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Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead

Genre:
Rock
Style:
New Wave, Goth Rock
Year:
1979

Tracklist

Bela Lugosi's Dead 9:31
Boys 3:09
Dark Entries (Demo) 1:20

Versions

Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
Bela Lugosi's Dead (12", Ltd, Single, Whi) Small Wonder Records TEENY 2 UK 1979
Bela Lugosi's Dead (12", Ltd, Single, Blu) Small Wonder Records TEENY 2 UK 1979
Bela Lugosi's Dead (12", Ltd, Single, Cle) Small Wonder Records TEENY 2 UK 1979
Bela Lugosi's Dead (12", Ltd, Single, Gre) Small Wonder Records TEENY 2 UK 1979
Bela Lugosi's Dead (12", Ltd, Single, Pur) Small Wonder Records TEENY 2 UK 1979
Bela Lugosi's Dead (12", Single) Small Wonder Records TEENY 2 UK 1979
Bela Lugosi's Dead (12", Single, Ltd, Pic) Small Wonder Records TEENY 2P UK 1979
Bela Lugosi's Dead (12", Single, Ltd, Pin) Small Wonder Records TEENY 2 UK 1979
Bela Lugosi's Dead (CD, Single) Small Wonder Records TEENY 2 CD UK 1988
Bela Lugosi's Dead (CD, Single, Ltd) Small Wonder Records TEENY 2 CD UK 1988
Bela Lugosi's Dead (Cass, Single) Small Wonder Records TEENY 2C UK 1988
Bela Lugosi's Dead (CD, Single, Ltd, Num) Bauhausmusik 6870 1 Bauhaus UK 1998
Bela Lugosi's Dead (CD, Single, Ltd, RM, Car) Not On Label (Bauhaus Self-released) CDB0495 UK 2005
Bela Lugosi's Dead (12", S/Sided, Promo, Unofficial) Small Wonder Records (2), Celebrate Life TEENY 103109 US 2009
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Reviews & Discussion

Rated 5/5
Review by maobeat Nov 05, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)

referencing Bela Lugosi's Dead, 12", Single, TEENY 2

Maybe this record is one of the greatest and genre defining tunes in Goth, but it definitely wouldn't be possible without the experience in dub immanent to post-punk UK (e.g. PIL, the Slits, Mark & the Mafia and all) and tape-echo machines.
Rated 5/5
Review by gerry.hectic Feb 28, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)

referencing Bela Lugosi's Dead, 12", Single, TEENY 2

Seminal small label pre-Goth punk monster 12. The long intro, the dub leanings and build up to the 'He's dead, he's dead, he's dead' chant. Whilst Mr. Legosi died in 1956, perhaps he was never so much an icon as when Murphy stretched out ever syllable of his name in this tribute. Inevitably, they never reached such heights again. Thank you Small Wonder.