Bauhaus 1979–1983
# Bauhaus 1979–1983

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Bauhaus 1979–1983 (sometimes referred to as simply 1979–1983) is a compilation album by English post-punk band Bauhaus, released in 1985 by record label Beggars Banquet.

## Release

Bauhaus 1979–1983 was originally released as a double album on vinyl in 1985. The album reached number 36 on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry.

It was first released on CD in 1986 in two volumes as 1979–1983 Volume 1 and 1979–1983 Volume 2.

In 2009, Volume 1 was named by Spin as one of eight essential goth music albums.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Bauhaus (Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins, David J and Peter Murphy), except as noted.

## Personnel

* Daniel Ash – guitar, vocals, saxophone, piano, keyboards, production
* Kevin Haskins – drums, percussion, production
* David J – bass, vocals, production
* Peter Murphy – vocals, production

### Technical

* Hugh Jones – production on "Spirit"
