Swing the Heartache - BBC Sessions

Bauhaus

Bauhaus / Swing the Heartache - BBC Sessions
Format: CD Album
Catalogue Number: BBL103CD

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Description:
Whether it was the immediacy of recording or some other unexplainable element, Bauhaus always thrived when doing British radio appearances, with no less than five of the 18 tracks collected here seeing official release by the band on singles or albums during its first lifetime. That one of these was Bauhaus' biggest-ever British hit, the completely and perfectly over-the-top rendition of Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust," is further testimony to the band's success at the Beeb. The five show appearances here, including both John Peel sessions and guest spots with other DJs, make for an excellent sampling of the band in many different guises, from obscure rarities to redone versions of some of Bauhaus' most successful songs. The first six tracks cover In the Flat Field-era material, including a slightly more laid-back version of T. Rex's "Telegram Sam" and an energetic thrash through "A God in an Alcove," as well as the powerful take of "Double Dare" which was used to begin Field. The midsection covers a lot of ground, from the familiar takes on "Ziggy" and Eno's "Third Uncle" used on singles and albums to the quirky, film-dialogue-sampling drama of "Party of the First Part," not to mention an otherwise unavailable song, the funky, percussion-heavy "Poison Pen," never successfully recorded by the band elsewhere. Another rarity pops up among the final tracks -- of all things, the Strangeloves' legendary Nuggets-compiled garage-rocker "Night Time," given a great bouncy reading here. Add to that some sharp takes on the lengthy title track and "She's in Parties," not to mention a version of "The Three Shadows Pt. 2" that's notably more successful than the recording on The Sky's Gone Out, and Swing is an unparalleled success, a collection that will interest and satisfy newcomers as much as longtime band fanatics. ~ Ned Raggett, AMG

Details:

  • Distributors: PIAS UK, Sony DADC
  • Discs: 1
  • Release Year: 1989
  • Running Time: 67 minutes
  • Running Time: 68 minutes
  • Weight (g): 93

Track Listing:

1.  God in an Alcove
2.  Keys to Imagination
3.  Double Dare
4.  Spy in the Cab
5.  In the Flat Field
6.  St. Vitus Dance
7.  In Fear of Fear
8.  Poison Pen
9.  Party of the First Part
10.  Departure
11.  Three Shadows, Pt. 2
12.  Silent Hedges
13.  Swing the Heartache
14.  Third Uncle
15.  Ziggy Stardust
16.  Terror Couple Kill Colonel
17.  Night Time
18.  She's in Parties

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