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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}}
* [[Allmusic]] {{Rating|4.5|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 [[Allmusic]] 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://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==
<small>All tracks by [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]] execpt were noted</small>


== Release and reception ==
#"Double Dare" – 4:53

#"In the Flat Field" – 5:02
{{album ratings
#"[[The Passion of Lovers]]" – 3:53
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
#"[[Bela Lugosi's Dead]]" – 9:36
| 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>
#"[[Sanity Assassin]]" – 4:11
| rev2 = [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]
#"[[She's in Parties]] (edit)" – 3:56
| 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>
#"Silent Hedges" – 3:11
}}
#"Hollow Hills" – 4:48

#"Mask" – 4:37
''Crackle'' was released in 1998 by record label Beggars Banquet, during the band's Resurrection Tour.
#"[[Kick in the Eye]] (alternate version)" – 3:37

#"[[Ziggy Stardust (song)|Ziggy Stardust]]" ([[David Bowie]]) – 3:14
[[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of [[AllMusic]] described it as "an excellent single-disc overview" of the group's work.<ref name="Erlewine"/>
#"[[Dark Entries]]" – 3:53

#"[[Terror Couple Kill Colonel]]" – 4:24
== Track listing ==
#"Spirit (alternate version)" – 3:46
{{track listing
#"Burning from the Inside" – 9:23
| all_writing = Bauhaus ([[Daniel Ash]], [[Kevin Haskins]], [[David J]] and [[Peter Murphy (musician)|Peter Murphy]]), except "Ziggy Stardust" written by [[David Bowie]]
#"Crowds" – 3:14
| 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 ==
== 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 ==
*Daniel Ash – Guitar
*Coleman Barks – Translation
*Dominic Davies – Photography
*John Dent – Remastering
*Antoine Giacomoni – Portraits
*Kevin Haskins – Percussion, Drums
*David J – Bass
*Mitch Jenkins – Portraits
*Peter Murphy – Vocals
*Timothy O'Donnell – Design
*Rumi – Poetry
*Steve Webbon – Coordination


* {{Discogs master|2642|Crackle}}
==References==
<references />


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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

[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

[edit]
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

[edit]

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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