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In the Flat Field by Bauhaus
In the Flat Field is an album by Bauhaus, released in 1980. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 6 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Stigmata Martyr”, on 2 lists with a best position of #1463.
In the Flat Field was Bauhaus's debut album, released on 4AD in 1980 as the label's first full-length record, and it sounds like a Northampton basement swallowed by fog. Peter Murphy croons, yelps and sneers over Daniel Ash's serrated, splintering guitar, while David J's bass throbs and Kevin Haskins' drums pound like a pulse under stress. The band made it after their first three singles, "Bela Lugosi's Dead", "Dark Entries" and "Terror Couple Kill Colonel", cutting it between December 1979 and July 1980 with Siouxsie and the Banshees and David Bowie in the back of their minds. "Double Dare", "Stigmata Martyr", "St. Vitus Dance" and the title track are all shrieks and shadows.
The cover borrows Duane Michals' 1949 photograph Homage to Puvis de Chavannes. Reviews were split down the middle at first, but its standing has grown steadily, and it now ranks among the earliest records gothic rock has, and among its most influential. Mask came next.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from In the Flat Field on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stigmata Martyr | 2 | #1463 | – | 2002–2003 | |
| 2 | In the Flat Field | 1 | #1282 | – | 2003 | |
| 3 | Double Dare | 2 | #1810 | – | 2002–2003 | |
| 4 | St. Vitus Dance | 1 | #2005 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.