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'''''Crackle''''' (also known as '''''Crackle: The Best of Bauhaus''''') is a [[greatest hits album]] by English [[goth-rock]] band [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]]. The album was released in 1998 by record label [[Beggars Banquet Records|Beggars Banquet]], during the band's [[Bauhaus (band)#Subsequent developments: reunions and a final album|Resurrection Tour]]. It includes remastered versions of some of their single hits and most popular songs.
'''''Crackle''''' (also known as '''''Crackle: Best of Bauhaus''''') is a [[greatest hits album]] by English [[goth-rock]] band [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]]. The album was released in 1998 by record label [[Beggars Banquet Records|Beggars Banquet]], during the band's [[Bauhaus (band)#Subsequent developments: reunions and a final album|Resurrection Tour]]. It includes remastered versions of some of their single hits and most popular songs.


== Content ==
== Content ==


''Crackle'' is a considerably shorter compilation of Bauhaus's work than their previous 'best of' album ''[[Bauhaus 1979–1983|1979-1983]]''.
''Crackle'' is a considerably shorter compilation of Bauhaus's work than their previous 'best of' album ''[[Bauhaus 1979–1983|1979-1983]]''. A booklet accompanying the CD contains photographs, excerpts from the lyrics, credits, discography and a poem.

A booklet accompanying the CD contains photographs, excerpts from the lyrics, credits, discography and a poem.


== Release and reception ==
== Release and reception ==
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Latest revision as of 20:32, 27 May 2024

Crackle
Greatest hits album by
Bauhaus
Released7 July 1998
Recorded1979–1983
GenrePost-punk, gothic rock
Length75:26
LabelBeggars Banquet
ProducerBauhaus
Bauhaus compilation album chronology
Swing the Heartache: The BBC Sessions
(1989) 		Crackle
(1998)

Crackle (also known as Crackle: Best of Bauhaus) is a greatest hits album by English goth-rock band Bauhaus. The album was released in 1998 by record label Beggars Banquet, during the band's Resurrection Tour. It includes remastered versions of some of their single hits and most popular songs.

Content

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Crackle is a considerably shorter compilation of Bauhaus's work than their previous 'best of' album 1979-1983. A booklet accompanying the CD contains photographs, excerpts from the lyrics, credits, discography and a poem.

Release and reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork8.8/10[2]

Crackle was released in 1998 by record label Beggars Banquet, during the band's Resurrection Tour.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described it as "an excellent single-disc overview" of the group's work.[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Bauhaus (Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins, David J and Peter Murphy), except "Ziggy Stardust" written by David Bowie

No.TitleLength
1."Double Dare" (from In the Flat Field)4:53
2."In the Flat Field" (from In the Flat Field)5:02
3."The Passion of Lovers" (from Mask)3:53
4."Bela Lugosi's Dead" (non-album single)9:36
5."Sanity Assassin" (non-album single)4:11
6."She's in Parties" (edit, from Burning from the Inside)3:45
7."Silent Hedges" (from The Sky's Gone Out)3:11
8."Hollow Hills" (from Mask)4:47
9."Mask" (from Mask)4:37
10."Kick in the Eye" (alternate version; original version from Mask)3:37
11."Ziggy Stardust" (non-album single)3:14
12."Dark Entries" (non-album single)3:52
13."Terror Couple Kill Colonel" (non-album single)4:24
14."Spirit" (alternate version / edit, from The Sky's Gone Out)3:47
15."Burning from the Inside" (from Burning from the Inside)9:23
16."Crowds" (B-side to "Telegram Sam" single)3:14

Personnel

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Bauhaus
Technical
  • John Dent – remastering
  • Steve Webbon – coordination
  • Coleman Barks – translation
  • Dominic Davies – sleeve photography
  • Antoine Giacomoni – sleeve portraits
  • Mitch Jenkins – sleeve portraits
  • Timothy O'Donnell – sleeve design
  • Rumi – poetry

References

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  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Crackle – The Best Of – Bauhaus | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. ^ Hansen, Skaht. "Bauhaus: Crackle: The Best Of...: Pitchfork Record Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
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