Mask (Bauhaus album)

Mask
Studio album by Bauhaus
Released	October 1981
Recorded	Playground Studios and Jam Studios, London, 1981
Genre	Post-punk, gothic rock
Length	54:31
Label	Beggars Banquet
Producer	Bauhaus
Bauhaus chronology
In the Flat Field (1980) Mask (1981) The Sky's Gone Out (1982)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Mask is the second album by the British post-punk and gothic 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,^[2] 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".^[2] "Kick in the Eye" charted at number 29 on the U.S. Club Play Singles charts.^[3]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Daniel Ash, David J, Kevin Haskins and Peter Murphy. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hair of the Dog"	2:43
2.	"The Passion of Lovers"	3:53
3.	"Of Lilies and Remains"	3:18
4.	"Dancing"	2:29
5.	"Hollow Hills"	4:47
6.	"Kick in the Eye"	3:39
7.	"In Fear of Fear"	2:58
8.	"Muscle in Plastic"	2:51
9.	"The Man with the X-Ray Eyes"	3:05
10.	"Mask"	4:36

CD reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"In Fear of Dub"	2:55
12.	"Ear Wax"	3:15
13.	"Harry"	2:47
14.	"1. David Jay 2. Peter Murphy 3. Kevin Haskins 4. Daniel Ash"	6:37
15.	"Satori"	4:36

"Harry" was recorded on January 26, 1979 at Beck Studios.^[4] It, along with "In Fear of Dub" and "Ear Wax", had been released on an EP. The other songs were released as singles.

Omnibus Edition bonus discs

The October 19th, 2009 compact disc reissue, subtitled the Omnibus Edition, included a remastered version of the original Mask album as disc 1, a CD of b-sides and alternate versions (disc 2), and a live CD (disc 3).

Disc 2, "Singles and Out-Takes," included the following tracks:

1. Kick in the Eye (Original Single Version) (BEG 54[A]) - 3:38
2. Satori (BEG 54T[B]) - 4:35
3. In Fear of Fear (Original Version)* - 2:43
4. In Fear of Dub (BEG 74T[A]) - 2:57
5. Muscle in Plastic (Rough Mix Version)* - 3:01
6. Dancing (Rough Mix Version)* - 2:33
7. Hair of the Dog (Rough Mix Version)* - 2:53
8. Monkey (Poison Pen) (Rough Mix Version)* - 3:17
9. Ziggy Stardust (Rough Demo Version)* - 4:12 Note that this recording also includes a rehearsal of David Bowie's "Cracked Actor." (David Bowie)
10. Earwax (Full Unedited Version)* 3:29
11. 1-2-3-4 (a.k.a. 1. David J/2. Peter Murphy/3. Kevin Haskins/4. Daniel Ash) (BEG 59[B]) 6:33
12. Muscle in Plastic (Rejected Album Mix)* - 3:22
13. Hollow Hills (Rejected Album Mix)* - 4:49
14. Hair of the Dog (Rejected Album Mix)* - 2:38
15. Poison Pen* - 3:18
16. Kick in the Eye (Single Re-Mix Version) (BEG 54T[A]) - 4:01
17. Dave and Danny's Waspie Dub #2* - 5:53

Disc 3, "This Is for When...," was recorded live at Hammersmith Palais, London, England, on November 9th, 1981 and included the following tracks:

1. This Is for When [written and performed by Alan Moore]* - 1:31
2. The Passion of Lovers* - 3:35
3. In the Flat Field* - 4:10
4. Silent Hedges* - 3:30
5. In Fear of Fear* - 3:18
6. Terror Couple Kill Colonel* - 3:43
7. The Man with X-Ray Eyes* - 3:59
8. Dancing* - 2:57
9. Mask* - 5:50
10. Rosegarden Funeral of Sores* - 5:20 (John Cale)
11. Hair of the Dog* - 3:13
12. Kick in the Eye* - 4:15
13. A God in an Alcove* - 3:48
14. Hollow Hills* - 4:29
15. Stigmata Martyr* - 3:55
16. Dark Entries* - 5:55
17. Bela Lugosi's Dead* - 9:48

A [*] denotes a previously unreleased recording.

Personnel

• Peter Murphy — vocals, guitar
• Daniel Ash — guitar, saxophone
• David J — bass, vocals
• Kevin Haskins — drums

Notes and references

1. ^ link
2. ^ ^{a b} Raggett, Ned. "Allmusic review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1377. Retrieved August 23, 2006. 
3. ^ "Mask Charts and Awards". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1377/charts-awards. Retrieved August 23, 2006. 
4. ^ Bauhaus,   (1998). "Liner Notes". Mask. Beggars Banquet. p. 6.