Mask is the second album by the British gpthic rock band Bauhaus, released in 1981 on Beggar's Banquet Records. The album cover is a drawing by 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".
Bauhaus expanded their style a bit on M...
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Mask is the second album by the British gpthic rock band Bauhaus, released in 1981 on Beggar's Banquet Records. The album cover is a drawing by 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".
Bauhaus expanded their style a bit on Mask, particularly by incorporating keyboards and acoustic guitar on songs such as "The Passion of Lovers", and influences from funk music on songs such as "Kick in the Eye" and "In Fear of Fear". "Kick in the Eye" charted at number 29 on the U.S. Club Play Singles charts.
All songs written by Bauhaus:
The 1998 compact disc included the following additional tracks. "Harry" was recorded on January 26, 1979 at Beck Studios. It, along with "In Fear of Dub" and "Ear Wax" had been released on an EP. The other songs were released as singles.
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