| Artist |
Bauhaus |
| Box Set Title: |
Mask [Omninbus Edition] |
| Album Title: |
Mask [Omnibus Edition][Original Album Remastered][Disc 1] |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Rock: Goth Rock |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
11/09/1981 |
| Reissue Date |
10/20/2009 |
| Label |
Beggars Banquet Records |
| Catalog No |
BAUBOX 2 |
| Bar Code No |
6 07618 20622 2 |
| Reissue |
Yes |
| Remastered |
Yes |
| Packaging |
Cardboard Gatefold |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Hair of the Dog (2:42)
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| 2.
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The Passion of Lovers (3:53)
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| 3.
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Of Lillies and Remains (3:19)
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| 4.
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Dancing (2:29)
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| 5.
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Hollow Hills (4:53)
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| 6.
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Kick in the Eye 2 (3:42)
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| 7.
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In Fear of Fear (2:59)
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| 8.
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Muscle in Plastic (2:51)
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| 9.
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The Man with X-Ray Eyes (3:07)
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| 10.
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Mask (4:37)
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| Date Acquired |
12/01/2009 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Amazon |
| Purchase Price |
22.97 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
This re-mastered set includes Mask, a second disc of the non-album singles, previously unreleased demos and alternative versions, and a third disc containing a newly mixed 1981 live show. It is presented as a limited edition box-set with the three CD's in Japanese-style paper sleeves, reproductions of the original (gate-fold) vinyl cover art, and an accompanying 48 page book that traces the development of the album with rare memorabilia and photographs, as well as a complete set of lyrics.
Sold at both the US and UK Beggars Banquet (Label) web sites. Two different official release dates, however some shipped early. There are no differences in the UK or US versions other than where they were sold.
Original album recorded at The Playground Recording Studios, 115 - 123 Bayham Street, London NW1 and J.A.M. Recording Limited, 106 Tollington Park, London N4. Album originally mastered at Master Room, 59/61 Ridinghouse Street, London W1 on 18 September 1981.
foobar2000 1.3.6 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Bauhaus / Mask, Disc 1
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 0.00 dB -12.33 dB 2:42 01-Hair of the Dog
DR10 0.00 dB -12.36 dB 3:54 02-The Passion of Lovers
DR14 0.00 dB -16.39 dB 3:20 03-Of Lilies and Remains
DR9 -0.04 dB -12.15 dB 2:29 04-Dancing
DR12 -0.19 dB -15.83 dB 4:54 05-Hollow Hills
DR10 0.00 dB -12.51 dB 3:42 06-Kick in the Eye 2
DR11 0.00 dB -13.18 dB 2:59 07-In Fear of Fear
DR12 0.00 dB -12.71 dB 2:52 08-Muscle in Plastic
DR10 0.00 dB -12.09 dB 3:07 09-The Man with X-Ray Eyes
DR9 0.00 dB -11.55 dB 4:38 10-Mask
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 909 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Ned Raggett
Managing the sometimes hard-to-negotiate trick of expanding their sound while retaining all the qualities which got them attention to begin with, on Mask the members of Bauhaus consciously stretched themselves into newer areas of music and performance, resulting in an album that was arguably even better than the band's almost flawless debut. More familiar sides of the band were apparent from the get-go; opening number "Hair of the Dog," one of the band's best songs, starts with a double-tracked squalling guitar solo before turning into a stomping, surging flow, carefully paced by sudden silences and equally sudden returns to the music, while Murphy details cases of mental addictions in pithy phrases. The energy wasn't all just explosive angst and despair, though; the one-two punches of "Kick in the Eye" and "In Fear of Fear" have as much hip-shaking groove and upbeat swing to them as portentous gloom (Ash's sax skronk on the latter, as well as on the similarly sharp "Dancing," is a particularly nice touch). Elsewhere, numerous flashes of the band's quirky sense of humor -- something often missed by both fanatical followers and negative critics both -- make an appearance; perhaps most amusing is the dry spoken-word lyric beginning "Of Lillies and Remains," as David J details a goofily grotesque situation as much Edward Gorey as Edgar Allen Poe. Add to that three of the most dramatic things the band ever recorded -- the charging, keyboard-accompanied "The Passion of Lovers," the slow, dark fairy-tale-gone-wrong "Hollow Hills," and the wracked, trudging title track, where the sudden appearance of an acoustic guitar turns a great song into a near-perfect blend of ugliness and sheer beauty -- and the end result was a perfect trouncing of the sophomore-slump myth. [The Omnibus Edition of Mask was a three-disc package including the original 10-track album on the first disc, 17 singles and outtakes on the second disc (eight of them unreleased demos or rough mixes), and, on the third disc, a 17-track set recorded live at the Hammersmith Palais in November 1981.]
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