrong with it!:)

Mastered a bit too loudly, but not brickwalled and a really nice, clear, fat sound on the albums, much more natural sounding than the previous BEGA / BBL catalogue number CDs.Don't throw away your old CDs though, because the full list of 1979-1983 studio tracks NOT included are:1 Bela Lugosi's Dead (original single version)2 Boys (Bela B-side)3 Dark Entries (demo fragment from Bela B-side)4 Untitled (Dark Entries B-side)5 A God in an Alcove (Flexidisc version)6 Terror Couple Kill Colonel (alternate version from its 7" B-side)7 David Jay-Peter Murphy-Kevin Haskins-Daniel Ash (The Passion of Lovers B-Side)8 Harry (from the Searching For Satori 12")9 Satori (Kick in the Eye B-Side)10 Party of the First Part (Ziggy Stardust B-side)11 Departure (She's in Parties B-side)12 Here's the Dub (She's in Parties B-side)

Bought this in a fit of nostalgia and had second thoughts once I'd clicked that button. But I didn't cancel the order. I'm glad I didn't. It's true that the music is often clearly of it's time but I believe most of it holds up. In my opinion another decent versionof Bela Lugosi's dead would have been nice. The singles disc is a good bonus here.

Firstly, I’m glad to see the Derek Tompkins (R.I.P.) dialogue had been re-instated at the end of ‘The Sky’s Gone Out’If you already own the two Andrew Brooksbank curated box sets then you’ll probably just skip ‘In The Flat Field’ and ‘Mask’, like I did, and go straight to the last three discs.Overall, a very good job on the re-mastering, bright and punchy, but still managing to capture the intention of the original recording.At first I did feel a little disappointed that ‘Press The Eject…’ was not included, but after playing the old CD, came to the conclusion that there was probably not a lot more a re-master would offer this release.The 5th disc, ‘Singles’ hold a good number of recordings from the archive (both sides of the notorious Fan Club vinyl), and it’s nice to hear the non-album singles, and single edit versions with updated treatment.Do yourself a favour and click ‘Add To basket’

Always liked Bauhaus great band

I was impressed with this purchase & I think it's well worth the money. I remember Bauhaus from the early eighties & having recently seen the film the hunger featuring Bauhaus as part of the sound track, I was inspired to rediscover lost treasures. With 5 CD box set, it really is a treat to listen to with she's in parties & third uncle hollow hills burning from the inside & their brilliant cover of Ziggy Stardust! If you have just discovered Bauhaus or if you're a long term fan, this is a must have!