Released October 1981 Length 34:19 / 54:31 | Recorded 1981 Release date October 1981 | |
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Studio Playground Studios and Jam Studios, London, England Similar Bauhaus albums, Gothic rock albums | ||
Mask is the second studio album by English post-punk band Bauhaus. It was released in 1981 by record label Beggars Banquet.
Contents
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Content
Bauhaus expanded their style a bit on Mask, particularly by incorporating keyboards and acoustic guitar on songs such as "The Passion of Lovers", and funk rhythms and saxophone on tracks like "Kick in the Eye", "Dancing" and "In Fear of Fear".
The album cover is a drawing by guitarist Daniel Ash. The original artwork for the album was a gatefold sleeve with blue text on the inside and a stark black-and-white image of the band. On later editions this inside was replaced with white text and a montage from the promotional video for the song "Mask".
Release
Mask was released in October 1981 by record label Beggars Banquet.
"Kick in the Eye" charted at No. 29 on the U.S. Club Play Singles charts.
The 19 October 2009 CD reissue, subtitled the Omnibus Edition, included a remastered version of the original album as disc 1, a second disc of B-sides and alternate versions called Singles and Out-Takes, as well as a live CD called This Is for When..., recorded at Hammersmith Palais in London on 9 November 1981.
Reception
In his retrospective review of the album, Ned Raggett of AllMusic called the album "arguably even better than the band's almost flawless debut". Trouser Press described the album as "[Bauhaus'] finest achievement".
Track listing
All tracks written by Bauhaus (Daniel Ash, David J, Kevin Haskins and Peter Murphy).
Personnel
Bauhaus
Technical
Songs
1Hair Of The Dog2:43
2The Passion of Lovers3:53
3Of Lilies And Remains3:18