In the Flat Field is the debut album by British alternative rock band Bauhaus, released in October 1980 on 4AD. It is one of the first gothic rock records ever released.
Following a 30-date tour, Bauhaus set out to Southern Studios in London to record their first album. as the band had a clear conception of what they wanted the record to sound like, they opted to produce it themselves. While most of the album was completed with the planned releas...
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In the Flat Field is the debut album by British alternative rock band Bauhaus, released in October 1980 on 4AD. It is one of the first gothic rock records ever released.
Following a 30-date tour, Bauhaus set out to Southern Studios in London to record their first album. as the band had a clear conception of what they wanted the record to sound like, they opted to produce it themselves. While most of the album was completed with the planned release date of September 1980, the group found it difficult to record a version of "Double Dare" as good as the one they performed on disc jockey John Peel's BBC Radio 1 programme. Bauhaus applied to the BBC to use the Peel sessions version, but due to obstructions from the Musicians Union the process took over a month.
While In the Flat Field received positive reviews in fanzine publications, the album was "absolutely slated" by the British weekly music press, according to Bauhaus biographer Ian Shirley. The NME review described the album as "nine...
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