Bauhaus - "1979-1983" - 2LP "greatest hits" - 1985 UK Second Press "Damont" - NM
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Apr 1, 2025 Sold Date
Mar 22, 2025 Start Date
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Bauhaus - "1979-1983" - "Greatest Hits" Double LP - 1985 UK Second Pressing ("Damont") - Near Mint
This 2 LP "greatest hits" Bauhaus retrospective, which spanned their 4 studio albums and included the A-sides of all 10 singles, was released by Beggars Banquet in 1985 after the band's first breakup.
This second UK pressing was from the Damont pressing plant in Middlesex, UK. Features gatefold sleeve with two printed inner sleeves, but is not a numbered edition with booklet as with the first pressing. Can also be identified through matrix runout info. Please feel free to verify features of various release versions on Discogs if you have any concerns.

Overall condition is Near Mint. Vinyl is NM with very light scuffing. Sleeve is VG+ with some ring wear (particularly on the back) and two small stickers. Inner sleeves are NM, a few finger marks on the glossy black paper but otherwise no issues.
Side 1:
Double Dare
In The Flat Field
Dark Entries
Stigmata Martyr
Bela Lugosi’s Dead

Side 2:
Telegram Sam
St. Vitus Dance
A Spy In The Cab
Terror Couple Kill Colonel
The Passion Of Lovers
Mask

Side 3: Kick In The Eye
Hollow Hills
In Fear Of Fear
Ziggy Stardust
Silent Hedges
Lagartija Nick

Side 4: Third Uncle
Spirit
All We Ever Wanted Was Everything
She's In Parties
The Sanity Assassin
Crowds
Matrix / Runout (Variant 7, Side A runout ): BEGA-64-A ⥛MT. DAMONT AH
Matrix / Runout (Variant 7, Side B runout): BEGA-64-B ⥛MT. DAMONT BI Matrix / Runout (Variant 7, Side C runout ): BEGA-64-C IU MT. DAMONT AK Matrix / Runout (Variant 7, Side D runout): BEGA-64-D MT. DAMONT AJ


Bauhaus split up after what, unknown to fans, was intended as their "farewell show" on July 5, 1983 at the Hammersmith Palais. The band decided to get back together in 1985, but when Peter Murphy (somewhat predictably?) failed to show for the first rehearsal, the other band members decided to forge ahead without him as Love and Rockets while also continuing their side project Tones on Tail. Bauhaus would eventually reform, break up, and get back together again several times until finally calling it quits in 2023.
Grading is subjective, I am not a professional dealer. I try to place myself in the position of the buyer and be as accurate as possible, listing any notable defects.

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