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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Crackle: The Best of Bauhaus
| Type = greatest
| name = Crackle
| Artist = Bauhaus
| type = greatest
| Cover =
| artist = [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]]
| cover = Crackle – The Best of Bauhaus cover art.jpg
| Released = 1998
| Recorded =
| alt =
| released = 7 July 1998
| Genre = [[gothic rock]], [[post punk]]
| Length =
| recorded = 1979–1983
| Label = Beggars Banquet/4AD/Bauhaus
| venue =
| Producer =
| studio =
| genre = [[Post-punk]], [[gothic rock]]
| Reviews =
| length = {{Duration|m=75|s=26}}
* [[All Music Guide]] {{rating-5|4.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hvfyxqrjldfe link]
| label = [[Beggars Banquet Records|Beggars Banquet]]
* [[Pitchfork Media]] (8.8/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15332-crackle-the-best-of link]
| Chronology = [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]] compilations
| producer = Bauhaus
| chronology = [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]] compilation album
| Last album = ''[[Swing the Heartache: The BBC Sessions]]''<br /> (1989)
| prev_title = [[Swing the Heartache: The BBC Sessions]]
| This album = ''Crackle''<br /> (1998)
| Next album =
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
}}
'''''Crackle - The Best of Bauhaus''''', sometimes referred to simply as ''Crackle'', is a [[greatest hits]] [[compilation album|compilation]] by the [[gothic rock]] band [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]]. The album was released in 1998, during the band's [[Bauhaus (band)#Reformation|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.
''Crackle'' is a considerably shorter compilation of Bauhaus' work than their previous '[[greatest hits|best of]]' albums ''[[1979-1983: Volume 1]]'' and ''[[1979-1983: Volume 2]]'', and was described in a review in the [[All Music Guide]] as ''an excellent single-disc overview'' of the group's work.<ref>{{cite web
| last = Erlewine
| first = Stephen Thomas
| title = Review of Crackle
| url=http://wc04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hvfyxqrjldfe
| accessdate = 2007-09-21}}</ref>


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


''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.
==Track listing==
#"Double Dare" – 4:53
#"In the Flat Field" – 5:02
#"[[The Passion of Lovers]]" – 3:53
#"[[Bela Lugosi's Dead]]" – 9:36
#"[[Sanity Assassin]]" – 4:11
#"[[She's in Parties]] (edit)" – 3:56
#"Silent Hedges" – 3:11
#"Hollow Hills" – 4:48
#"Mask" – 4:37
#"[[Kick in the Eye]] (alternate version)" – 3:37
#"[[Ziggy Stardust (Bauhaus single)|Ziggy Stardust]]" – 3:14
#"[[Dark Entries]]" – 3:53
#"[[Terror Couple Kill Colonel]]" – 4:24
#"Spirit (alternate version)" – 3:46
#"Burning from the Inside" – 9:23
#"Crowds" – 3:14


== Release and reception ==
==References==

<references />
{{album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Erlewine">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/crackle-the-best-of-mw0000599821 |title=''Crackle – The Best Of'' – Bauhaus <nowiki>| Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |</nowiki> AllMusic |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |authorlink=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=9 March 2015}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]
| rev2score = 8.8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15332-crackle-the-best-of |title=Bauhaus: ''Crackle: The Best Of...'': Pitchfork Record Review |last=Hansen |first=Skaht |website=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308190423/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15332-crackle-the-best-of |archivedate=8 March 2008 |accessdate=9 March 2015}}</ref>
}}

''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.<ref name="Erlewine"/>

== Track listing ==
{{track listing
| all_writing = Bauhaus ([[Daniel Ash]], [[Kevin Haskins]], [[David J]] and [[Peter Murphy (musician)|Peter Murphy]]), except "Ziggy Stardust" written by [[David Bowie]]
| title1 = Double Dare
| note1 = from ''[[In the Flat Field]]''
| length1 = 4:53
| title2 = In the Flat Field
| note2 = from ''In the Flat Field''
| length2 = 5:02
| title3 = [[The Passion of Lovers]]
| note3 = from ''[[Mask (Bauhaus album)|Mask]]''
| length3 = 3:53
| title4 = [[Bela Lugosi's Dead]]
| note4 = non-album single
| length4 = 9:36
| title5 = Sanity Assassin
| note5 = non-album single
| length5 = 4:11
| title6 = [[She's in Parties]]
| note6 = edit, from ''[[Burning from the Inside]]''
| length6 = 3:45
| title7 = Silent Hedges
| note7 = from ''[[The Sky's Gone Out]]''
| length7 = 3:11
| title8 = Hollow Hills
| note8 = from ''Mask''
| length8 = 4:47
| title9 = Mask
| note9 = from ''Mask''
| length9 = 4:37
| title10 = [[Kick in the Eye]]
| note10 = alternate version; original version from ''Mask''
| length10 = 3:37
| title11 = [[Ziggy Stardust (song)|Ziggy Stardust]]
| note11 = non-album single
| length11 = 3:14
| title12 = [[Dark Entries]]
| note12 = non-album single
| length12 = 3:52
| title13 = [[Terror Couple Kill Colonel]]
| note13 = non-album single
| length13 = 4:24
| title14 = [[Spirit (Bauhaus song)|Spirit]]
| note14 = alternate version / edit, from ''The Sky's Gone Out''
| length14 = 3:47
| title15 = Burning from the Inside
| note15 = from ''Burning from the Inside''
| length15 = 9:23
| title16 = Crowds
| note16 = B-side to "Telegram Sam" single
| length16 = 3:14
}}

== Personnel ==
; Bauhaus

* [[Daniel Ash]] – guitar
* [[Kevin Haskins]] – drums, percussion
* [[David J]] – bass guitar
* [[Peter Murphy (musician)|Peter Murphy]] – vocals

; 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 ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{Discogs master|2642|Crackle}}


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[[Category:1998 albums]]
[[Category:Bauhaus (band) compilation albums]]
[[Category:Bauhaus albums]]
[[Category:1998 greatest hits albums]]
[[Category:4AD compilation albums]]
[[Category:Beggars Banquet Records compilation albums]]

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

[edit]

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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