Bauhaus
Swing the Heartache: The BBC Sessions

Beggars Banquet    9804-2-H  (1989)

Rock/Pop
CD, 18   Tracks, 67:12  Length
01 A God in an Alcove Bauhaus 04:07
02 Telegram Sam Marc Bolan 02:25
03 Double Dare Bauhaus 04:54
04 The Spy in the Cab Bauhaus 04:08
05 In the Flat Field Bauhaus 02:46
06 St. Vitus Dance Bauhaus 02:26
07 In Fear of Fear Bauhaus 02:46
08 Poison Pen Bauhaus 03:10
09 Party of the First Part Bauhaus 05:24
10 Departure Bauhaus 04:54
11 The Three Shadows, part 2 Bauhaus 02:57
12 Silent Hedges Bauhaus 03:07
13 Swing the Heartache Bauhaus 05:13
14 Third Uncle Brian Eno 05:15
15 Ziggy Stardust David Bowie 03:12
16 Terror Couple Kill Colonel Bauhaus 03:37
17 Night Time Bob Feldman; Jerry Goldstein; Richard Gottehrer 03:11
18 She's in Parties Bauhaus 03:40
Music Details
Product Details
Packaging Jewel Case
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Musicians  &  Credits
Guitar Daniel Ash
Bass David J
Drums Kevin Haskins
Vocals Peter Murphy
Musician Bauhaus
Producer John Sparrow; Mike Hawkes
Personal Details
Index # 180
Owner Dave
Tags Goth Rock
User Defined
Purchased New
Notes
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 (allmusic.com)