Also known as Ausgang-A-Go-Go Years active 1983–1987, 2003–2007 | Associated acts Kabuki, the Solicitors Record label Revolver Music | |
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Labels Criminal DamageFMShakedown Albums Last Exit... The Best of Ausgang, Manipulate, The Teachings of Web, Hunt Ya Down, Licked Similar Kommunity FK, Burning Image, Bloody Dead And Sexy, Sex Gang Children, Play Dead |
Ausgang weight official video 1984
Ausgang was a gothic rock band formed in Birmingham in 1983.
Contents
- Ausgang weight official video 1984
- Ausgang crawling the walls
- History
- Reunion
- Studio albums
- Singles and EPs
- Compilation albums
- Songs
- References
Ausgang crawling the walls
History
Ausgang formed from the ashes of previous band Kabuki. Some members had also been members of another band, the Solicitors. Max (vocals), Cub (bass guitar) and Matthew (guitar) were all previously in Kabuki, who released one 1982 single ("I Am a Horse") before splitting up. With drummer Ibo, they formed Ausgang and played their first gig in September 1983 at the Powerhouse in Birmingham. They toured with the Cult before signing to Criminal Damage Records, who released their debut EP, The Teachings of Web, in 1984. Their next release, the "Solid Glass Spine" 7" single, reached No. 28 on the UK Indie Chart. Their final release that year, the Head On ! EP, was produced by Andi Sex Gang.
Cub was replaced by Stu, and Ausgang signed to FM Records, who issued the Hunt Ya Down EP in 1985, followed by the band's debut album, Manipulate, in January 1986. The band and label parted ways, and after a tour with Gene Loves Jezebel, Ausgang set up their own Shakedown label, returning with the "King Hell" 12" single later that year.
Inspired by a friend who had painted the slogan on his jacket, the band briefly lengthened their name to Ausgang-a-Go-Go in an attempt to break away from their goth reputation, releasing the Los Descamisados mini-LP under that name in 1987 before splitting up. A cassette-only collection of demos, In Retrospect (Out Of Our Minds), was released that year on the Fourth Dimension label.
In 2001, Anagram Records issued a collection, Last Exit... The Best of Ausgang.
Reunion
Ausgang reformed in 2003, and issued the Licked album in 2005. The reunited band played at several editions of the Drop Dead Festival, including New York City in 2004 and 2006, and Prague in 2007.
Studio albums
Singles and EPs
Compilation albums
Songs
I Am a Horse1982
WeightBacklash! · 1985
Crawling the WallsManipulate · 2012