Bauhaus’ Beck Studios Bela session is out today on vinyl in celebration of the band’s 40th anniversary. Along with the release comes the sharing of that session’s recording of “Some Faces”. This is a Bauhaus track that until now, could only be heard via poor quality bootlegs, such as the one from the Northampton band’s Racecourse Pavilion, gig on March 3rd 1979.
Listen to the studio version from January 26th, 1979 below:
Here is the complete EP available to listen to via Spotify:
And Bandcamp:
During the Bela Session, 3 other tracks were recorded besides the titular “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”, and the rare “Some Faces”, such as the ska reggae inspired song “Harry”, (named after Blondie’s Debbie Harry) which would later on the Kick in Eye (Searching For Satori) EP, and the CD version of Mask. “Bite My Hip” would later be re-recorded as the single “Lagartija Nick”. And also included on the EP is the original version of “Boys”.
A bit of trivia, the EP’s sleeve, which is an inverted version of the original version of Bela’s Lugosi’s Dead single, actually is a grainy copy of a still from the D. W. Griffith film The Sorrows of Satan.
Meanwhile, Peter Murphy and David J continue on the Ruby Celebration Tour, playing Bauhaus’ In The Flat Field in its entirety.
Peter Murphy – 2018/2019 Tour Dates
Peter Murphy 40 Years of Bauhaus Ruby Celebration Featuring David J
Europe:
- Fri, NOV 23 – Maxvorstadt, Germany
- Sat, NOV 24 – Bochum, Germany
- Mon, NOV 26 – Stare Miasto, Poland
- Tue, NOV 27 – Berlin, Germany
- Wed, NOV 28 – Hamburg, Germany
- Fri, NOV 30 – Heerlen, Netherlands
- Sat, DEC 01 – Gent, Belgium
- Sun, DEC 02 – Northampton, United Kingdom
- Tue, DEC 04 – Manchester, United Kingdom
- Wed, DEC 05 – Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Thu, DEC 06 – Northampton, United Kingdom
- Sat, DEC 08 – Leeds, United Kingdom
- Sun, DEC 09 – London, United Kingdom
- Tue, DEC 11 – København V, Denmark
- Wed, DEC 12 – Stockholm, Sweden
- Fri, DEC 14 – Athina, Greece
- Sat, DEC 15 – Thessaloniki, Greece
North America:
- Jan 16 – Anaheim CA @ City National Grove of Anaheim
- Jan 18 – Portland OR @ Roseland Theatre
- Jan 19 – Vancouver BC @ Vogue Theatre
- Jan 20 – Seattle WA @ The Neptune
- Jan 22 – Salt Lake City, Utah (Venue TBA)
- Jan 24 – San Diego CA @ The Observatory North Park
- Jan 25 – Phoenix AZ @ The Van Buren
- Jan 26 – Albuquerque NM @ Sunshine Theater
- Jan 27 – Oklahoma City OK @ Tower Theatre
- Jan 28 – Kansas City MO @ The Truman
- Jan 30 – Dallas TX @ Granada Theater
- Jan 31 – Austin TX @ Paramount Theater
- Feb 1 – San Antonio TX @ Paper Tiger
- Feb 2 – Houston TX @ White Oak Music Hall
- Feb 4 – New Orleans LA @ Civic Theatre
- Feb 6 – Miami FL @ The Ground at Club Space
- Feb 7 – Orlando FL @ Plaza Live
- Feb 8 – Atlanta GA @ The Masquerade
- Feb 9 – Carrboro NC @ Cats Cradle
- Feb 11 – Baltimore MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
- Feb 12 – Philadelphia PA @ Union Transfer
- Feb 14 – New York NY @ Terminal 5
- Feb 15 – Worcester MA @ The Palladium
- Feb 16 – Montreal QC @ Corona Theatre
- Feb 17 – Toronto ON @ Phoenix Theatre
Solo Residency:
- Mar 05, 2019 – Peter Murphy performs “Should the World Fail to Fall Apart” in its entirety – San Francisco, CA
- Mar 08, 2019 – Peter Murphy performs “Love Hysteria” in its entirety (EARLY SHOW 8 pm) – San Francisco, CA
- Mar 08, 2019 – Peter Murphy plays “Love Hysteria” in its entirety (LATE SHOW 11 pm) – San Francisco, CA
- Mar 09, 2019 – Peter Murphy performs “Deep” in its entirety – San Francisco, CA
- Mar 10, 2019 – Peter Murphy performs “Deep” in its entirety – San Francisco, CA
- Mar 11, 2019 – Peter Murphy performs “Deep” in its entirety – San Francisco, CA
- Mar 14, 2019 – Peter Murphy performs “Deep” with a special encore of selections from “Love Hysteria” – San Francisco, CA
- Mar 15, 2019 – Peter Murphy plays “Cascade” in its entirety (EARLY SHOW 8pm) – San Francisco, CA
- Mar 15, 2019 – Peter Murphy performs “Holy Smoke” in its entirety (LATE SHOW 11 pm) – San Francisco, CA
- Mar 18, 2019 – Peter Murphy performs “Stripped” – San Francisco, CA
- Mar 19, 2019 – Peter Murphy plays “Dust” in its entirety (EARLY SHOW 7 pm) – San Francisco, CA
- Mar 19, 2019 – Peter Murphy performs “Ninth” in its entirety (LATE SHOW 10 pm) – San Francisco, CA
- Mar 21, 2019 – Peter Murphy Mr Moonlight (Bauhaus) set featuring David J (original Bauhaus member) – San Francisco, CA
- Mar 22, 2019 – Peter Murphy Mr Moonlight (Bauhaus) set featuring David J (original Bauhaus member) – San Francisco, CA
- Mar 23, 2019 – Peter Murphy Mr Moonlight (Bauhaus) set featuring David J (original Bauhaus member) – San Francisco, CA
