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Dec 3, 2018Far from a superfluous 'for fans only' reissue, this five-track record (which has been beautifully mastered from the original analogue tape) is a little piece of gothic rock history that should sit proudly in the record collection of any fan of The Cure, Joy Divison, Siouxsie and the Banshees et al.
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Dec 3, 2018One night in January 1979, Bauhaus ventured into the bat cave and came out with a unicorn.
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Dec 7, 2018Your more serious fans and completists will probably find something like this a welcome addition to their collection. Despite it not offering many revelations or surprises, The Bela Session still serves a fun little snapshot of what was soon to be one of the more creative and influential 80s post-punk bands in their infancy.
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Classic Rock MagazineDec 3, 2018Bela Lugosi's Dead was a happy accident. The rest of the material finds a band fumbling for direction, even touching on ska, before an eerie delay appeared to invent their sound for them. [Dec 2018, p.93]
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Dec 3, 2018Only the most diehard Bauhaus collectors need The Bela Session in their shrine.